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A cold fresh morning had just begun across this vast yet tamed place. A fresh dew covered everything and anything. No creature stirred not even a mouse, the sound of silence filled the crisp air. As the first rays of sunlight broke the canopy of trees, a light crunch of twigs and dirt broke the silence. The sound came from the geneticist known as Zeus as he made his way in search of his first specimen to begin his hobby anew. A hobby reborn at the suggestion of his dear sister Hera, who thought he needed to get out of the lab to keep from going insane once more.

The ground felt like nothing to him, no temperature no unevenness. Strange he thought given the fact that he made his way through the forest barefoot. With a deep inhale Zeus managed to close his eyes. Delving deep into the corners of his mind, he began to picture the item he hunted. An ebon orchid is what he named it during a moment of clarity he had held years ago. The flower held midnight black petals and a glowing purple center in full bloom. But to find such a plant was the part that was difficult. The ebon orchid only bloomed for a short period of time then vanishes for a number of years. Highly poisonous and hard to acquire is how Zeus made it when he experimented with his hobby years ago.

A slight chuckle left his perfect mouth as he tried to remember if he stopped his hobby for an insane thought or one of perfect clarity. Yet the answer was quickly struck away as he stopped moving just inches from stepping on the ebon orchid. "Ah there you are."

The seen was serene. A deathly silence clung to the shaking branches of age old trees as a wind rustled in from the coast. From the oddly shaded flowers to the midnight hued birds that hopped across the forest floor Kilo knew that this place was magic. It was tranquility, serenity, pure and utter perfection. Just as she was, or so she liked to believe

But with beauty and wisdoms grace was not among Katerina's most respected traits. She swung her head back and forth to the rhythmic beat of catchy tune, blaring from her headphones, and disturbing the wildlife. She walked on one side of the trail, the other half completed hidden by trees as she tossed her neatly folded yoga mat up in the air and catching it in her open grasp.

Her flip flop fitted feet mashed into the fresh soil crunching branches beneath her toes. Until, she came upon a rather beautiful black flower.

"Perfection", she whispered softly to herself as she bent down on all fours, discarded the mat without a care. What Lo did not realize was that her head was inches away from a mans, and what was about to occur would leave a rather nasty bump in the morning.

Zeus had heard the word spoken but paid it no mind thinking it to be another voice of whispering madness. The flower almost in full bloom began to glow a bright shade of purple in it's spiral center. The poison in the flower was at it's lowest during the blooming process. Zeus was on one knee as he grabbed to stem of the ebon orchid. His other hand began to work at unearthing the roots. Yet as he did this another being had connected their forehead into his.

It dawned on him with a moment of pure clarity that the voice from earlier belonged to the forehead that had bumped into his. It then dawned on him that someone had almost stepped on his creation. A slight tingle of relief washed over his mind as the flower was pulled up in quick movements before being placed into a cryogenic lock box. "Safe and sound" was spoken from Zeus' mouth in a smooth almost soothing voice.

With impact Katerina flew back, a hand pressed to her head as she cried out in pain. "What the h*ll!", she huffed, skittering to her feet, a little hobble in her step as she looked her attacker up and down.

A thick wave of dark brown hair blocked her vision from seeing his face, but Kilo never needed to know who a person was to get mad about it.

"That's mine!", she gasped as she saw the stranger place the orchid delicately into a fancy looking box, "I saw it first!" she roared. A flush coming to her high cheeks as she roared in anger.

"And I made it first." A simple yet commanding sentence he thought. As he set the lock to cryo freeze the orchid. "The first of many to begin my hobby again." The words were spoken aloud but mainly to himself. Zeus began to incline his head to the left to gaze underneath the branch of a nearby tree. A glistening drop of dew was rolling towards the edge, ready to fall. "Time it seems has been against me today." A sigh escaped his lips knowing full well other orchid in the forest had already begun to wither.

(((SO SORRY!! I had to pick up my brother from work and it took longer than I thought it would :p))

"Sounds like a boring hobby", she giggled, yet when the man reached full height she realized who it was.
"Zu-zu!", she let out a small laugh, "It all makes sense now". Reaching down she collected her mat, flashing him a brilliant smile, and examining his muscular and perfect core. "What are you going to do with it?" she asked, motioning to the perfect flower.

A slight twinge of annoyance ran across the corners of his mind at the nickname. "As to what I'm doing with it, rather simple starting my garden of special flowers again. Each flower more deadly than the next." Zeus glanced up for just a quick moment before staring right at Kilo. With a deep inhale a moment of pure insanity washed over his mind. Dropping the near unbreakable lock box Zeus reached forward and grabbed Kilo by the neck. With such quick hands Zeus pulled a hand held gene splicer, pressing the nozzle to the subject's neck. "I could the voices tell me it would be a good idea."

(view spoiler)[Do you guys mind if I jump in with Aphrodite at some point? (hide spoiler)]

It happened in a flash. Kilo was standing tall and proud, an obnoxious smirk on her lips, and in a second her feet were off the ground and a strong hand was wrapped around her neck. She gasped for air, her long fingernails clawing at Zeus' hands as she pressed in on her windpipes. He held something in his hands pressing it to her neck, and fear, so much terror was held in her sparkling eyes.

(view spoiler)[ Definitely :) As long as King is cool with it :p (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[Coll, I'll wait for his reply then :) (hide spoiler)]

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A rather wide grin spread slowly across Zeus' face. A slight hand tremor danced across as his finger gently rested on the trigger of sorts. And just as quick as the moment of insanity had come it vanished to be replaced by a moment of clarity. "Relax and don't move away as soon as I put you down." As Zeus spoke he gently squeezed on the trigger of the gene splicer. The syringe plunged into the subject's neck, the hissing sound that emitted from the device grew as the syringe pulled back. The moment of clarity vanished as the geneticist simply dropped Kilo. "Wait, what, argh my head." Zeus said as a violent shiver moved up his spine causing him to shake it off.

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Aphrodite walked calmly and in bare feet. She often wandered around the forest in simple clothes and no shoes when she was having an iffy day with her anger, things hadn't been going like planned in her lab and she had almost snapped. She managed to stop herself in time though and opted for a walk instead. She had been walking for about twenty minutes when she happened on the scene with Zeus and the subject girl. She wasn't sure what was going on so she had stopped to wait and watch, only moving forward when Zeus simply dropped the girl. "Zeus?" She called, her voice not to high or loud. It made its was through the nearly silent forest easily as she stopped a few feet away, tilting her head and pushing a strand of hair away from her face.

"Aphrodite." Zeus spoke with closed eyes, one hand reached up to rub the bridge of his noes while the other reached down to collect the gene splicer and the lock box. Opening his eyes Zeus turned his head slightly towards his colleague. "Before you say anything I am fine." The smile that spread on his face was very real and natural as Zeus scanned the ebon orchid. "Perfect"



"Now then the matter at hand. What are you doing out here during this time?" Zeus never looked away from the orchid as he began to make mental notes and watch for any mutations since he last saw the flower. "And the question was posed to the both of you in case wondering thoughts plagued your minds."

Aphrodite lifted her eyebrows at her colleague as she straightened a bit, digging her feet into the ground and relaxing a bit. "I needed to calm down." She answered simply. All of her fellow Greeks knew of her anger issues so she didn't elaborate.They all had their problems and Zeus had just demonstrated his. She dropped her gaze briefly to the orchid and made a note to ask about it later before she turned her attention back to the subject. With so many around it could b hard to remember all of their names but she was pretty certain that this one was named Kilo. "I'm a bit curious as to why you're out here too Kilo." She said smoothly, frowning when her hair fell into her face once again and opting to pull it back into a high and tight pony tail instead. She didn't need to have an outburst because her hair couldn't stay put.

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(((SORRY!! I worked from 12 to 10 today and it was a crazy shift :P))

In a vibrant flash of deadly white light Kilo felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck before she crumpled to the forest floor. Blinding, bright, and bringing with it an intense headache as she curled up on the ground shaking. Slowly she opened her eyes to the bright sunlight and saw what seemed to be another scientist.
"Great", she thought to herself, mentally rolling her eyes and slapping herself for being so foolish as to anger Zeus.
Katerina had always known that Zeus was a little unhinged yet she'd never seen an outburst quite like that. The flower must have really been something special.
"What the hell was that?", she moaned, her words barely louder than a whisper as she tried to stretch out her burning muscles.

"Rather simple really, using this little gun like device I have just duplicated a strand of genetic material and then ripped it right out." Zeus spoke with such ruthlessness some could say it was his way of showing emotion. With a blank face he simply crouched over Kilo to study her body for any side effects. "It would seem your still alive,good. A strong fortitude is something you will need for later on." A perfect grin held together with hints of madness and preservation. "Yet the question was still posed to the both of you and I have yet to get an answer from you subject Kilo."

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Kilo looked up into the maniacs eyes, fear stunting her heart as she fumbled for a response.
"Well f***, why'd you have to make it hurt so much?", she moaned slowly raising up on her hands, her fingers and toes completely numb.
She looked up at him, frowning unable to remember the mans question.
"Yoga?", she moaned, more of a question than an answer.

((Sorry I have to go!! I only work on weekends so it's like he worst time for me to RP, I'll be back on at 6! If you guys want just keep rp'ing and we can say that whatever Zeus did knocked her out :P))

((Alright :P))

Aphrodite sighed and rolled her eyes at the experiment. They were always going on about how much things hurt. It was easy to get past the pain if you tried hard enough in her opinion. She stared down at the girl and looked down to the side, noticing the mat. "Seems to be that way." She muttered, unsure why Kilo had asked. She should have known the answer, she was the one out here. Before she could get annoyed again Aphrodite dug her toes further into the ground and tugged hard at the end of her pony tail, it didn't hurt but it was something that helped her calm down a bit. She never understood it but whatever worked. Zeus didn't seem to be doing too great so she didn't need to lose her head as well. It was hard to control the experiments sometimes, and even if this one was acting like she was in pain it could all be an act; it was hard to trust them sometimes.

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"Your very lucky subject Kilo, had you stepped on the ebon orchid not only would you have suffered greatly from it's toxins but by stopping my hobby you would have also brought the wrath of my sister Hera onto yourself." A veiled mask of calm collected cold stayed across Zeus' face with each word spoken with care. Without warning Zeus readied the gene splicer once more. Yet this time placed it the bark of a nearby tree. The ever familiar hiss of the device as it worked came and went within seconds. As Zeus opened his eyes he spoke once more. "It seems I have found my next subject to experiment on. Kilo you are to report to operating room in exactly seven hours. Don't be late." With a pivot Zeus turned towards Aphrodite. "That is settled, feeling any better?"

((Sounds good Allie :) ))

"Just what I was hoping to do on a Friday afternoon", Kilo thought to herself. Her body still shaken from the whole ordeal. The scientists could be cruel but none were as unstable as Zeus, Katerina should have remembered that before she had acted out. Then again... Kilo was never one for obeying the rules. Slowly she rose to her feet, brushing away the pine and the rotten leaves from her trendy outfit. All she could do was nod, her tongue caught in her throat as she attempted to collect her fallen belongings, and her yoga mat.

Aphrodite watched Kilo struggle to gather her things, her face remaining blank for a moment before she turned to Zeus. "Not so much. Floundering subjects never help my mood but I'm sure the agitation will pass soon" she said smoothly, readjusting the lab coat she had left on in her rush to leave. She unbuttoned it and slid it off so she was standing in her usual jeans and tank top. She tugged at her hair again. "And yourself?"

"Myself? I don't quite know, the madness comes and goes as it pleases but at least those moments of clarity help to balance it out, yet I am beginning to think that is just another form of my madness." A slightly chuckle escaped his lips. His eyes could not help but stare unblinking at his colleague before glancing down at his own attire. A simple pair of grey khakis rolled up to the knee, barefoot and a grey shirt rolled up to the elbows. Lab coats probably still in my office he thought. "Well you are more than welcome to join me in my garden if that well help remove some anger." With a quick turn back to Kilo he spoke coldly. "Be thankful your testing today won't hurt."

With Zeus words, Kilo held her head up high and narrowed her eyes straightening her back. Kilo had seen Zeus' experiments before, and she knew that his best result was when she showed fear. And so she left, without ushering another word, she turned her back on the two scientists as though nothing had happened.

Aphrodite turned to watch the experiment leave before she looked at Zeus again, draping her lab coat over her arm, a small and careful smile spreading across her face. "That sounds lovely. It might help, your plants are wonderful" she said, sliding her free hand into her pocket. She blinked once and met his gaze easily.

"Then off we shall go."

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"So." Foxtrot said cheerfully as she turned to look over at him, though she was smart enough to keep her voice down. "How are we going to catch a fox..." She mused, squeezing his hand lightly in hers. "I mean, they're clever little things, even as kits. You better have a big genius plan..." She teased.

With a deep inhale John slowly made his way through the lush forest on the eastern side of the island. Whistling a charming melody he hoped up and over a fallen gathering of branches from a nearby tree. "Fresh air will do good for now until I start getting experimented on." He mumbled to himself. All to stay alive worth it, he thought. Seconds passed by as he continued through the forest without a care only to stop short of one step. John began to cough loudly into his sleeve, the metallic taste covered his tongue signalling that he had just coughed up blood once more. "Keep it together." He said to himself as he resumed his whistling with a rather charming demeanor to his step.

Scarlet moved through the forest a bit, sticking to the shadows and avoiding areas with too much light. Her eyes were particularly sore that day and she didn't want to risk going into light. She sighed softly and walked for a while, stopping when she heard whistling followed by coughing. She looked around and frowned, running a hand through her hair and moving towards the sounds. "Is someone there?" She called, her voice soft but floating through the forest.

John heard the question asked, the sound of the voice breaking the sound of the forest. Turning words began to leave his mouth but were quickly cut off by more violent coughing. Dropping to his knees John coughed up enough blood to fill his cupped hands. Inhaling deeply he turned in the direction from where he last heard the voice. "Over here." John wiped his hands on his pants and used his sleeve to clean his lips. Getting to his feet he pivoted to face the owner of the voice.

Scarlet followed the sound of the coughing and stopped when she saw a man, studying him as he spoke and turned to face her. "Are you okay?" She asked, sliding her hands into her pockets and biting down on her lip. The man standing before her looked pale and had some blood on his chin, not to mention how bad the coughing had sounded. It sounded painful and she wasn't envious. She rubbed her eyes a bit and blinked at him, letting her eyes focus in on him again.

Scarlet followed the sound of the coughing and stopped when she saw a man, studying him as he spoke and turned to face her. "Are you okay?" She asked, sliding her hands into her pockets and biting down on her lip. The man standing before her looked pale and had some blood on his chin, not to mention how bad the coughing had sounded. It sounded painful and she wasn't envious. She rubbed her eyes a bit and blinked at him, letting her eyes focus in on him again.

A smile formed across his face. "Just fine, thank you for asking." His British accent quite noticeable. "I would ask you the same, you keep rubbing your eyes, tired?" John said with ease as he wiped away the rest of the blood from his mouth. Taking two steps towards the stranger he held his hand out towards the woman. "I'm Wav....John, it's my first day here." He said with a charming aura.

Scarlet studied him with a frown. "My eyes are sore. I just had an experiment done." She said warily, tilting her head a bit. "My name is Easy. I've been here for a few years." She said biting her lip in thought. She was surprised that the scientists were still bringing new people to the island, she wasn't sure if they rally needed them and she wasn't sure why. Maybe they had newer experiments or something, but it wasn't really her place to ask. She slid a hand through her hair so it was out of her eyes and blinked hard, the little light that was around her was stinging her eyes.

John glanced down at his blood stained hand. Letting his hand drop he began to study her with a smile to combat her frown. "Sorry to hear that about your eyes." He quickly looked around before looking back to Easy. "I know we're not suppose to talk about our names but why is your name Easy? I mean yesterday I was..." John looked around again. "Wave Tennagen Harrow now I'm John." He said the last word with a mock tone of emotionless before bursting with laughter. "Haven't really a clue as to why we use these new names."

"I think it's to keep us from connecting to Our past" easy said with a shrug. "Mine could be connected to a job I used to have or because I'm so willing to the experiments. There's not really a rhyme or reason to it." She said with a shrug. She shifted her weight a bit and dropped her gaze to the ground, looking at the miss and a few flowers. "Do you mind if I ask why you're here?" She couldn't remember why she had came to the island at all but the others all seemed to have such good reasons, she often wondered if her reason was good too.

"Well I won't pry into the job you used to have although I am very curious as to what it is." John inhaled slowly careful not to let a mass amount of air into least he start coughing again. "As to why I agreed last night to come to this island, well it's simple. I don't want to die. I have a very rare heart disease that causes my heart to rot and pump rotting blood through my veins thus killing me slowly. There is no way out of and my body won't accept a new heart because of all that rotted blood." Most people would have broken down into tears after having to say all that but John just kept his charming smile which only seemed to grow more charming with each second.

"I think the word is prostitute" easy said with a shrug. She was never severe tube about her past, but she was secretive about other things. She frowned at the explanation of his disease, her head tilting to the side. "Well that's certainly a good reason. They should be able to fix it, though there might be other consequences. But it's worth it." She said, moving her eyes around and moving forward. "Do you want to keep walking?" She asked

"Hopefully you weren't the type to look like how they do on television." He held back a bit of laughter, not in a bullying way but in a way where seeing a person in neon green and pink fishnets would make another laugh. "Sure it would be nice to keep walking as you are very fun to talk to so far." John smiled his ever amazingly charming smile. "These consequences what might they be if you had to guess?" He began to wonder what type of things would be done to his body, the possibilities were endless.

Easy shook her head a bit "no. I wasn't like those but I don't remember a lot." She said with a shrug before she continued to walk, moving for the deeper parts of the forest. "Side effects? Well with my eyes I have great night vision but the sun hurts a lot, especially after the experiments. I've basically become nocturnal." She explained, walking at a slow pace and looking around the area, taking everything in. "I also still go through withdrawals. They tell me I was addicted to some kind of drug. But I don't remember, I don't remember a lot about my life before the island." She said with a slight shrug. "It all depends. It can be emotional too."

"Ahhhh vampire." John said with a laugh as he tried to lighten the mood with a harmless joke. "But all jokes aside that does seem pretty amazing the whole night vision thing not the memory loss." As he spoke he made careful to watch Easy and not trip on anything. "Well that seems to be a double edged sword then, somewhat good somewhat bad. Only time will tell if it's a decent trade off." John hopped over a small fallen tree with a smile. "This place is amazing don;t you think?"

"Yeah it's a very double edged sword" Easy said, moving around a fallen tree, a smile crossing her face at the joke. "And yes. I love the forest a lot more than anywhere else. It's my favourite place on the Island. It gets pretty dark when you get deep enough in and the animals are very nice down there." She looked back at him and smiled softly, her eyes lighting up as she spoke about the forest.