10-15-2018, 03:44 PM
DELTA
female ✦ the typhoon ✦ raptor squad
The confusion on Masie's face and her backing away didn't help, not at all. Delta had never been taught that children were any different from food. Only food or threats. She could recall a time when Owen had been allowed to take Delta and her sisters out of their enclosure, when they were young, taking them to an abandoned building. Back then, Owen didn't have much say in what happened to them, unlike with Masie, who he was free to train her as he wanted to. It was just test after test, whether behavioral or physical.
She could remember when Owen would pretend to show weakness, gauging their reactions to their leader. Delta had attacked him, along with Charlie and Echo, and he was swift to prevent little teeth from tearing chunks out of him. But Blue had been the only one to show concern, empathy even, trying to comfort Owen. Delta remembered pausing from her chewing on the toys provided and snapping at Barry, the handler she had been assigned that day, to watch this in confusion. It simply didn't match up with what she knew, and if Blue hadn't been able to overpower her, she would've seen Blue as weak. Masie was fortunate enough to never have gone through that.
A loud snort could be heard from Delta, who stared for a few more moments before backing away. Testing how much, no matter how little it was, she could get away with.
She could remember when Owen would pretend to show weakness, gauging their reactions to their leader. Delta had attacked him, along with Charlie and Echo, and he was swift to prevent little teeth from tearing chunks out of him. But Blue had been the only one to show concern, empathy even, trying to comfort Owen. Delta remembered pausing from her chewing on the toys provided and snapping at Barry, the handler she had been assigned that day, to watch this in confusion. It simply didn't match up with what she knew, and if Blue hadn't been able to overpower her, she would've seen Blue as weak. Masie was fortunate enough to never have gone through that.
A loud snort could be heard from Delta, who stared for a few more moments before backing away. Testing how much, no matter how little it was, she could get away with.
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