There's not much action here i just wanted to give my impression of E-570, i thought it up before the leaked reveal.
It was cold. Not anymore.
Laboratory specimen E-570, a working prototype meant to pave the way for something better, lighter, portable and more...manageable.
Of course it stood to reason that undertaking any new project would bring a bevy of new failures that would cast doubt on the minuscule advancements made in the research needed to maintain the funding necessary to continue said project. So why not start big? The bigger the risk the greater the failure.
E-570, a spectacular failure, and yet it presented an even more spectacular opportunity. An opportunity so great it granted Dr. Wu his escape from Jurassic World.
The failure?
The base was Australovenator Wintonensis, the Australian equivalent of a Velociraptor, a lone hunter standing at human height and with a few tweaks ideal for martial deployment. It's main weapon were the three dagger like claws on its hands which it used to dig in and grip onto its prey while it tore at it with its crocodile like snout. Its whip-like tail was strong enough to break a man's skull and its hind legs could thrust the dinosaur four meters into the air to ambush larger prey. It was deadly, but it could be deadlier.
Wu wanted this new creature to be smarter, faster, quieter so he had to add modified raptor genome to extend its legs and enhance its brain. A brain he wanted to protect at all costs so after much trial and error he was able to isolate the genetic sequence to the Stygimoloch's thick skull and slimmed it down to lower its profile and keep the beast from toppling over. Next was the modification he was most proud of, adding a modern day descendant to its repertoire, a turkey vulture. With the largest nasal cavity in the bird family in relation to body size the turkey vulture's addition would allow it to track down its prey from miles away. Finally its eyes happily donated by the Troodon would allow it to traverse the nocturnal landscape with ease, in testing it was found that although it had hawk eye accuracy in near pitch darkness a significant drawback was discovered very early on that was high sensitivity to bright light. A flaw that could easily be amended in the next project, the glaring flaw however was that in order to make this dinosaur more aggressive was the fact that it had to be born male which in itself wasn't necessarily the fault but rather the curious overproduction of testosterone that flooded the creatures system when its adrenal glands became active. In the best of situations this thing was uncontrollable, in the worst it resulted in the quieted deaths of 3 handlers and nearly a fourth who would never walk again. Wu wasn't a patient man however, though he was sorry his failure resulted in unintended consequences he was elated to discover his limit with this creation so early on. He now had a better idea of what he what he had to do to bring order to the next Indominus Clone, and as for this failure...well, it would be a shame to throw it away so soon.
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Juan was behind the barroom counter pouring drinks for the kids, everyone got the same Pepsi filled mug except for Kenji who got beer.
"Drink up champ."
Kenji became wide-eyed when he saw the froth run down the glass, picking it up with both hands he swallowed hard as he brought it to his lips.
"You can't give him that!" The wild child said.
"What's your name again?"
"It's Ben."
"Ben, uh, mind your own business."
"I can't in good conscience allow Kenji to drink an alcoholic beverage. He's still hurt!"
"He almost died today kid, I'd say he's earned it." He said picking up another mug.
"I almost died!"
The ranger paused before the pour.
"You did?"
"Yes. A month ago i fell off the Monorail while we were being chased by Pteranodons. Then I spent a month in the jungle fending off Compies and starvation, and then i faced off with Toro and then..."
"Whoa, whoa, alright it's not a competition." He finished pouring the beer and handed it off to him. "If you wanted one you could've just asked."
Ben took the glass unsure of what to do, he looked back at Juan who poured another and clinked his own glass with his then Kenji's.
"Cheers." Juan threw his head back greedily gulping down his drink leaving both boys to look at each other. Kenji grimaced as he brought the beer close to his mouth again preparing for the obvious subpar taste of a domestic brew. He was used to the good stuff. He jumped when Ben slammed down his mug, "Another."
Juan took his cup with a smile, brought it under the counter, and poured him another Bud Light 0.