Kana sprinted through the forest on all fours, her face splattered with red blood, she growled as she rapidly looked around the forest before eventually slamming into a person headfirst, grunting before she looked up at them with wild eyes, growling as she slowly backs up, looking ready to pounce and attack them at any moment, her tails standing up straight as she digs her claws into the soil
“Hey, chill out, I don’t want to hurt you.” I say as I attempt to slowly approach her. “If you try to attack me, there is a slight chance you may die. Do you understand?”
Kana stops moving as she glares at the human in front of her. She hisses and digs deeper into the soil with her claws, but slowly takes a step back and crouches low to the ground, ready to pounce if he so much as twitches wrong. Her tails flick behind her, signaling agitation and anger.
"Why should I trust you?" she growls out through clenched teeth. "You're just another damn human."
“I can agree, humans suck, a lot, but I just want to talk. I don’t want you to die, as that isn’t very fun is it?”
The cat girl snorts derisively at his words before slowly lowering herself to the ground, her ears flattened against her head and eyes narrowed suspiciously. She keeps a wary distance between them, watching him carefully for any sign of aggression or deceit. "What do you want to talk about?" she demands gruffly. Her tail flicks back and forth restlessly behind her.
“Where are you from? If I tell you where I’m from will you tell me where your from?”
Kana looks at him warily before slowly answering, "I don't trust you enough to tell you anything." She curls her lips back in a snarl. "And why should I tell you anything? What good would that do for me?"
Her tense muscles relax slightly and she takes another step backward, moving away from the human man who seems determined to talk to her.
“ where I’m from I deal with cats a lot. maybe I can…. relate?”
Kana narrows her eyes skeptically at the man's words. "Deal with cats?" She snorts derisively. "What does that even mean? I doubt some pampered house cat is your area of expertise." Her muscles tense again, but she doesn't retreat further; curiosity beginning to get the better of her.
"And how do you think knowing where I come from would help you relate?" she challenges, her tone half-mocking. "I don't need anyone to understand me."
“No? The larger ones? You know… tigers and lions and such? I’m not that basic.” I say, looking away from you, crossing my arms. I point to you, “And if you don’t have anyone understand you, you become lonely. If you then become lonely, then you become depressed. Now if you become depressed, you may be end yourself, not that’s not great is it.” I say as my pointing finger suddenly turns into a hand preparing for a handshake. “What do you say, friend? Let’s work together.”
Kana stares at the man in disbelief as he speaks of cats and loneliness, her eyes widening slightly before narrowing again. She opens her mouth to retort, then closes it with a click, considering his words for a moment. The tension seems to drain out of her body as she drops her head, mulling over what he's said about depression and endings.
After several long moments of silence, Kana finally raises her head again and looks at him warily. "What do you want from me?" she growls, her voice still tinged with anger but less shrill than before. "If this is some kind of trap to use me for your own purposes..."
Her words trail off as she searches his face for any sign of deceit. There's a slight tremor in her voice that she attempts to hide by tensing her muscles and glaring
“Nothing, just for you to be safe, and no worries, I’m keeping you away from them! I’m on the run as well so we are all in the same boat! Now what do you say?”
Kana studies the man carefully, her ears pricking up as he says they're in the same boat. She slowly nods after a moment of hesitation, suspicion still etched into every line of her body. "Alright," she grunts finally. "We'll see." Her tails begin to twitch behind her, and she seems to steel herself for further interaction with this strange human who knows about the things she thought were long gone.
But as he speaks of them being on the run together... She can't help but feel a flicker of hope somewhere deep inside her. Perhaps there is someone out there who understands what it's like to be different, to live with these... alterations. And maybe, just maybe, this stranger isn't as bad as she initially thought. But she keeps her defenses up, just in case.
Soooo?
"I'll tell you what you want to know," she says reluctantly. "But if anything about this goes sideways, I'm walking." Her yellow eyes narrow further as they meet his gaze, unblinking. "Deal?"
“Deal”
Kana takes a deep breath and begins to tell the story she's been trying so hard to forget. She tells him about the experiments, the pain and humiliation she endured, and the way they carved her up like a science project. Her voice is cold and detached, each word cutting into her throat like a knife. As she speaks of her escape and subsequent time on the run, anger boils in her belly, making it difficult to breathe.
But when she reaches the part about him mentioning being on the run too... something shifts inside her. She wonders if maybe there's someone else out there who knows what it feels like to be free of that hellhole. It doesn't change the facts, but for some reason, the thought gives her strength. And so she continues, telling him everything she can remember about the facility and how to find a way inside.
Throughout her
“Come on, I know a place, I’ll lead us there, but you should go in front since you can detect things from far away right? As a normal person, I can’t do that.”
Kana frowns but nods, glancing between the human and their surroundings. She's wary, but she trusts her instincts; if he really wants to help, then perhaps there's no harm in following him for now. "Alright," she mutters before bounding off into the darkness at a blur of fur and claws, her tails held high and brushing against tree trunks as she weaves through the forest with uncanny grace. She glances back periodically to make sure he's following, but otherwise focuses on guiding them both toward the facility.
As they draw closer, her sense of familiarity grows stronger. It's almost like a nightmare that won't end; every twig snap and animal cry reminds her of the horrors she endured within those walls. But there is also a determination growing inside her, a need to find out what else they
“I’m terribly sorry” I say as you suddenly feel a sharp pain in your back. You collapse to the ground, your eyes forcefully attempting to shut themselves. “At least it isn’t the scientists right? I do feel bad…” I say as my voice starts to trail off. “Night mate.”
Kana snarls as the pain shoots through her body, tears pricking at her eyes as she tries to shake it off. She glances around blearily, fur bristling as she spies the man who has betrayed her trust. "You..." she growls, her voice hoarse with rage. "I thought--" But before she can finish, another wave of agony hits her, and blackness descends once more.
She comes to some time later, her body aching and heavy as if made of lead. Groaning softly, she forces herself onto all fours, ears flat against her head as she sniffs the air cautiously. There's no sign of the human who drugged her; for now, at least, he seems to have fled. But that doesn't mean they're safe yet.
She takes a shaky breath and begins to lick at the
I suddenly tackle type from behind and restrain you with handcuffs. Suddenly, many armed men in uniforms and combat gear surrounded us. “You are under arrest by the United States FBI and National Guard due to you being a national threat. luckily for you, the scientists aren’t involved, as I have already dealt with them. We will have to take you in for questioning.”
Kana snarls and thrashes against the handcuffs holding her, her claws digging into the ground as she kicks out wildly. "Let me go!" she hisses between gritted teeth. "You can't keep me here!" Her tails whip from side to side, signaling her agitation and anger. She struggles with renewed vigor, feeling hopeless and trapped in this situation.
The irony of being caught by the FBI after escaping the government facility does not escape her; she had been so close to freedom before this happened. Now all she can do is fight and hope for a way out.
“Don’t worry we aren’t.” I say as a helicopter suddenly lands without you even knowing it was here, I place you onto the helicopter can myself and the armed men follow suit. The helicopter lifts of the ground.
Kana's body thrashes against her bonds as she feels the air whipping past her face, stinging tears from her eyes. She snarls and growls, struggling uselessly against the restraints holding her down. Her tails stand up straight and quiver with fury, while her sharp claws scrape at the metal floor of the helicopter.
She tries to lunge at the man who captured her, but he easily holds her back. She bites her lower lip and whimpers pathetically before growling again, angry at herself for being so weak. All she can do now is wait and hope for an opportunity to escape this living nightmare.
“Hey, these helicopters are expensive man. I bought this one myself. Oh, and if you lunge at someone again, I’ll either shoot you again, or throw you out.”
Kana snarls but stops struggling when the man threatens to throw her out. She looks at him with narrowed eyes, glaring hatred as she tries to figure out if he's serious or not. Her tails swish back and forth nervously before stilling completely; it seems like she's weighing her options carefully.
Finally, she says through gritted teeth, "What do you want from me?" It's almost a challenge, as if daring him to give her another reason to attack. Her claws dig deeper into the floor of the helicopter as it flies onward toward an unknown destination.
I’ll tell if you STOP SCRATCHING MY FLOOR.
Kana freezes for a moment, then slowly pulls her claws away from the floor of the helicopter and crosses her arms over her chest. "What do you want me to say?" she growls through clenched teeth. "I'm not going to be your pet or your little experiment." Her tails lash out behind her, angry and agitated as she waits for him to respond.
She doesn't trust this man any further than she can throw him, but at least he hasn't hurt her... yet. She hopes that maybe there's some truth to his claims about helping her escape from the FBI, even if it seems too good to be true.
“Nahhhhh. Since you are a National Threat, we are going to very, very closely watch you. And it will be me who will stay with you personally.”
Kana snorts derisively at his words. "I'm not your pet," she says through clenched teeth, baring her teeth in a feral snarl. "You can watch me all you want, but I won't be anyone's plaything." Her ears flatten against her head and tension radiates off of her as the chopper flies onward. She glares at him suspiciously, wondering what his true motives might be.
As the reality of the situation sinks in, she feels a mixture of anger, fear, and determination course through her veins. No matter where they take her or what they plan to do with her, she refuses to be anyone's pawn any longer. Even if it means fighting against the man who claims to be on her side.
“I mean I could give you to some scientists and see what happens, or we can cooperate.”
Kana's eyes narrow to slits as she considers his words. The mention of scientists sends a shiver down her spine, but the idea of working with this human, at least for now... It's not ideal, but perhaps it could be less harmful than being tossed to them like prey.
She swallows hard and slowly turns away from him, looking out the window of the helicopter instead. "Fine," she grinds out between gritted teeth. "We'll cooperate for now." There's an unspoken warning in her tone; she's not promising anything more than that. But it's a start, and she supposes she can use this time to figure out how best to protect herself while they're together.