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RE Me and Traveler - What have we done... Doctor Talon was in the lab with his assistant, the young and woman who preferred to be called by her first name, Bethany. Talon didnt give her much consideration except for the fact that she had never been late and she seemed competent. She was useful that much was all he needed to know. As they worked on some tests on soil tissue in the main laboratory he favored, the intercom tone came on to let him know a message was on its way. The familiar voice of their superior filled the room. Talon. My office. Immediately. The doctors eyes narrowed. He had long learned to put up with his bosss use of his last name alone, but he didnt like it. Hed worked hard to earn his title, and though there was no other with the same last name in the colony he felt like it was disrespectful. Perhaps it was because there was a moment when there were two Doctor Talons on the colony, and now there was just one, that it bothered Raiz the way it did. His jaw tightened as he laid down the instrument he was using and addressed the woman who was with him. Finish the dissection and record the findings, if you would. Then put the remnants in a sealed, 4.4 degree Celsius drawer until I return. He turned and pulled off his gloves, rolling them along his hand to dissuade contamination and then dropped them into the incendiary trash chute. Everything that went down there was reduced to ash and then recycled into inert materials. No chance was left that they could be infected with some native alien germ or microbe, including through their equipment. He stepped through the door and into the decontamination port that separated the laboratory wing from the rest of the medical research and development building. A hundred and twenty seconds of the ultra-atomic treatment and the buzzer came on, indicating that he was safe to exit and mix with the general population. By the time he reached his superiors office the creature that had caught the eye of the head doctor was already figuring out her next move. Talon paused just inside the doorway as he watched the huge screen that covered one of the walls. It was almost like they were right in the midst of the action. Shes very useful, he agreed, stepping closer. Analytically Raiz watched as the huge, cat-like creature stalked around the human hunters. She leaped upon the walls, climbing it with unnatural skill, but then the barbed wires obstructed her way and the doctor saw the softness in her underbelly. Pain seemed to affect these creatures just like any from Earth her snarl seemed both filled with pain and frustration. He watched as she fell, the wind seeming to be knocked out of her. Then the tranquilizers hit her first one, then the second, and finally she stumbled and fell to the ground. The hunters wasted no time binding her and then dragging her into the compound. The doctor watched through the hunters cameras, each with one mounted so that they got the best views and everything was recorded. Doctor Talon saw the fashioning of the collar, the muzzle fitting, and the coverings for the beasts feet and tail. Shes not quite reptile, not quite mammal, he mused to himself, but shes all beast. I want her. He turned to his superior. I want to be on the team that tests her, Sir. His eyes were gleaming as he considered the possibilities. He began to rewind the video from the first encounter and he saw the way she fought and defended herself. The possibilities of what they could learn from this creature were astounding. Shes got to be one of the alpha predators on this planet. If we figure out her defenses and weapons nothing on this chunk of rock will be a challenge. The mans steely blue eyes were dark as his brows knitted in thought. His aquiline profile seemed predatory as well his body was tense as if it wanted to engage the creature personally, but his mind was too attuned to the fragility of the human body against such creatures to consider such an insane proposition. Talon turned his eyes onto his boss, and a slow smile spread across his face. When do we start with this one?