06-14-2018, 07:30 PM
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She wondered, in a vague sense, whether this new chapter of her chaotic life intended on sticking around as her new standard way of life. With the humans, she now realized, life barely satisfied her. Living in a cage -- a cage with plants and dirt, but a cage nonetheless -- with only four other creatures to interact with did not suit her. She'd never understood how much she hated pre-killed prey until she'd instinctively chased down her own meal and slaughtered it herself. Less humane for the prey animal, but more a more natural end for it. And a much more mentally satisfying experience for Delta.
With a full belly, having hunted only a few hours ago, the large beast lazily walked towards the Ascendant's territory. She remembered, in her highly developed (by dinosaur standards, anyway) brain, that she'd briefly run into Blue here a few months ago. But that'd been the only encounter she'd had with her previous pack. Since then, she'd gone back to living a solitary existence and enjoying her newfound freedom. Yet she'd never encountered another one of her own species, which bothered her intensively. As a pack-hunting dinosaur, the lack of a social group bothered her. Being alone was harder for her, especially in this strange land that confounded even her prehistoric instincts.
Letting out a loud broadcast call, she stopped walking and tilted her head, listening in case she heard any of her sisters call back. She knew, by smell, they weren't anywhere around -- but she felt compelled to call out to them. She wanted her pack back.
She wondered, in a vague sense, whether this new chapter of her chaotic life intended on sticking around as her new standard way of life. With the humans, she now realized, life barely satisfied her. Living in a cage -- a cage with plants and dirt, but a cage nonetheless -- with only four other creatures to interact with did not suit her. She'd never understood how much she hated pre-killed prey until she'd instinctively chased down her own meal and slaughtered it herself. Less humane for the prey animal, but more a more natural end for it. And a much more mentally satisfying experience for Delta.
With a full belly, having hunted only a few hours ago, the large beast lazily walked towards the Ascendant's territory. She remembered, in her highly developed (by dinosaur standards, anyway) brain, that she'd briefly run into Blue here a few months ago. But that'd been the only encounter she'd had with her previous pack. Since then, she'd gone back to living a solitary existence and enjoying her newfound freedom. Yet she'd never encountered another one of her own species, which bothered her intensively. As a pack-hunting dinosaur, the lack of a social group bothered her. Being alone was harder for her, especially in this strange land that confounded even her prehistoric instincts.
Letting out a loud broadcast call, she stopped walking and tilted her head, listening in case she heard any of her sisters call back. She knew, by smell, they weren't anywhere around -- but she felt compelled to call out to them. She wanted her pack back.