Maximum Fallout: 1 Fashion Victim (prologue).

Fallout, the settling to the ground of airborne particles ejected into the atmosphere from the earth by explosions, eruptions, forest fires, etc. An unexpected or incidental effect, outcome, or product. That's what we are, me and my six friends, family, herd, whatever you want to call us.

Basically the seven of us who are living temporarily in a deserted flat in a run down raining town, where all the buildings look like they were made previously to the discovery of metal. But it's nothing extraordinary, and nothing simple enough to be noticed. And that's why it's home. For now anyway.

With equally mismatched but vicious creatures as yourselves on your tail there really isn't anywhere to call home for very long.

I myself am called Bianca, for obvious reasons, as you'll find out. My life took this rather bizarre turn from the moment some mad men decided to combine my embryonic DNA with that of a snow leopard.

Snow leopard, Panthera Uncia or Uncia Uncia, depending on your frame of mind. As such I have been blessed with the worldly gifts such as retractable claws, sharper then usual teeth, balance and generally abnormal agility. That's not so bad, but take into account the small fluffy ears and long thick ringed tail, and you're beginning to see a problem. Without even including my subtly patterned back you can already guess that I'm confined to hats and long coats year round.

And in case anyone's ever wondered. Growing a tail. Not fun. At all.

All things said and done though that's my lot. My kitty cat looks also come coupled with my long white blonde hair, very white. I have to tie that up to go out as well, it attracts nearly as much attention as a tail. I tried to dye it several times, but it seemed to drink the brown color and the black. But when a big old eraser pushes you into the mud, then it stains, as well as everything else, clothes, appendages and all.

And my only slightly taller then average height, and my pale blue eyes set all of this off nicely. Forget being able to jump on average 14 meters, I'd give anything for a fashion combo that manages to match all my colors, and still be non static and fur collecting resistant.

Dream on.

:: So there you have the intro, next chapter meet the family!