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[Sorrel]

POWER OVER MIND

BLUE — FEMALE — THE ASCENDANTS — NONE — EXTREME PHYSICALLY EASY MENTALLY

When it came to walking around, it was either incredibly difficult to find the raptors, or fairly easily. It always depended on whether or not the raptors wanted to be found or whether they didn't. Such as when the raptors decided that they were going to end up hunting. They could be quite stealthy when they wanted to be. Which meant that they would stick the shadows and become ambush predators. Using their smarts against the prey that they end up coming up against. The Utahraptors paid attention to each step that they were capable of taking, making sure that they weren't going to end up stepping on a twig or something that would give away their position. But their hunting style as a pack was different than one would think. They acted similarly to a pride of lions hunting in that regard, in that one would distract the prey, whether it was the type to run or type to freeze in fear instead. Another tactic was just for them to snap a twig on purpose, and while the prey animal was looking in one direction they wouldn't be looking in the opposite direction giving them plenty of time to strike when they thought the time was right. If the prey decided to run, the hunt would only take a couple seconds as the raptors were sprinters and capable of sprinting quite fast and at-large bursts. Retaining that speed, however, is something to be sought after as they can't propel themselves at top speed for very long. Exactly what happens with a cheetah, but instead of overheating like one, they grow fatigued. When the raptors really attacked anything, they were practically ruthless. Going for any sort of vital area, which most carnivores know at a very young age. They were taught how to hunt by their instincts, although they were given pointers by the human that had raised them. It was becoming rarer to be able to hunt living prey instead of one that was already dead. When they were contained on the island that they were created on, they were often fed large rats and even road kill that was donated to the company that contained them. The only time they were given live prey was for enrichment, which in Blue's mind wasn't enough. Blue had figured out how excited she got when it came to hunting something that was willing to run, the stench of fear coming off of their body fueling her primal instincts.

How could the clanners possibly compete against something as massive and dangerous as she was? The short answer was that there was a likelihood that they could. While Blue was sunning herself in the plains, she realized that she was starting to hear something moving toward her. It was small from the sound that the creature was making. At least, small to Blue considering that domestic cats or anything roughly the size was practically like a snack to her. The Utahraptor opened up her eyes a little bit more as she became more attentive to her surroundings. She couldn't smell the animal thanks to the way the wind had shifted until she saw the brown coloration from the animal that was a couple feet away from her. The other was keeping his distance, which Blue somewhat appreciated as she didn't trust the likes of clanners. The massive scars covering her body having been done to her by their kind. The other didn't seem to have any fear that was coming from his body. Prey? Possibly. She wasn't incredibly hungry at the moment so that was at least a positive for the Ascendants member. Her long tail that had been curled around her before moved itself into a neutral position directly behind her. Which would provide balance if she wanted to stand up. She listened to the other speak, not understanding the group of words the other spoke. 'Comfy' sounded familiar, but not a word that she would associate with anything. The reptiles lips curled slightly as a hiss escaped her jaws, almost sounded like a snake as she did so. That was soon followed by a growl. Her head lowered slightly in a defensive manner while she was sunning herself. She didn't gather enough warmth from the sun to really be capable of doing quick movements. She knew that despite the other's size, there could be something that the other could use to injure her. She was telling him to keep her distance. If the other just wanted to sit there and watch, that was his business. If he got any closer, he wouldn't receive another warning and she would attack. Blue wasn't the type to really give second chances after all. Her clawed fingers scraped the rock for a couple of seconds, her amber eyes analyzing the other's reaction to her threat. Due to her being so large, her vocalizations alone were quite loud to other animal's ears.

#psychosocial.