Very early in the morning next day, Sabre awoke quite comfortably and calm cuddling against Jaska who had an arm around her in a very nice way. Noticing this, she tries to slip away but he hugged her tighter and purred, waking up as well. For a minute there was silence although Sabre felt her heart beating faster in anxiousness and when she tried slipping away again, he still held onto her, leaning his head against her shoulder.

"Morning." The tiger yawned.

She didn't answer immediately, and before she could say anything he did.

" … Sabre." He called, leaning over her as he made her look him in the eyes, she looked slightly scared."I no mean to hurt. I big, scary, grumpy. But I gentle too." He said, very gently cupping her cheek before nuzzling her with a soft, growling purr before pulling back, "you ready to make nice in real truce?" He asked as he leaned back, giving her the option to flee if she decided.

Sabre looked towards the door and rolled as if she were gonna flee, but before she did so, she stopped, stiffened and crouched on the bed thinking about it, her nose close to the sheets with his calming scent.

"Sabre," Jaska said in a low and slightly admonishing tone that reminded her of Aleksey, "I want nice." Jaska admitted, gently hugging her around the waist and nuzzling against her head with a deep purr riveting deep in his chest. "I no want fight. Trust, da?" He asked, gently licking her ear as he began to groom her a bit. "I not brother. I know. Sabre, but I want help you. Any way I can." He said, careful not to overstep his boundaries as he slightly blushed beneath his fur. As bad as the stray acted sometimes she really did need help.

Sabre stiffened to the point of being a statue but she didn't flee. "Do you really? Why? Is it the heat thing?" She pulled on the sheet.

"If it from heat I f*** long time ago," he said with an annoyed gaze towards her, seeing her glare back at him before he looked away and sighed, "heat difficult. Instincts difficult. Listen, and I help teach. I no good teacher before, but want to be better." Jaska admitted with lowered ears as he flushed more deeply in embarrassment.

Sabre looked back at the door and then pulled the sheet over her face to hide. After a short while she curled against him all covered by the sheet. "I still don't want that kind of help." She pathetically meowed.

"Instincts call for it. You need help with that and with being bastet. I help." He coaxed, kissing the top of her head but did not advance further, instead waiting for her to touch him back if she so chose. After some silence he heavily sighed. "No want help, fine. Ask Kroc or snake; not strange kitty." Jaska said with his ears pinned to his head, clearly bothered saying such a thing, knowing well he was the one who could really help her and feeling personally hurt that she would have gone with that lion instead of him.

"I don't want help, I want it to stop." She curled against him unaware that she was seeking comfort.

"Help will calm it." Jaska hugged her but nothing more; she almost seemed about to tremble and he noticed how vulnerable this kitten was. " … experiments rough. Changes made onto your body, new feelings, new sensations, new instincts, new vulnerabilities to make insecure." Jaska admitted, rubbing her back to comfort her. "Come to me for help. Or Kroc, or Dumisa, or new kitty Eztli, hell even host do!" Jaska irritably breathed, hugging her a little tighter. "We all here to help, Sabre. We beg you to accept help. None mean you harm here." Jaska said with a deeply frown, appearing to be quite sad, "but we no help if you no let us." And with that he stopped talking, instead protectively hugging her tighter and licking the back of her head.

Still covered by the sheet, Sabre leaned on him and hugged him back, hiding her face on his chest, not saying anything but acting about it. With that, he pulled her down so they could continue to nap.

"Sleep little longer, detka." Jaska said, kissing her forehead before holding her tightly in his arms and letting her sleep with at least a small sense of security. It admittedly felt nice. It felt nice having someone to help and protect, someone that needed him and made him feel needed, someone to nuzzle and cuddle more than getting 'help'.

Sabre purred softly, her eyes sliding shut as she nuzzled back against him gently, enjoying his soft, warm and fluffy body against hers. She was still skeptical but she was too tired to refuse it. She merely wanted to sleep in this comfort and security for a little longer. It admittedly felt nice. It felt nice having someone to help her if needed and that understood how hard experiments were. Maybe she didn't trust him completely, but for the moment this felt nice.

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Back in Jackie's house a certain black feline woke up by the noise the construction workers were causing. He was tired, hungry and stressed but he really was not going to approach any human. Instead, he decided to try and get something to eat since he hadn't eaten anything yesterday.

Crawling silently through the rafters and nooks on the ceilings he made his way to the kitchen. Luckily there was no one nearby since all the humans were working on the rooms above after having installed all those tubes and other hardware. So he dropped down and went to the large fridge; upon opening it, he saw it was filled with meat of various types, some far more finer, expensive and rarer than the others.

He carefully smelled it and then grabbed all of it, taking it above to the hidden nook den of the kitchen's ceiling, a cozy space on a hidden corner with a mini fridge, where he deposited the meat before going down to get more meat to hide in other places that held minibar fridges before he wasn't able to do it because of the human moving around the house.

When he was pretty sure he had a nice food supply hidden he went to the initial post to get the most expensive and tasty meat before shamelessly devouring it quickly before anyone could take it away from him. Surely that human host was not even going to give any of this to him. Eztli bitterly continued to eat, snarfing down as much food as he could before his belly felt as if it was going to burst if he ate anymore.

He staggered a bit, crawling his way back into Jaska's room slowly. The food was amazing but, frankly, he felt sick. He had never eaten so much meat in his life and he was barely starting to get used to it after being bottle fed for such a long time - which was the reason why he had taken the baby bottles from the fridge and taken them to his hiding place - maybe the host was gonna feed him with those instead of giving him real meat? The thought disgusted him but he did not have much else to eat besides that meat.

In any case, once he managed to crawl to the tree den he dropped, unable to move while feeling so sick from eating so much meaty food.

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It was early enough in the morning that the beach was almost empty for the Extraspecies to enjoy and they were doing so by having fun without having to worry about hurting any human. The time was around 9:00 and most of the families hadn't arrived yet, leaving plenty of free space for them to wrestle, much to Kroc's delight. Kroc had challenged Jaska to a 'friendly wrestling brawl' and both males grappled and circled one another, causing sand to fly everywhere as they tried to force the other into submission.

"You think you can beat me, kitty cat?!" Kroc shouted with a sharp laugh, literally picking Jaska up before throwing him across the sand. Jaska's sharp claws hardly left scratches on the thick skinned crocodile extraspecies, much to his annoyance, as the powerful reptile happily tossed Jaska around as though he was a sack of potatoes. Most of his attention, however, was paid towards Kroc's tail in fear of being utterly knocked out from a single blow like many times before.

"Da, I can beat." Jaska smirked. The tiger grinned and stood his ground by showing his professional skills and flexibility that one just didn't get without training.

"Hey, hey, Kroc, Jaska, careful now." Werner called out, warily watching the two fight without much restraint as Siri and Sabre snuggled up against his sides, basking in his attention while Yenna was trying playing with the little fox like a doggy would play with a younger pup. Antain pounced, hissed and scratched like a cat, after being raised by a feline mother, which Yenna found very weird but funny if a bit unnatural.

After everyone had settled in on the beach, Dumisa rested in the sand while little kids from the day before that had arrived earlier today played with his long body. Dumisa fondly looked over his adopted family, finding himself smiling rather happily. This host deal wasn't as bad as he thought it would be. Rather, it was pretty enjoyable. With a soft sigh he relaxed his body, enjoying the free massage on his back from the little kids trying to balance on his spine. His ear perked up a bit, however, hearing a slithering belly draw nearer. He frowned and kept his eyes shut, pretending to ignore her but that clearly did not deter Siri as she slithered up to him with a small giggle. Her long tongue slid up the corner of his ear, making him grunt in annoyance.

"When shall we perform our duty, black mamba?" She asked with a seductive purr that was out of anyone's hearing except for Dumisa. He hardly flinched, not at all phased at this question as he kept his eyes closed.

"Hardly in the mood for such a thing. I'm enjoying myself here in the sand." He murmured rather sleepily, listening to the little kids laughing and playing on his sand covered body as they built small sand castles on top of him. He liked the ignorant bliss and innocence the human children had, playing on top of him without any thoughts to how dangerous he actually is. It was … cute, in the human sense of the word.

"And you would enjoy it in the bedroom so much more." She purred, holding his head and tilting him up before locking lips with him. Her tongue slipped into his mouth, riding alongside his in an attempt to liven him up and do her bidding. Dumisa's eyes lazily cracked opened, staring at her rather bored before lightly nipping her tongue and making her yank her head back with wide eyes.

"Consider yourself lucky that was not the famed kiss of death." He sighed before wriggling out of place and slithering towards the apartment ahead of her. The little children playing on the stacked sand whined and complained, getting a little huffy before turning their attention to Kroc and Jaska as they 'played' by wrestling.

No one watched Dumisa leave with the Lamia, surprised since Jackie was sure he did not like the other snake for some reason. If he was going with her then whatever it was might be important. After thinking about it a bit she paused, remembering what he was like back in his village. That's right. He used to make love everyday all day with too many women to count. Ugh.

She looked away, annoyed and watched everyone else having fun. Jackie lightly smile and leaned back, trying to enjoy herself despite the graunchy photographers from yesterday now very, very openly taking pictures of them. She was tempted to throw sand into their fancy stupid lenses and ruin them for good but they might try to be jerks and sue her for it, specially because the photographers were having a field day taking pictures of the wrestling, making sure to keep a safe distance from the gargantuan fighters as one of them was busy on the phone talking to someone.

Werner was at least happy the lifeguard hadn't gotten to the beach yet so he wasn't there to make the wrestling Extraspecies stop their fun just yet. A loud stomach growling made both Werner and Jackie turn towards Sabre as her ears perked before she then looked away with a faint blush.

"Hungry?" Werner lightly laughed.

"A bit. Jackie forgot feeding day was yesterday." Sabre huffed as Antain leapt onto her lap meowing, pawing at her belly playfully as he tilted his head from side to side, staring at the strange source of the sound and setting his ears over his mom's belly to hear if the sound happened again, which it did.

"I did not forget, actually. It was your feeding day and you already helped yourself to the meat in the fridge before I could make something for you." Jackie pointed out, annoyed Sabre was trying to throw her under the bus but finding the fact her stomach was growling to be pretty funny. Sabre's ears lowered as she hissed at Jackie before Werner wrapped his arm around the feline's shoulders, pulling her into a hug as she turned to him and purred, immediately calming her down.

"So kitty was so hungry she couldn't wait? That means feeding schedule badly set or food is too little. " Werner said towards Jackie with a stern look towards Jackie. "And since kitty hungry still, then food was too little anyways."

"I've already been warned about overfeeding them; technically Sabre's feeding day is tomorrow but since she already ate her schedule is now off. I don't want them leaving my contracted house by having to be rolled out." Jackie lightly laughed at the thought of a ballooned up Sabre as she poked at the pads on the bottom of Sabre's foot.

For response Sabre's stomach growled again, making Antain giggle from it.

"Fine." Jackie flatly stated in annoyance before taking a deep breath, letting it go before she smiled, "I'll go make some special treats for everyone then; especially seasoned raw chicken. It would be good for everyone to be allowed a snack like that; I'll make enough for Yenna and Siri too. Do you want something?" Jackie offered, not wanting to be rude to Werner.

"Nein, I fine but thanks." After a new growl from Sabre's stomach that made Sabre hide her face on Werner's chest, he added. "Make normal ration for kitty. She probably hungry as if she eating for two."

"Two?" Jackie asked, puzzled as she stared at Sabre's stomach, "she was checked out; she's just a little heavy."

"I'm just hungry, ok? I do plenty of activities." Sabre defended herself but looked down at her belly, which maybe was looking a bit more bulgy or maybe she was just panicking about her figure. "And I'm just a little heavier than when I came first."

Jackie sighed. "Fine. Would two rations of chicken be enough?"

"Two and half rations but I want them with pieces of melon, watermelon and some powdered chiles." Sabre immediatley replied with glowing eyes of happiness.

" … well, I'll have to check to see what we have but I promise it will be good. Werner, their paperwork is in my backpack there; if anything happens just use those. I'll be back in a bit." Jackie assured them as she walked off, letting out a heavy sigh. That Werner guy was really starting to get on her nerves by trying to lecture her like this and pointing out all her flaws. If he offered to help out rather than sit there and lazily give her orders then that would be fine but … ugh. Jackie let out yet another heavy sigh, heading up to the apartments and letting Werner handle them for now. Sand kicked up from Kroc's and Jaska's wrestling match against her legs as she glanced at the two heavy hitters, tempted to make them stop but decided against it. They were having fun and weren't bothering anyone so it would be fine. She let out a light laugh and continued on as Jaska managed to roll Kroc off his back, kicking him aside as they both began to eagerly circle one another.

Jaska was cautious as to not rupture any of Kroc's wounds, instead aiming for the tougher parts on the crocodile. Although normally Kroc would complain about the gentler treatment he was too excited to be wrestling to bother making a comment on it. Both of them hissed at one another before charging and locking arms together while trying to overpower the other party. Kroc snapped his jaws together, his body still aching from yesterday. Jaska's gaze flickered down, seeing the saltwater crocodile's legs faltering slightly.

"Sore, comrade?" Jaska teased with a toothy grin as he began getting the upper hand.

"Aye, after such a nice long nap." Kroc planted his tail to prevent from being moved further but the tiger was still managing to move him back.

A camera flash caught both of their attentions as Jaska glanced at some passerbies taking pictures. The tiger's eyes narrowed, knowing photographs of them couldn't end well. Before he could stop the fight Kroc dropped down and grabbed his leg, throwing Jaska up into the air while paying no attention to the humans around them. "Come on mate, give me something good!" Kroc loudly laughed as his tail slid back and forth over the sand.

Jaska twisted in the air to land on his his feet over Kroc so his weight would force the crocodile down on the sand. "Fun over. We draw too much bad attention."

"Eh?" Kroc said, tilting his head slightly before he looked over towards the boardwalk and saw a woman filming them with a large news channel logo on the side of the camera and a pretty woman standing in front of the lens.

"We are here live witnessing a fight to the death between two Extraspecies, a tiger and a crocodile. The fight broke out about ten minutes ago and is still going strong between these large creatures-," the young and perky reporter spoke from the safety of the sand way back by the boardwalk, earning Werner 's attention as he heavily sighed.

Both Kroc and Jaska stared at the reporters, seeing the people gather in number and take a lot of pictures. The woman and the cameraman were already on the beach, appearing to poorly be trying to get around them as they walked around to get a good angle.

Werner analyzed the situation and then the sudden disappearance of fur near him caught his attention as he looked down, finding Sabre and Antain had vanished and were nowhere in sight on the beach. He paused, puzzled before the commotion behind him caught his attention, seeing the small camera crew and various photographers.

"Listen good, ja? They not fighting to death, they playing." The Werner said towards the woman, glancing at the camera in concern before back to the young woman who clearly wanted something gritty to get her career going.

"They seemed to have been fighting rather aggressively to just be playing, sir. What is your relation to them?" She approached the microphone to his mouth. Werner took an uneasy step back, his prosthetic foot slipping in the sand a bit before he gathered himself together.

"Friend of the host they belong to. They left in my care right now," he said, flashing the paperwork to her as proof. With a heavy and tired groan be turned around, walking over to the fight. "To them this is playing." He said as Kroc turned to Jaska, looking annoyed before swatting the back of his head with his tail.

"Come on, mate. Afraid of a little attention?" Kroc toothily grinned as Jaska let out an aggravated snarl, backing up a bit as Kroc looked for an opportunity to continue.

"Bad attention is bad for us and for program." Jaska growled and blocked Kroc's embattle, trying to trip the crocodile down and roared when Kroc tried pushing him aside.

The action immediately caught the reporter's attention as she left Werner, getting in front of the camera again for her face to be seen as the cameraman zoomed in on the approaching crocodile on the tiger.

"Here we see what may be the resting point of a brutal fight between the two Extraspecies here today but from the looks of it, it does not appear to be calming down anytime soon." She said with a pumped up smile, trying to act professional despite her excitement. Werner ignored them and let out a high pitched whistle, catching both male Extraspecies' attentions as they jolt to a stop and look over, noticing the camera fixed on them again as his ears lowered in annoyance. Kroc let out a heavy sigh, leaning back and rubbing his head in annoyance at the interruption. Jaska's growling caught his attention as Kroc let out a small laugh.

"Why so scary looking, Jaska? They just want to film." Kroc said with a grin as he shrugged, giving him a toothy smirk, "come now, let's continue, mate." Kroc said, his blood still boiling hot in anticipation.

"Film bad because they make look bad. That bad for program and Smith and Sa...some." Jaska growled again, getting grumpy since Kroc was not understanding they needed to stop.

"Film is film, mate. Neither good nor bad." Kroc grinned as his jaws parted happily. Another high pitched whistle made Kroc and Jaska look over at Werner as he walked over to them. Kroc heavily sighed as he stood up, watching Werner approach before he slipped in the sand a bit with his metal foot before Kroc curled his tail around his back and grabbed his arm to help him balance. "You good, mate?"

"What a terrifying development! It seems that a man trying to keep the peace has been grabbed by the crocodile!" The woman cried, sounding more excited than frightened as Kroc steadied Werner. The three of them stared at the woman rather blatantly before Kroc and Jaska looked to Werner, clearly expecting the host to clear things up.

Werner groaned and took a deep breath, already used to this sort of stuff. "All good. I host in charge at the moment," he then looked at Kroc and Jaska. "Let's calm down, ja?"

"So you are the host to these two massive Extraspecies?" The woman asked, her eyes immediately appearing to glow in excitement as the publicity from something like this visibly read across her eyes.

"For the moment I am. And they not massive. They just Extraspecies of big species." Werner explained while the tiger and crocodile approached to stand next to him.

Kroc curiously approached the newswoman, clearly making her a little edgy as she took a step back. Jaska lightly smacked Kroc's arm but he ignored it, instead standing uncomfortably close to the camera man as he curiously stared at the large fuzzy device on the top of the expensive camera. The camera man took a step back and Kroc took a step forward to keep examining the thing with curiosity, the cameraman then lowered down a bit to record Kroc up and down and his curious reaction.

"Hey, camera on me," the woman snapped at him under her breath, waiting to smile until the camera fixed on her before turning to Werner, "would you care to explain what these Extraspecies were doing fighting like that in a public area?" The woman asked, inching away as Kroc leaned over the woman rather intimidatingly but was merely curious about the strange things she was saying into the device in her hand. Jaska came up behind Kroc in annoyance, trying to pull on his arm to make him step away from them both but the crocodile lightly nudged the fluffy area microphone on top of the camera with his nose. He had never seen such a strange looking thinking covered in wool before.

"They were wrestling. I suppose a passersby thought it was more than that." Werner said, shifting his weight onto his good foot and tried to get the reporter's attention to correct and end this misunderstanding.

"From our tip it seems these Extraspecies, particularly the crocodile here, was terrorizing children and other citizens yesterday on this beach. Could you please explain that?" The woman pushed, pushing the microphone into Werner's face as he frowned.

"Misinterpretation, I assure you. They would never hurt anyone." Werner explained as Kroc leaned in towards the fluffy microphone, staring at it in puzzlement before sniffing it, all the while the cameraman remained still as stone despite the fear permeating through the air or rather because of it. Jaska pulled on Kroc's arm again but the crocodile only tilted his head before licking the fluffy thing ever so slightly.

"And would you explain why they were fighting just now? Was this perhaps a territory fight on the beach?" The reporter asked, more or less freaked out by the crocodile's behavior as her eyes darted over to him and back to Werner. Kroc frowned, his staring becoming more intense in a dead eyed gaze sort of way before he lightly nipped at the fluffy object, letting go quickly. Both the cameraman and woman remained frozen on the spot, looking at him in shock as his head twitched to the side, looking nowhere in particular as his licked his teeth and tried to flick out of the fluff caught in his mouth.

"They not fighting, they playing. Wrestling, just on their scale." Werner assured once more. "If you want to know more, you or anyone else is free to call the office of the Extraspecies inclusion program. They will give you plenty of material. Gutten morgen." Werner said to the reporter and then addressed the extraspecies. "Let's go back to rest in beach." He too grabbed Kroc's arm to signal the reptile to go back.

Kroc hardly reacted as he continued to lick his teeth, appearing to be getting annoyed as he licked the roof of his mouth like a dog with peanut butter stuck in his mouth but instead it a large fluff of cotton or wool that was not coming out. Werner frowned, pulling harder on the crocodile's arm before the lumbering giant followed, looking cross eyed at the stuck piece of cotton while flicking his tongue out repeatedly.

Werner went back to lay on the towel and was joined by Yenna, meanwhile Jaska came to Kroc's side, far less tense, "we wrestle later, da?" Jaska said with a smirk.

"Aye." Kroc cheekily grinned, his wounds from yesterday still aching but he was much more cheerful. He knew where to find Ale, and next time he would surely win. He would have backup to prevent interruptions and he would finish this once and for all. Until then, he needed to heal, train, and enjoy. Of course, he would need to thank Sabre and whoever helped her drag him in, and he would do so once they were back, and that left the rest of the time in the beach to rest and relax. In the meantime, however … Kroc's glare turned towards the piece of fluff he could feel near the tip of his nose as he flicked his tongue out continually, unable to get the cotton from his teeth.

"Hey guys, I'm back." Jackie said, walking over to the ground with a large heavy pack. Jaska looked over to her immediately with enlarged pupils, his eyes locking onto the cooler as she set it down. The smell of meat reached his nose as he walked over to her, leaning over her and sniffing at the cooler, leaning against her as he tried to reach out for it. "Hey, hey one minute!" Jackie laughed as she almost fell over, grinning as she opened the pack up and handed him a plastic baggy of the food.

"You bring treats? Good host." Jaska complimented, patting her head and grabbing the plastic bag.

"Here you go, and you," Jackie said, distributing the food to everyone before coming to Kroc, pausing as she saw his tongue flicking out against the roof of his mouth and head strangely twitching. "Kroc? What's wrong?" Jackie asked, catching his snout as he continued to part his jaws, clearly trying to get something out of his mouth. "Oh don't tell me you have a seagull stuck in your teeth or something," Jackie laughed at the thought, wondering if he'd even be able to catch one, as she stood over him and made his jaws part widely open before taking a look inside. At the roof of his mouth she saw a weird white fluff that made her blink in confusion before her heart sank into near horror. " … Kroc what did you eat." Jackie quickly demanded, sounding almost panicked as she imagined what kind of dog that fluff could have come from. There were plenty of pet dogs on the beach but was it possible Kroc ate one? Before she could answer she reached her arm into his jaws, pulling out the fluff as Kroc licked the roof of his mouth, toothily grinning.

"Thanks Sheela." He grinned before picking up his own bag share of food and happily tossing one into the air.

"Hey!" Jackie started, reaching for the meat. She needed to know if he ate a dog or not! The host caught it out of his jaws as it snapped shut, firmly grasping the other end of his meat while Jackie held the other end. Silence ensued as Kroc stared right into Jackie's eyes, his pupils turning to slight slits as he slowly and threateningly exhaled a predatory and protective hiss through his nostrils. Quickly realizing her mistake Jackie pulled back her hands, holding them up to prove they were empty before Kroc flipped the meat piece into his mouth while keeping his eyes locked with hers. Only after did he swallow his food did he grin and start laughing. "Don't snatch food from me, Sheela." He loudly laughed as everyone let out a sigh of relief while Jackie felt her heart still nervously pounding.

"Y-Yeah," she said, knowing she should have known better than to try and get between him and his food. She glanced at the fluff that was in his mouth before tossing it aside, deciding to ask after he was done eating before she took a seat far from Kroc and let him enjoy the rest of his meal undisturbed.

Werner caught Jackie's gaze just when he swallowed. His expression was stern yet nervous and clearly saying 'told you so' to remind her this were nice but dangerous creatures.

" … that was the first time I thought he was going to bite my hand off … ha ha~," Jackie said with an ill humored, forced laugh as she laid on her back, rubbing her arm to assure herself it was still there. She looked at Werner and offered sandwich, but a fast lunge made Jackie jolt as Siri appeared from nowhere and practically tackled Werner, cheeks rosey and a happy grin on her face as she began naturally wrapping around his body. He tried to jump out of harm's way but it was far too late as he crumbled onto the ground with the snake woman on top laughing and speaking broken German while Sabre hissed at the fact her new petting man was taken.

Dumisa poked his head over her shoulder, hardly fazing her as she looked over at him.

"Hey there." Jackie said, feeling awkward. What was she supposed to say in a situation like this? Rather than answering or even looking at her he laid down next to her with practically an empty and glassy gaze and a clear unhappy expression. "Dumisa? Hey, you alright?" Jackie asked, gently rubbing his neck. His hand caught hers, surprising her as he very softly and gently kissed the back of her hand before curling up around her. Jackie squirmed, trying to keep her head and torso above his scaly body as he made into a loose coil with the perfect resting place being right in the donut hole. Jackie leaned back, staring at him as he laid over her lap with his head resting on his folded arms and emptily stared into nothing.

"Hey, Siri, did something happen?" Jackie asked, looking over at her as Werner was suffocating and reaching vainly to the sky for help while in her tightly coiled grasp. She was not paying any attention. Jackie sighed and gently rubbed Dumisa's shoulders, feeling him remain tense before easing into relaxation with her pushing fingers.

"Dumisa, tell me what's wrong." Jackie asked in a quieter whisper, leaning down beside him as she gently rubbed his ears.

"Probably too sleepy, little miss host." Siri murmured, "though I cannot fathom the reason; after all, he did just have a little fun with a lamia as stunning as I am," she haughtily replied while touching her fingers to her chest while Werner popped his head out, breathing hard and trying to regain his composure.

"Is that what you believe it is? That I was somehow captivated by your tarnished scales and clumsy dancing? That I was hypnotized by those dung colored eyes?" Dumisa replied in a bored and cool tone before emptily smiling towards her. "It's hilarious how you seek out a permanent mate when every female lamia is the same; a whore to her instincts, unfaithful to even the fattest pig of the lot and stuffed with so many fake lies in her own head that it is impossible to find the mind hidden behind it all."

Her eyes flashed as she shot into the air, hissing angrily at him. Before Jackie could blink she saw Dumisa retracting, having struck Siri so fast and hard that she didn't realize she was bit until she faltered slightly, touching her neck where there were two bleeding fang marks. The air was silent and tense as everyone looked to the bitten snake with wide eyes, seeing her trembling fingers run over the bleeding marks.

"You truly aimed to kill me?" She asked, startled by his attack as she shakily leaned back, honestly looking stunned.

"I would have finished the deal and snapped your neck but that is far too pleasant of a death for you. No, no I want you to suffer for hours, knowing the venom infecting your blood will be your death. Be grateful, whore. You were granted death by a black mamba's kiss." He said with a sickly sweet smile and kissed in her direction as Jackie tried to reach his chest to push him back before she dug through her bag and picked up the anti-venom. Dumisa's hand overlapped hers, making her drop the needle, "no need, host. I did not poison her." He heavily sighed, appearing bored while rolling his eyes. Even with the comforting note of having withheld his poison, Siri still trembled, clearly coming to terms with how close with death she truly had gotten if Dumisa had decided to bite her with his venom. Jackie stared in shock as Siri slowly moved closer to Werner, shaking badly while he reached up and held her.

Jackie noticed the people around them staring at them with pale and frightened faces before many of them quickly packed up and moved further away from them all. "Dumisa." Jackie said in a quieter voice, finally drawing his eye as he looked down at her, "come on, Dumisa. Let's go check out the boardwalk. Here, Werner, here's the paperwork for Kroc and the others. Can you please watch them while I'm gone?"

"Separating them would be best. And yes, I can." He agreed, sitting noticeably between Dumisa and the female lamia as she laid down, trying not to move with a wide eyed frightened gaze. Her head rested on Werner's lap as she stared emptily into space, slowly breathing in a controlled manner as tears of fright formed in her eyes.

"Anywhere away from that ungrateful slut would be better," Dumisa reluctantly hissed, making Siri flinch as he slithered out from under the umbrellas and moving up to the small hill separating the boardwalk from the beach before looking back to Jackie.

"Sorry about that. I will get everything sorted out." Jackie reassured to Werner, putting on her shorts and flip-flops before leaving. Dumisa waited for her, surprising her as he coldly stared down at her as if waiting for an angry response. Jackie stared back up at him, deciding on the best course of action before she grinned. Dumisa stared at her show of teeth, puzzled. "Come on, you grump. Let's go check out the boardwalk for a bit." She suggested as she walked ahead of him.

"Jaska is the grump." Dumisa huffed, looking away from her but slithered along with her anyway.

"Then what does that make you? The diva?" Jackie suggested with a smirk as his head tilted. He was suspicious as to why she was acting so nice and suspected that perhaps she too wanted to get away from the others and spend some time with him. The realization put a warm smile on his lips as he leaned forward, gently hugging her before flicking his tongue against her cheek.

"I prefer connoisseur with high standards." Dumisa smirked back as Jackie pushed against his chin.

"Hey, come on, off. We're going for a walk and it's plenty warm enough outside so you don't have to be so close." Jackie frowned as she pinched his nose.

"So you drag me out here and then you want me a ways off? How tasteless, host." He crossed his arms and stopped but his smile remained, "should I go back to the room instead ?"

"Oh relax, we're here to have fun!" Jackie grinned as he leaned away from her, studying her. Clearly their types of 'fun' were different but this too was nice; slithering under the sun with the host won't be too terrible. Already he was in a better mood.

"Very well, then let's go before I get too bored." He began slithering alongside her quite close but still not making physical contact.

"Good." Jackie grinned, looking around before spotting the amusement park. "Oh hey, the amusement park! Dumisa, let's go check that out." Jackie suggested, grabbing his arm and pulling him with her. She grinned in excitement, figuring this would be a good time to check it out. The amusement park at night would be fun with everyone but it would be better to test it now and see how they react to Dumisa while they had some fun.

"How can a park be amusing with such agglomerations of people?" Dumisa complained. "And why are you dragging me there, host?"

"Because," Jackie said, leaning up and hugging him. He leaned back, surprised as he briefly brought up his hand and ghosted it over her back, seeming unsure of how to respond before she looked up at him, "even connoisseurs with high standards need to have some fun, right?" Jackie grinned. He paused, surprised at her gesture before he smiled.

"Then let's see if this fun is up to my standards" He said, taking her hand and pulling her along with him into the line to get tickets.

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Back in the house the place was being turned into a mega maze of nooks and remodeling for Extraspecies, which meant that there were workers everywhere and Eztli had to hide in the kitchen to take a nap up in the hidden den on the ceiling rails; that is until the horrible sound of shoes tapping woke him up. That horrible, dreadful sound would be something he'd never forget and his shivering body was proof of that. His stomach churned as he clicked his teeth together, holding down his disgust.

Eztli took a deep breath, hesitating before bravely peeking in silence from his hiding place and finding a female worker wearing one of the nicer shoes the host had, walking around proudly in them and checking them out rather happily. The jaguar's ears lowered and his bright green eyes narrowed, seeing other workers dragging furniture out of Jackie's room down the hall and hating the squeaky sound of the shoes. When some other human called the female worker, she quickly took off the shoes, tossing them into a large bin before trotting off to finish her work in another room.

Eztli growled. The horrible squeaking sound had been exactly like the kind that her shoes made, the kind of sound that was associated deeply with pain in many ways. He refrained from roaring and instead climbed out of his hiding spot and getting down to take the bin and drag it into Jaska's room, the room he felt more comfortable in and the one of the rooms already left alone by the humans. He sifted through the shoes, chewing, clawing and destroying all the human footwear he did not like and tossing other shoes carelessly across the floor. He was determined not to let the human wear shoes that could potentially hurt him or remind him of all the bad stuff in his past.

Finally feeling the peak of his illness from the consumed meat earlier, he threw up on the mess of shoes. He really shouldn't have eaten that much meat; he had never really had meat before so of course eating so much of it would make him sick.

Once he was done he left the mess in the floor and climbed the tree in the room to crawl on the highest and more hidden den, which had the very faint traces of Sabre's scent in there. He went to sleep there while hugging his jacket covered in Jaska's scent, wishing that Jaska, Sabre, and the others would get back but wanting the host to not appear, wondering how long he'd have to endure being here and alone.

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Jackie leaned back against the bench with a satisfied sigh while Dumisa laid his head in her lap, resting for a bit. Although Dumisa had caught a lot of attention on the boardwalk no incident or fight had broken out, ruling as a win in Jackie's mind. She stared down at Dumisa's head, lightly rubbing his jaws and neck as he hummed in content. She had to admit that she had a lot of fun and Dumisa seemed to be in a much better mood now; well, good enough so he at least wasn't hissing at children and scaring them away anymore. However, she felt bad about leaving the others on the beach and could only hope they were alright. Werner didn't seem to mind though and she hadn't received word about anything going wrong so that's a good sign.

"Oh? Jackie?" Ms. Smith's voice called, making her perk up as she looked over and saw Ms. Smith approaching with the rest of her Extraspecies and Werner as well.

"Ms. Smith? What are you doing here?" Jackie asked in confusion as Ms. Smith's smile stiffened, pointing back to Siri who have a bandage around her neck before Jackie's face paled. Ah~ of course she'd have to be called for something like that. "Well uh, what's everyone else doing here?" Jackie asked as her Extraspecies trotted over to her, appearing almost jealous as they glared at Dumisa in annoyance while the black mamba smugly ignored them.

"Out for a stroll. I figured since the host appeared to be favoring one of her Extraspecies I decided to come along and see what is going on between you two." Ms. Smith said with a cheeky smile as Jackie frowned in annoyance, "is there something going on between you two of an intimate nature?"

"Nothing. Dumisa was in a bad mood earlier so I took him out to calm him down a bit." Jackie explained, feeling annoyed at Werner for calling Ms. Smith in the first place but she would have admittedly done the same thing.

"And left your other charges with Werner?" Ms. Smith asked with a raised eyebrow as Jackie grimaced. "The sign of a good host is being able to take care of everyone in a balanced manner even while out with everyone. I expect you next time to handle all of her charges at once and not leave them on the beach with other host. That's not only irresponsible of you but also putting a hassle on Werner." Ms. Smith stated as Werner nodded in agreement, seeming annoyed. Ms. Smith she drew closer, leaning down into Jackie's ear to whisper quietly, "well, officially that is what I must say but personally I commend you. Dumisa probably would have actually killed Siri if you stayed. Excellent job, Ms. predator host, for your first official outing with your Extraspecies." Ms. Smith cheekily smiled with a wink before pulling back, clearing her throat, "so, as such, I'm here to be sure that all the predator Extraspecies can enjoy activities like the carnivals where there are lots of people, so I personally came to supervise that is the case and pass time with them to get feedback on their interactions with the human attractions. And I don't want to hear anything of what's already done, so let's enjoy the night." Ms. Smith stated as she cheerfully smiled, her eyes gleaming as she looked over into the amusement park.

"Really?" Jackie asked with a teasing grin, "so you're not here just to have some fun?"

"Of course I must ensure the quality of the fun for the program in the future," Ms. Smith said with a shrug as she eyed up someone's massive margarita cup.

"Oh but of course," Jackie agreed with a laugh, lightly shaking Dumisa's shoulder, "come on, Dumisa. Let's go back to the amusement park."

"Hrmm~ fine. I wouldn't mind having some more Shish Kabobs." He said stretching and opening his eyes before pausing as he saw the others except for Sabre who wasn't around anywhere, "oh. You're here." He said with a flat tone before twisting himself back up, stretching his arms out as he looked over everyone, "what are you all doing out here? You're interrupting my time with the host." He irritably sighed in annoyance.

"Ja. We are." Werner said with a bit more of a wary tone than he probably intended.

"Well then, let's not just sit around here waiting. Let's go have some fun." Ms. Smith cheerfully smiled before pausing, "oh, but first, let's divide in groups so it's easier to manage everyone." Ms smith happily said, eager to get to the attractions, and even though it was night, she still kept her sunglasses on. "I will go with Yenna and Kroc. Werner, you go with … all right, you are all set." She said while looking at the lamia and Sabre clinging to Werner already. Jackie did a double take, startled as she saw Sabre there with them. Where did she suddenly come from? Jackie watched as Sabre grabbed Antain, hugging the little red fuzzball closely.

Jaska's nostrils flared, he noticed Sabre smelled like blood and gunpowder. He looked at her but chose not to comment. How Sabre seemed to have access to arsenal's he had no idea and it unnerved him as much as her knowledge and willingness to use them. He would have to start keeping a better eye on her.

"So Miss Sabre," Ms. Smith said, "why don't I take care of the pup tonight so you can enjoy yourself?" The coordinator extended her arms to receive the cub but Sabre just held tighter onto the cub while narrowing her eyes in suspicion. Smith then added, "of course Jackie will be with us and so will everyone else," as she gestured towards Jackie who perked up, seeming tired until being called on.

"Alright. If anything happens … ," Sabre started before letting out a small growl of warning.

"If anything happens then Ms. Penske will take care of it immediately." Ms. Smith reassured with a smile.

Sabre hesitated a second before she set the cub in Smith's arms very carefully. Ms. Smith smiled as she took the toddler and nodded while the clouded leopard turned around and went away with the female lamia and the other host. Once they were around the corner of a tend, Ms. Smith very happily set the cub on Jaska's arms. "You said you wanted to help. You are a nanny tonight, kitty." Ms. Smith said with a cheerful smile as Antain mewed and pawed at Jaska's face playfully.

Jaska looked at the foxy boy that had the ears flat against his head and barely wagged his fluffy tail once. He then set the boy back on Ms Smith's arms. "Niet."

Ms. Smith grunted and then passed the fox to Kroc with a disapproving expression towards the tiger.

"And Jackie is obviously with me." Dumisa said, hooking his hand around her elbow while trying to drag his host away again.

"Yeah, no," Jackie said as she ducked under his arm with a sheepish smile, "let's go with Ms. Smith for the time being. Earn some prizes for Kit, right?" Jackie asked, looking for Antain and already seeing him at a stand begging Kroc to get him a prize. Jackie glanced at Jaska, seeing him shrug before walking over to Ms. Smith.

Ms. Smith walked over to Jackie, putting her arm around her shoulders before she leaned in towards her again, "relax, Jackie. You should have some fun while we're here too, you know. Consider my being here a small relief valve for you." Ms. Smith cheerfully smiled as Jackie sucked in a deep breath and exhaled with a smile.

"Thank you, Ms. Smith. I really appreciate it."

"You're welcome. And we don't need anyone knowing about what happened with the little bite earlier, right?" Smith said, pinching Jackie's cheek as she menacingly smiled, looking at Jackie over the sunglasses and making a shiver crawl down Jackie's spine. "I'm sure I don't need to mention all the inconveniences and consequences for me, for the program, and for you if such an incident like a big scary and venomous predator were to bite on purpose or by accident someone on the program, even while under supervision from 2 hosts, do I?"

"R-Right… No! Lips sealed, I got it." Jackie said, making an invisible zipper seal her lips shut as Ms. Smith straightened out her stance and cheerfully smiled.

"Excellent! Now let's enjoy ourselves, shall we?" Ms. Smith genuinely smiled before striding ahead with Kroc, Jaska and Antain while Dumisa stayed next to Jackie, staring at them.

"Annoying woman. Her tongue is almost as bad as a lamia's." Dumisa huffed, seeming bothered as Jackie shrugged.

"Hey, we're here to have fun. So let's have some more fun, right?" Jackie asked with a grin, holding her hand up to his arm.

"I suppose we can have fun if we are not interrupted by bothersome annoyances." Dumisa grabbed Jackie and looked towards an attraction he desired to visit.

The two of them joined back up with Smith and the others minus Werner, Siri and Sabre who were already far gone somewhere else.

Antain whimpered excitedly, hopping near the edge of the game and looking up to the prizes glowing with fluffiness and softness as he pointed to them with clear desire to have them. Kroc walked over and looked up at the toy before pointing to it.

"That one." Kroc clarified for the man behind the booth as he took an uneasy step back before sheepishly laughing.

"Very funny, sir! But you need to pay and win to get the prize." He said, gesturing to the cans and the balls set on the counter, "it's 1 dollar to play. A steal, might I add." He said with a wink as Kroc stared at him before back to Ms. Smith who let out a sigh and walked over, paying the man a single bill.

"No problem, mate." Kroc toothily grinned as Ms. Smith picked up the eager little fox boy. Kroc stood a small ways off, glaring at his target and then threw the ball which made the cans jump when he hit them right at the middle in the base, making them fall and winning the prize. The ball he threw stuck in the back of the metal mesh, making the booth manager's jaw drop as Jaska went ahead and grabbed the prize before handing it to Antain who was already jumping and yipping to get a hold of the toy. His little arms tightly hugged the toy to his chest, uttering small purrs in excitement.

"So cute!" Jackie cheerfully smiled, rubbing Antain's head while Dumisa casted a glance down at his host.

"You certainly are not calm or collected as any lamia would be, much less would one call cute such a furry small critter as Antain. You seem to care quite a lot about the cub but I can't fathom why you even bother with a cub that is not yours and I have only seen that in Sabre and you. I have to say that isn't smart but maybe being a host isn't either for most humans, much so females. How can you care for something so small and defenseless? Only a nitwit would risk being affectionate to something so fragile." He said as Jackie stared at him, seeing his insulting mouth zipping shut while staring at her.

"Ha ha, thanks, Dumisa." Jackie lightly laughed, handpicking the compliments out of what he said as she cheekily grinned. Dumisa's frown deeped as he stared openly at her before she turned away, turning her attention to the others while he continued to stare long and hard at her, deeply engrossed in his own thoughts before a light touch of red flashed across his face. He grabbed her arm, making her turn towards him in puzzlement before he pulled her away from the others.

"Come with me. I want to confirm some things." Dumisa said, dragging Jackie with him quickly as he vanished into the crowds, leaving the others on their own with Smith.

Unaware of their kidnapped host, Kroc smiled as Yenna gently patted Antain on the head as he looked up at her, his focus shifting before his eyes glowed again as he hopped in place, looking up at the biggest, fluffiest stuffed panda he's ever seen in his entire life before looking to Kroc and eagerly pointing to the toy.

"Ah! A-A-AAh!" He barely babbled out as Kroc walked over, seeing the price for the game was $5 before looking over to Ms. Smith who smiled with a long thousand yard gaze, handing the Extraspecies her money while a steady stream of tears ran down her face. This was going to be a long night for her and her wallet. Antain squirmed around in Ms. Smith's arms before she set him down, keeping a close eye on him as he set the stuffed animal on the ground and began wrestling with it, tossing and turning with it while happily biting at it before he stood up, looking around at all the people as he stepped out from between Ms. Smith's legs.

"Hiya little boy!" A large clown happily cried, suddenly bouncing in front of Antain.

The little fox's eyes grew wide and his ears dropped back as he stumbled back, startled at the big looming figure that held a thick chemical smell of cleaners and chemicals wafted through the air. Antain's heart began beating fast and tears began gathering in his eyes while his grasp on his new stuffed animal tightened as he looked up at the brightly colored face of the clown that to him seemed to be snarling at him.

"W-Whoa, a fox boy?" The clown said, sounding baffled and tried approaching to give him a balloon. "Oh uh, here! Little uh, fox! Have a balloon." He said with a shaky grin, trying to get back into character.

Antain gave a hiss bu the clown was not intimidated. Instead Antain began sniffling and crying, taking a couple more steps back before he quickly turned around and ran away into the crowd with a loud bout of meowings calling for his clouded leopard mother.

"Hey wait little uh, fox boy?" The clown called, sounding unsure of himself.

Smith's attention was caught by the loud meows. "Hey-!" She immediately shouted, catching everyone's attention as they suddenly turned, seeing the clown staring at the crowd of legs while Antain's tail was getting lost between the legs of the people as he ran away in a panic with the stuffed animal held over his back.

Jaska and Yenna moved through the crowd to get the pup while Kroc hissed at everyone, trying to make them move and see where the pup was. The scream of some person indicated which direction Antain took as Jaska jumped over a table stall to intercept the kit. The tiger landed in front of Antian and grabbed him in a hug while the cub thrashed around trying to escape for a few moments until he sniffed Jaska's scent, which calmed him down enough for him to stop moving and instead hug the bigger cat tighter among wails and sobs.

Yenna, Kroc and Miss Smith approached as the people made way for the big crocodile, quickly clearing the area or taking lots of pictures of them all with their phones. Everyone's attention, however, was on the trembling little pup.

"Is he alright? Any injuries?" Ms. Smith asked, concerned as she lightly pet the fox's ear while he nuzzled his head closer to Jaska's chest. The kit tightly hugged both the stuffed animal and the big tiger, softly crying as he continued to mew for his mama. Ms. Smith let out a heavy sigh, patting Kroc on the arm to make him stop hissing at anyone who got close to them.

"Nyet." Jaska answered, smelling the scent of deep fear coming from the pup as Yenna came close to him, gently licking the fox's head to comfort him.

Ms. Smith let out a heavy sigh, pinching the bridge of her nose as she began to realize just how much trouble she might be in for and not just about this night. She looked around for Jackie, blinking as she found both her and Dumisa gone.

" … that son of a b****." Ms. Smith growled, thinking of extra classes or cutting meal privileges from the snake.

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"What a horrible taste for decoration." He said, pointing at some of the decorations on a stand and letting out a laugh at how cheaply made they were. He looked around the amusement park, seeming to be in a much better mood now as he dragged her along beside him while checking out the various cheap prizes one could win at the many games presented.

Jackie barely let out a small sigh as he pulled her around, wondering how Werner and Smith were doing with the others. She was scolded before for leaving the others with just Werner but what will Smith say now that she was dragged away from them again by the snake?

Dumisa noticed her distraction, frowning in annoyance before he pinched her chin and made her look up at him. "I'm right in front of you, Jackie. Why do you look so unhappy? You should be more than ecstatic to be in my company." He questioned with a frown as she reached up, lightly rubbing his jaw to distract him. His gaze remained steady, narrowing upon figuring out her attempted distraction.

"Sorry, Dumisa. Why don't we go join the others for a bit? I'm a little anxious since I didn't mean to dump everyone on the others," Jackie suggested with a little more genuinely as Dumisa's frown deepened in annoyance.

"Who cares? You're with me and that's what matters now." He said with a strangely alluring smile as he leaned down towards her, curling his fingers behind her head with a softened gaze, "so why don't we enjoy this time together?" He enticed, brandishing a pearly white smile.

"Dumisa … ," Jackie started in a voice of warning before reaching up, gently rubbing his neck. His grinning faltered a bit, his eyes expressing the pleasure he felt before he leaned in closer to her and smiled more genuinely while she rubbed the back of his neck. "Dumisa, it's not fair to the others if we're out here having fun while the other hosts are trying to reign everyone in." She lightly laughed, trying to imagine Ms. Smith holding Kroc back by his tail.

"And what if we have some more fun of other kind. I'm sure you would suffice and have quite the fun yourself. " Dumisa suggested with a sly smirk.

"Please?" Jackie asked a bit more intently, leaning in towards him before letting out a faint groan, feigning despair, "if I absolutely have to then I can sleep in the same bed as you for a day or two as your heat warmer, how's that?" She suggested, trying to offer rewards for his good behavior. Dumisa's eyes narrowed, thinking hard and appearing rather frustrated as he stared at her for quite sometime before letting out a low hiss and clicking his teeth together.

"Not yet." Dumisa firmly stated, looking around before pointing towards the large structure making continual circles. He rose himself up higher over the crowds, getting a better look at it before lowering himself to Jackie and pointing at the ride. "What is that structure there, Jackie? Is it ridable?"

"You want to ride the Ferris Wheel?" Jackie asked, sounding a little surprised. "Well, yeah, sure. But then we need to go back and join the others. They'd probably enjoy it too." Jackie said as he futilely tried tugging on his arm to make him follow but her remained firm as he hooked an arm around her waist, pulling her in close.

"We'll join the others when I decide to. I still haven't decided." He said, sounding troubled as he pulled her into line. Everyone immediately began staring in wonder and taking pictures out of curiosity at the snake as Jackie glanced around, a little self conscious about the publicity before she tried to ignore it with a deep breath. Dumisa stared at her before frowning, leaning in closer to her head. "Is spending time with me really that taxing?" He irritably questioned, sounding annoyed and hurt.

"No, it's not that at all. I'm just bothered by all the staring but it really can't be helped, can it?" Jackie admitted with a shrug, trying to make the stares roll off her back. Dumisa raised a slight eyebrow at the complaint, glancing around before looking back at her with a smirk.

"Hmph. Most lamia would be proud to be spending one on one time with me and happily flaunt that fact." Dumisa noted with a flippant grin.

"Yeah, but I'm not a lamia." The host smiled, smoothly sliding her hand down his neck and over his jaws as his smile faltered, studying her. Dumisa's eyes studied her before hardening, thinking deeply about something he refused to voice.

"No, you most certainly are not." He said with a frown.

As soon as they got to the front of the line the manager of the ferris wheel was already in place and set to try and deter them from riding. Jackie took a deep breath, preparing herself before stepping forward and getting ready to unleash an argument all set and matched in her head. She knew what weight those carts could hold and although it would be a tight fit, Dumisa and her would be able to ride in it without much problem. The manager seemed to have seen this coming as he reached over to the booth and opened it, making her stop in surprise.

"Before you start, ma'am, let me wager this; if you and the snake can fit inside this cart then you're more than welcomed to ride it." The manager smiled, startling her as she stared at him and waited for the punch line. That's it? That's all it took? While she stood in a stupefied shock, Dumisa pushed her back into the ride.

"Hurry up, host. I want to go for the ride." Dumisa huffed while picking her up like a child, tossing her into one of the seats before he took a deep breath and managed to cram himself inside. Everyone in the park seemed to hold their breath in anticipation, watching Dumisa shift and move around to make himself fit within the box. Luckily it was the cart for the disabled, allowing him to fit in easier with the larger cart.

"Uh … got some of your tail left." The manager said, clearly trying not to laugh as Dumisa let out an annoyed hiss, reaching out and pulling the rest of his tail in.

"Hey, Dumisa, be careful." Jackie said, standing in the corner awkwardly to avoid being crushed by his body.

"Don't be so shy … come here." Dumisa warmly smiled as he grabbed the host, startling her as he rolled her onto his hips before creating a rather comfortable love nest for him to lay on before the manager shut the door. The ride jerked to a start as Jackie fell against his chest, startled as his arms wrapped around her and held her against him.

"Dumisa, could you let go? This is a little awkward." Jackie admitted as she tried to shimmy away but he held firm.

"No. It's more comfortable this way." He said, holding her steady as Jackie frowned at the too close quarters with the snake. She felt a little claustrophobic as the ride continued at a painfully slow pace. This was weird … but, hey, as a host this is something she would have to deal with. Jackie let out a sigh and leaned against Dumisa's chest, deciding to just roll with it. The air for some reason felt rather tense and stuffy not to mention the uncomfortable silence as Dumisa stared rather openly at her. His piercing gaze seemed to cut right through her, making her very uncomfortable and wondering what he was thinking so hard about.

"Pretty cramped for a snake, huh? They clearly didn't think of Extraspecies when they built it," Jackie said, trying to break the tension in the car.

Dumisa continued to stare at her in a rather uncomfortable way before he gently held her jaws, tilting his head with a cool smile, "don't move, Jackie." He whispered, watching as her eyes widened a bit from him calling her by her actual name in such a sweet tone before he tipped her head back and sweetly connected their lips. Jackie's eyes grew wide in shock, finding herself unable to pull away as she was caught in his slitted gaze, captivated in a way she had never felt. Her heart pounded hard within her chest and a deep blush covering her cheeks. He was … kissing her. Rather than sheer embarrassment Jackie felt more confused about what this meant. After what seemed like an eternity he pulled back, flicking his tongue out and tickling her lips before he deeply laughed, grinning happily.

"I've decided, Jackie. I'm claiming you." He boldly stated as he coiled a bit tighter around her but it as more of a hug than anything else.

" … w-w-well, you already kind of did that on day one when I became your host." Jackie lightly laughed, having a sinking feeling in her chest. This isn't going to end well. Dumisa's hand cupped her cheek, making her look at him as he leaned in a bit, his pupils becoming wide and oddly affectionate as he stared at her.

"I'm claiming you as more than a host. I'm not sure how humans mate but I certainly don't want you as just a host." Dumisa admitted with a toothy grin as Jackie continued to stare at him, trying to figure out what he meant; or rather, how serious he was when he said that.

"Okay … and?" Jackie said, glancing the other way with wide eyes and just imagining the horrible things Ms. Smith was going to do to her. "Um … Dumisa, I don't think that's really going to work out too well." Jackie honestly admitted, holding his hand and taking it off her face but still kept a grip on it, "I mean, you're a snake Extraspecies. I don't think it's physically possible or even legal-," she started before he tipped her head to the side and connected their lips again.

Jackie stiffened up, stunned to the point of being unable to resist him. There was no room to move away and she was stuck with him until the ride came to a painfully slow end. She nervously gulped, leaning back as he followed her. His knife of a tongue wedged past her lips, slipping into her mouth as her eyes burst open in surprise. Jackie began struggling, wriggling underneath of him as he readjusted his body, making her sink lower into him as he tried to hold her down but she continued, nonetheless. She tensed up as his hand gently gripped her neck, startling her as he pulled back and licked his lips. Jackie took in deep, startled breathes as she stared at him, startled.

His eyes gleamed, seeming excited as his cheeks visibly turned pink, "I must admit it is quite strange to have a woman resist me," he admitted, stealing a kiss against her cheek before he seductively grinned, "but I do say it has the strangest allure to make me desire to pursue it. Come, Jackie. Allow me my fun." He muttered his plea before reconnecting the kiss, pushing her back until her spine was curling around the curve of his body. She tried to shift out of his grasp but the tender kiss and tingling sensation over her lips made her heart race and body melt. Her cheeks touched with red, finding herself only able to see Dumisa in front of her. His eyes locked with hers, trapping her in his endless gaze as he smirked against her lips, crawling his fingers up her side.

"I think I am going to enjoy this contract very much, host." He smiled, flicking his tongue out and tapping her full lips before nuzzling closer to her. Suddenly the cart shook as they reached the ground and the strange moment ended. Dumisa smiled against her skin as he pulled away, letting the manager open the door before Dumisa set her on her feet. Jackie's face burned with embarrassment as her head spun, trying to collect herself while Dumisa grinned in satisfaction.

"So, where to next, Jackie?" He nonchalantly purred as she continued to stiffly walk straight ahead, refusing to meet his gaze as her heart painfully raced. Oh this is so bad and wrong; she can't do this! Why did he kiss her?! Her head spun around wildly, finding herself in the strangest dilemma. Did she like Dumisa like that? She had to admit she never really thought of her Extraspecies like that. She was practically, no, literally their landlord a-and it was wrong to kiss and tenet! It was weird on so many levels that made her think of how a crossbreed would even look like. "Jackie?" Dumisa whispered into her ear, making her jump out of her skin as she whipped around to face him. He smirked at her reaction, kissing her temple, "where are we going now?" He seductively asked, tipping her chin up with a finger, "somewhere private, I hope?"

"T-To the others." Jackie said, looking back over to his charismatically grinning expression. There were rules about Hosts and Extraspecies and she was going to follow them. She remembered reading that it was forbidden to get involved with an Extraspecies and that was good enough for her.

"And should we do something more when we return to the apartment? I'm starting to like the idea of all the program's parts." Dumisa said with a smile before confidently looking forward. "Im claiming myself as the winner. You have no say in the matter." He cheerfully dictated, slithering on ahead of her as she stared at his back, feeling exhausted.

… I think … being a host just became a whole lot more difficult.

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In another part of the amusement park, Sabre and Siri were still clinging tightly to Werner's arms. They had gotten onto a couple rides but due to the lamia's size most of the rides were out of question. This only fueled Siri into a long string of long winded complaints that seemed to have no end.

"Honestly, I just can't believe they haven't made Extraspecies friendly rides over here already! It is so frustrating coming here where it's so much fun but can't get onto the rides. But at least I can be here with you, Werner. It would be so much more fun though with just us two." She pouted, hugging his arm tightly while shooting Sabre a glare.

"Wouldn't it be more fun without you instead? We could have actually gotten on the rides instead of having to move on and listen to your complains." Sabre retorted to the lamia and rubbed on her head on Werner's arm in a kitty claiming way. "We practically went already to all attractions that could."

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Werner patiently asked, already knowing what the lamia's answer would be.

"Let's have a drink." Siri happily smiled, shooting Sabre a glaring smile, "there's no need for you to come; you can go ahead and go back to your child and host." Siri smiled, trying to wave the feline off.

"A drink sounds good to me. This place is too bright and noisy anyways." Sabre agreed, surprising Werner and pissing off Siri. "And after a long day a drink would be nice."

"Alright but let's go back to the apartment. I don't want any other incidents being taken advantage of." Werner sighed, thinking back to the beach before he gently held onto both girls and headed back to the apartment after a brief text message to Ms. Smith.

Once in the apartment they all unwound, tired from the events of the day.

"Ooh~ my host!" Siri crooned, softly pawing at Werner's chest before cuddling up to him. Sabre dangerously smiled towards the lamia as she returned with some rather hardcore liquor from her room; one was straightlaced vodka and the other, mezcal. "I have these but I'm not sure they'll be enough. I heard that some Lamias were pretty good at handling their alcohol if they are strong."

"Oh ho ho ho~ of course. I'm the best drinker there is." The lamia proudly proclaimed as she gestured to herself, "you can't keep beauty like this without being able to hold down a few drinks."

"I go buy more down the street. Stay here and I be back soon." Werner sighed and left the girls alone, giving a worried glance at the lamia.

The moment he was out of the apartment Siri turned her glare to the feline. "I don't know what you're doing, cat, but Werner is mine." She possessively hissed.

"Is he? He is only your host and apparently has no other interest in a lamia that even another lamia dislikes." Sabre very casually took a sip of mezcal. "But who knows? I'm a cat, so I don't know much about the snakes. Maybe he thinks you are weak and not worth mating with."

"I am not weak! I'm-!"

"A snake without poison and a weak constitution." Sabre shrugged as if that was a mere innocuous fact as the snake took her shot in one angry go. "And besides that, I don't think you can handle a human male. Heck, you only managed to last, what, 15 minutes with Dumisa?"

"Hmph. I used him according to my own pleasure until I was finished with him. I could handle my host better than you could, cat." Siri spat the last word and filled her glass again.

"15 minutes or less? You finished so fast and the guy ended up unsatisfied. What could a human male expect from you then?" Sabre took a small sip again a while the lamia took another drink from her on glass. "Maybe you shouldn't drink that fast or too much or you won't last long."

"And why not?" The lamia hissed. "You think I can't handle it?"

Sabre took her own glass to finish her shot and looked away without answering.

"Fine, then. Whoever can hold the most shots will prove she's tough enough to handle Werner for the night." Siri eagerly puffed out her chest, her eyes gleaming rather greedily.

Sabre dangerously smiled as she whipped refilled the shot glasses, grinning evilly towards the smirking lamia.

"May the stronger female win." Sabre smiled before pouring the both of them some mezcal shots.

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Werner headed up the stairs of the apartment with the other bottles of tequila, whisky and rum before he heard Siri's loud shrieking laugh filling the apartment. He frowned, having a particularly bad feeling about this. When he got to the top he found Siri partially dressed and woozy from drinking while Sabre was calmly seated and looking quite well and smug like the cat she was. Besides the women were two empty bottles of vodka and mezcal.

"Ah~ started without me?" Werner asked, heading over to them before pulling out the other bottles of booze and setting them on the table.

After a moment of drunkenly wobbling in the air, Siri turned and saw Werner before cheerfully grinning and throwing her hands in the air. "We're winning, and I'm drinking!" She shouted with a loud, "WOOOOOOOO!" Before she fall onto her back against the carpet, wildly laughing in her excitement.

Werner heavily sighed with a sheepish smile, "come on Siri, you know how you get when you drink." He lightly laughed, looking a little concerned as he looked her over.

"Do join us." Sabre smirked, raising her shot glass into the air before taking another fast shot.

"I'd be delighted." Werner smiled. He sat down besides Sabre as she leaned against him with a purr, filling up his shot glass and Siri's as well.

"Salud!" Sabre cried as they all downed the shots. As the drinks went down so did Siri as she flopped onto the floor again, totally out of it as her head tossed back and forth, giggling and laughing to herself as her head spun.

"Ah~ no matter how hard she tries she can never keep up," Werner sighed as he got up, heading over to the lamia's room. Sabre watched as he came out with a very long and large blanket heater, laying it over her body and turning on the heat for her before taking his bottle and drink and gestured to the patio. "Shall we continue elsewhere?" He offered with a grinning smile.

Sabre smirked and followed him outside as they set themselves on long chairs. Under the moonlight they finished the rest of the bottles he bought which were less concentrated than the hardcore ones Sabre had hidden and initially shared. With a heavy sigh Werner wobbled slightly, holding up the bottle and staring at it for a few moments, shaking it and confirming the contents were completely drained.

"Well, that's it." Werner sighed and stood up, lending his hand to help the leopard get up. She didn't seem that drunk as she smoothly stood up, leaning against him and giving him support as she grasped at his chest with a bright smile on her face.

"No, it's not," Sabre purred, sliding her other hand around on his back, "why don't we have more fun in another way?"

"Hm?" He hummed, looking her over and seeing her purring before moving her hand down to his stomach, flickering her gaze down to his pants and back up at him as he tipped his head back slightly before nodding. "Hm … that time of year for you, hmmm? " He asked tiredly, rubbing his eyes and trying to dispel the fuzzy cloud over his head.

She purred, sliding her hand over his thigh and giving a light, suggestive squeeze as he grabbed her wrist and held firm with surprising strength considering how much he had to drink. For a human, Sabre had to admit she was impressed with his tolerance.

" … It's not right for a host to … to sleep with his Extraspecies." Werner slurred with a bashful smile, holding still as she rubbed against him.

"I'm not one of your charges." She countered and glanced at the snoring lamia who was dead asleep with no signs of waking up for quite sometime.

"Yes, you … you are one of Jackie's, that girl's Extraspecies." He said, rubbing her back as he tried to lean back but she easily went with him.

"I never said that," Sabre growled as Werner deeply laughed.

"You are," he said with a shrug, "but either way, I should not sleep with you. I am a host and you're an Extraspecies." He lightly argued though his tone more inclined in wanting to know how she'd convince him.

"So? You aren't my host and it's not as if humans don't sleep with Extraspecies; it's far more common than humans would like to admit. Your words can't deny that you want to. I can see the bulge in your pants and smell your interest ... and I don't mind either. Besides, I know you're curious about felines because bastets normally just do it with other bastet and only during heat. This is quite the rare chance for you, more so because I'm quite the rare cat." She purred with a half lidded, seductive gaze.

"Rarity hash … has little to do with it and everything sho … to do with the fact I host," he said, leaning back. Sabre guided him back inside as he stumbled falling back against a seat as Sabre sat on his lap with a purr. She leaned against his chest, pushing her breasts against him while sweetly smiling.

"Host or not, you are a male with desires." Sabre sat with her legs parted and rubbed her chest against him, "and there is no rule against that. The deal you have only stands for a host and his charges but not with anyone else." She added on, rubbing him thoroughly and trying to make him change his mind.

Werner visibly gulped, appearing nervous now as Sabre kissed his neck and softly sucked on it. After some hesitation the man let out a deep sigh, putting his arms around her to hug her against him before he glanced at the passed out lamia. His cheeks flushed as he ran his hands over her back, making her growl enthusiastically.

"Your room or mine?" She moved up and tended her hand to help him get up.

"Mine." He said with a blush, grabbing her hand and taking her to his room.

Sabre purred loudly as she laid back against his bed, sprawling out with a wide smile as Werner took off his shirt, still appearing to be hesitant as he climbed onto the bed with her. "Just once, kitty … once," he said with a drunken wag of his finger before Sabre grabbed it, sliding his digit into her mouth and sensually sucked on it. He stared at her, wavering as he raised his other hand and appeared to be thinking hard, " … just once."

The 'just once' soon turned into all night.

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The closing of the door caught Eztli's attention as he woke up, sleepily stretching and shaking himself out before listening intently to the silence. Nothing … were those people gone for good now? Eztli snuck into the hallway, looking around the perfectly clean apartment with only the worker's handiwork showing anyone was there in the first place. Ezlti stared up at the large strange tubes, puzzled about their purpose before be crawled around the rest of the apartment. Only after he was sure that he was alone he tossed himself onto a large puffy couch in the living room, letting out a big yawning sigh as he stared up at the ceiling. He couldn't help but wonder where that host took everyone. He was sure they'd be back but he was anxious for Jaska and the rest of them. Who knows what that human would do to them.

And thinking about the human host he noticed that this couch had some of her scent on it. His nose burned with her scent, bothering him to no end; so much so that he started digging his claws on it and it ripping it to shreds just by thinking what kind of horrible stuff this human would have done to him or to the other guys over this couch, which prompted him to tear at it with his claws. Most humans were bad humans. Everyone had a secret to hide or something they do which hurt others. It's impossible not to have that. Eztli's claws left large couch marks in the couch, biting and ripping it entirely while gutting and tossing the fluff inside all around the room.

When he calmed down from the little destructive feat he felt the need to discover just how bad was this human, and being here all alone at least could serve for that. He made his way to the hosts room and directly towards the closet to ensure there weren't any kind of weird toys or attires there. Anything that even remotely resembled Olivia in any way would be destroyed.

He began rummaging the closet but he really couldn't find any toy, meaning that those were hidden somewhere else. In the meantime, he examined the horrible clothes, relieved that they were at least not weird costumes. Regardless, he tore through them simply because he didn't like the way they looked. He glared at the dresses, ripping them all to shreds without a second thought.

The jaguar hissed before slamming the closet shut, glaring around the room with lowered ears. She had to have weird things hidden around here somewhere! Eztli looked under the bed, finding it full of boxes before he pulled them out, digging through them to find old clothes, shoes, blankets and linens. Nothing similar to what Olivia had. Eztli huffed, becoming more upset as he glared at the now empty boxes. He blinked, flickering his tail back and forth before he stepped into the box, sitting down and feeling rather protected on all four sides. Despite himself he smiled, jumping out of the box before landing on his feet, growling excitedly before tackling the cardboard box and rolling around with it. As he tumbled around he found himself laughing, biting and clawing at the cardboard before he tumbled into the bathroom where he continued to bite at the box, ripping off small chunks of cardboard.

His back foot kicked against something squeaky before he turned around, pupils growing wide as he watched the toilet paper trail downwards in a neat fashion. He leaned forward slightly, staring at it intently before kicking the box off of himself and hopped in front of the new toy. Slowly he raised his hand, pawing at the toilet paper before breathing in his excitement, pawing at it again and again as he quickly unraveled the entire roll. His hair stood on ends as he breathed excitedly, batting at the remains of the roll before rolling around in it, purring as the weak paper stuck to his fur and rolled him up like a cammel cigarette.

As he rolled around he came to a stop in front of the shower curtains, staring at them before frowning. That is an ugly pattern. The colors are similar to Olivia's shower curtains. With a snarling growl Eztli flipped over onto his feet, leaping up and grabbing hold of the plastic sheets before ripping it down, clawing it into shreds and biting it repeatedly to leave lots of holes in it. While gnawing on the plastic sheets he looked up at the mirror. He paused, seeing the reflection of a rather sickly thin looking black jaguar. His ears lowered, seeing the unease behind those eyes before he kicked the curtain away and stood in front of the mirror, getting a better look at himself. He … didn't really look much like a proud feline, did he?

Eztli frowned, taking in a deep breath as he saw the slight indents for his ribs and cavern for a stomach. His frown deepened as he sneered angrily, punching the glass and making it shatter but stay in place against the wall. The refracting pieces revealed a harsher glare of his eye as he glanced down at the counter, seeing the array of lipsticks, mascaras and other makeup items. With a hiss he slapped them off the countertop, gathering all of them up including the air driers and hair curlers before turning on the water and putting the items down to a watery grave, mixing all of the soaps and shampoos with them for good measure. Soon the large array of foam overflowed the bathroom, flooding the floor with a cascade of bubbles.

Eztli nodded firmly before turning away, having found nothing else in the bathroom, before slipping into the host's room. It was impossible for her not to have any weird tools or outfits! They just had to be hidden very well. Eztli yanked out the drawers to the dressers, tossing them out and sending the host's clothes flying everywhere as he searched the dressers thoroughly but found nothing strange or out of the ordinary at all. Eztli let out a stiff growl, knowing for a surety that this couldn't be right. She had none of the weird items that Olivia did. Eztli sat on the only thing intact, the bed, as he sat close together and stared over the room. Where else could he be missing?

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The alarm to Werner's room went off in the morning as the German flinched, achingly holding his head as he sat up and slowly recalled the night before. Sabre's soft moan made a blush flash across his face as she leaned against him, pressing her naked chest up against his back as she purred away and nuzzled against his head.

"Did you sleep well?" She teasingly smiled, licking the back of his ear before he stood up, gently letting her fall back against the bed as he began to quickly get dressed and ready for the day.

"Hm~ nya~ come lay down a little longer," she enticed with a purr, wiggling her tail as she watched him slip a shirt and pants on.

"Can't; need to get Yenna's breakfast ready and eggs for Siri. She'll be hungover from last night." He said, walking into the bathroom to brush his teeth quickly. He splashed cold water on his face, trying to wake himself up.

Sabre rolled her eyes in annoyance, stretching and glancing at the clock. It was only 7 in the morning. "You are quite a dedicated host. If we want any snack we must practically kill it ourselves. Jackie never gives us more, much less early." The clouded leopard playfully complained and stretched on the bed with her tail up. Werner looked just at the right time, or wrong, to see what he was looking at most of the night as she smirked, shaking her hips back and forth. "Why not have a bit more fun? They can wait a little bit. We aren't going home until 9."

"The girls need to eat before they'll be willing to pack. And this here was only a one time thing to satisfy your heat." He said, finishing up his teeth before putting dry shampoo into his hair and quickly cleaning it up. He paused to rub his aching head, letting out a stiff and pained sigh, "I've slept in late as it is."

"But I'm not satisfied yet," she hummed, rolling on her back and twisting a bit while pawing at the air towards him playfully, "come." She enticed, spreading her legs for him and letting him see her in all her glory.

"Then you can satisfy yourself with, what was it, Jaska? He is a bastet so he is surely more than willing." He stated as he righted his shirt, "besides, it is not natural for our species to intermingle. I was a little buzzed last night." He said with a shrug as he rubbed his aching head again, "I mean it's simply not possible for an Extraspecies to end up with a human so why bother having fun with them? You'll be paired up with a mate soon enough like they do in the zoo to take care of your desires for a few days and I'm sure it is Jaska who will take care of that." He said, brushing it off like nothing.

"I don't want that. I care about mating outside of heat." Sabre growled back with her ears flat against her skull, feeling rather hurt by his words.

"Mating outside of heat is unnatural for a cat in itself," he said, stepping back out into the room as he adjusted his pants better.

"It's not mating, it's just sex." Sabre pointed out with a frown.

He paused for a moment before sliding a cold gaze over to her. His uncaring expression sent shivers down her spine as her eyes widened, beginning to get an idea of what kind of person she had spend the night with.

"Animals mate, humans f***. There's a difference between that, Ms. Feline." He said.

"I'm not an animal." She hissed with lowered ears.

"Then what are you?" He questioned, looking her evenly in the eyes and seeming annoyed; with what exactly, she could only imagine, "you're not a human, Sabre. You're a cat." He firmly stated.

She looked away with a stiff frown, "I am myself, simple as that."

"And a clouded leopard at that." He said before heading towards the door, taking a deep breath before turning back to her, "why did you choose to sleep with me instead of one of your own?"

Sabre remained silent with a cast down gaze. Of course she couldn't say aloud that she was trying to keep some of her humanity by cohorting with a human man when she had an inhuman need of a male. Now that she was alone, she was afraid to lose whatever was left of her past self.

"Hmmm … well, Sabre, think of it this way. You can't mate with a human. Bastets only produce bastets, even with other bastets their kittens are always pure full breeds. A hybrid with a human, if at all possible, would be an unnatural monstrosity. Its very existence would be cruel in itself and would be both a danger and a crime against nature. Not a human and not an Extraspecies; a creature lost in between. The better act would be to kill such a thing and save it from the pain of it's own existence." Werner said with a stiffer frown, remaining firm in his reasoning.

Sabre's hands gripped the sheets tightly, ripping through them with her claws. She tensed up almost trembling and with her fur on edge by how shaken she was from his words. Her chest tightened by just thinking on his words. She wasn't human anymore but she didn't want to cast away whatever humanity she had left if there was any left at all. Her body wasn't human but her mind and person wasn't an Extraspecies either. What was she then? A monstrosity as he had said? "That's not true."

"You know it is." He sighed, clearly tired of the conversation already, "besides, there are too few cats left, so you should go have cubs with another cat. Be sure to clean yourself up and pack up to leave." He said, walking into the kitchen, leaving her alone in his room.

Sabre's eyes became watery, all her muscles tense and chest hurting. She hugged herself into a little tight ball, trying, forcing herself to not break down crying. To not acknowledge how much the truth of her existence hurt or how much she was truly torn apart on the inside. She was no longer human and she wasn't a feline either. She was a monstrous mix of the two. And … and it was disgusting.

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In another part of the house, a certain male lamia was oversleeping with a host struggling against him.

"D-Dumisa, seriously, get up! We need to get going soon!" Jackie hissed, shoving against his heavy body. She wasn't able to sleep at all last night because this snake had constricted around her tightly, preventing her from wriggling free of him. What in the world makes him think that just because he had a crush on her that he would be able to do whatever he wanted and she'd just sit back and watch?

For the first time in an hour of shoving his body twitched, making her jump in surprise as he slowly unwound himself, staring down at her with his infamous sexy snarky smile as she rested in the donut hole of his coiled body.

"Morning, Jackie," he purred, lowering himself down and grabbing her leg before she could successfully get away. Her nails dug into his scales as he dragged her back by the ankle, holding her right leg in the air before softly kissing her ankle. She tensed up, startled as red slapped against her cheeks. "You have strangely cute toes, you know that?" He murmured, sliding his slimy tongue between her toes and making her squirm.

"Dumisa, let go! That's gross!" She shouted as he shifted and moved, laying her on the bed before setting his scaly body over her torso and nearly crushing the life out of her with his massive weight as he continued to playfully flicker his tongue between her toes.

"How is it gross? You're mine now so I plan to get to know every little part of you." He grinned, nibbling on the arch of her foot, "does this make you excited? I will have to become aware of the human's erogenous zones to pleasure you thoroughly, so be patient," he teased, sliding his tongue up her shin and to her knee as he stared at her in honest curiosity, "would you like to touch me too?"

"No, Dumisa. I'm your host, not your toy." Jackie growled. "Come on, we need to leave soon and go home."

Dumisa reluctantly let her go but added an ominous note, "I will not be held off for long, Jackie."

"You'll hold off for as long as I want." She growled while stumbling out of the room, relieved to be free.

After an hour of struggling between all of her charges, Jackie organized and packed up everything and got the others moving, not seeing an ear or tail of Sabre. Jackie briefly wondered if Sabre left with Smith along with Jaska before brushing it off. There was no way, she could have told her first. Shrugging it off, Jackie went ahead and packed up the rest of her things, double and triple checking the rooms to ensure nothing was left behind.

Kroc strapped everything onto the van's top before Dumisa reluctantly slithered into the incredibly cramped back of the vehicle with Kroc sitting huddled into a tight ball. Jackie walked over, seeing everyone in the van before spotting Sabre sitting in the front seat with a hard and haunted expression on her face.

Jackie walked over to her, knocking on the window as Sabre looked away from her, hiding her face. Jackie frowned, puzzled as she opened the door, watching Sabre stiffen up. Her arms tightened around Antain as he tried making a fun dash for freedom, madly laughing and cuddling against the clouded leopard.

"Sabre? You alright?" Jackie asked, glancing into the back of the van and seeing both the males remaining quiet and were surprisingly well behaved. Red flags shot up in the host's head, running down a mental list of what could be wrong before finding nothing. She turned to Sabre, hoping for an answer.

"Nothing." Sabre answered low through her gritted teeth obviously having trouble to swallow up. "Just a bad morning. Let's go home, host."

"No no, Sabre, what is it?" Jackie asked, hesitating before she reached forward and very gently began sliding her hand behind Sabre's neck, gingerly rubbing her weak spots on her ear to help coax the answer out of them.

Sabre growled, not even reacting to the petting. "Let's go."

" … Sabre, tell me what's wrong." Jackie gently asked, watching as she held Antain tighter in her arms.

"I just had a bad morning with Werner, alright?!" The leopard hissed, "now shut up and drive or I'll do so." Sabre just wanted to get the hell away from here. This morning was a reminder of the reality that she would never fit anywhere or ever get a life was tearing through her like melted metal though snow. She was alone in this. A human would f*** her for the chance and Extraspecies kitties would do so out of the heat but would immediately tell there was something weird with her. Her existence now was just racing to try and finish hunting down the remains of the facility or until she got killed, captured or worse. Tears almost began coming out. All was nothing for her. There was no way she'd ever get peace or calm. She would never have a job besides being a spy, assassin or mercenary even though she had tried with the Extraspecies clothes. How had she even fathom that when she wasn't even a real Extraspecies? She was just an idiotic fool.

Jackie stared at her, baffled by her behavior and troubled deeply. There were only a few things that could upset Sabre this much and she was concerned about it. A part of her wanted to ignore it and go ahead and start driving but her intuition was sparking, making her want to look into this.

"Hmm … give me a minute. You don't mind the heat, do you?" Jackie asked, looking into the back and finding both Kroc and Dumisa nodding off, getting sleepy in the comfort of the hot van while Sabre was sweating up a storm and not answering or complaining. Jackie cracked the windows for her and Antain before walking over to Werner who was busy packing up his own van in the corner of the street.

"Hey, Werner, got a minute?" Jackie asked, trotting over to him and seeing both girls in the van already dead asleep for the trip home.

"Not really. We should have been on the road an hour ago." He grunted with a heavy sigh as Jackie's eyes narrowed. He had been grouchy this morning too and hadn't bothered to greet anyone. He had gotten his girls ASAP into the van after drilling them to move fast to pack. Something wasn't right. He was in an obvious rush to get away and that made Jackie suspicious.

With a snap of her arm Jackie grabbed his shoulder, surprising him as she stepped between him and his van with a fierce look in her eyes. "Make some." Jackie stated in a hard voice, surprising him.

"Alright. What's wrong?" He asked, leaning back a bit and seeming puzzled, his arms crossing and his prosthetic foot tapping against the floor a bit too fast and nervously. "We are quite late and are driving farther than you. We need to get going."

"First you're going to tell me what the hell happened between you and Sabre. She's really upset." Jackie said, puzzled, "did you say something to her?" Jackie asked, wondering if he tried to give her a useless lesson like he's been doing to her the whole time at the beach but that wouldn't make much sense since Sabre would have brushed something like that off.

"I don't know what upset her so much. She came to me and I helped settled her urges and in the morning she seemed upset about me reminding her she's a cat. We were a bit drunk last night but we sorted it out in the morning." He explained outright as Jackie blankly stared at him.

She stood in silence staring at him, processing what he just said. " … I'm sorry did you say urges?" Jackie quickly asked, tilting her head as if to hear him better.

"Yes. Jaska wasn't around so she came to me," he said with a heavy sigh, "she was merciless, I'll tell you, and the same goes for the rest of your Extraspecies even if in other circumstances. You should train your charges better and remind them they are in the program to learn human ways and not be so driven by their instincts-"

"You slept with my cat - WHAT THE F*** IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" Jackie screeched in all her furious anger as he jumped, surprised at her outburst. "And excuse me?! Where the hell do you get off in telling me how to take care of my Extraspecies, you son of a b****?! I work my a** off caring for them and making sure they are healthy and happy and you go off not only trying to tell me what to do- YOU SLEPT WITH MY CAT!" Jackie nearly screamed, earning odd looks from people walking down the sidewalk.

"What?" He said, startled, "she came to me in what I assumed was heat. I just helped satisfy the urge she had and you clearly haven't even considered or tended to-"

"ARE YOU MENTALLY F***ING INSANE?!" Jackie roared, shoving him against his chest and making him smack against his van as he put his hands up in defense but made no retaliation. "Why the hell would you sleep with her?! You, as a HOST?!" Jackie shouted. "And where the hell do you get off telling Sabre, or any Extraspecies, that they're just an animal?! What the hell does that make you, you worthless, stupid, idiotic p**** looking for an easy pickings! Why would you take advantage of her like that?!"

"I told you. I was drunk and so was your cat. She seemed to think that a relationship with a human was possible. Can you believe that?" Werner pathetically tried to defend himself.

"What kind of bigot are you, you, you-!" Jackie started, unable to think of any string of words bad enough to even begin explaining how disgusting he was, "F*** YOU!" Jackie shouted as, in her anger, her fist jabbed forward and caught him right in the nose. His head popped back and smacked against the van as he grasped his broken nose, covering it up as blood dribbled down his chin. "You're a disgusting pig using a girl like that! Extraspecies or human, a girl has feelings! I hope you drive off the edge of a cliff you dumba**, piece of scummy S*** who shouldn't even be allowed to care for Extraspecies!" Jackie shouted before turning away from him and angrily marching back to her van.

As soon as Jackie reached her own vehicle she got on the driver's seat and turned it on, taking a minute to notice the uncomfortable silence that had settled inside. She turned her head to look at Sabre but the leopard was curled into a little ball in the copilot's seat and not even Antain was managing to make her move or speak despite his mewing. Kroc and Dumisa looked between each other, and although they tried to approach despite the tight confines of the van, they stopped, reading the mood and just kept quiet to give the bastet some space, which by the quiet couple sobs that Sabre tried to hide, was much needed.

Jackie's fingers tightly kneaded the wheel as she backed out of the driveway with a crimson red face of absolute rage as she sped off down the street, refusing to speak one word through the entire drive. Well, this was a fun trip.

Note to self; NEVER vacation with another group of Extraspecies and their host. Ever.

Oh no~ what's going to happen next, I wonder? How will Jackie react to finding her home half destroyed? :D 10 REVIEWS to find out!