Humans... So strange (Open)

[Chiara]

Having been begrudgingly woken up by a Human and called the mere title of 'Doctor', Chiara had since refreshed herself as she walked through what the people called a 'Paradise' as her experienced eyes looked over the borders. 'Call this Paradise? It probably won't be long till whatever is attacking this place.' She thought to herself as she went down to 'start work'.

Quickly, Chiara looked at the information handed to her and started to catch up, not bothering to ask any questions nor to draw attention to herself in any way as she observed the so-called Zombies. The only difference being that here, wherever here was, the Zombies were real and not just a myth that the Humans conjured up eons ago to explain the Walking Dead though they were different beings.

[Jamie Lane]

Jamie had been awoke by an alarm clock. An alarm clock? He sat bolt upright and stared at the florescent light setting, the clean walls, the steel floors. Concrete! Jamie scrambled from his bed and shot forward to touch the white painted walls, the alarm clock still screaming at him from behind. He’d never been so happy to touch painted walls in his life. Quickly he darted to turn off the screaming alarm clock and flopped onto the bed staring at the flashing neon digits on the clock. Real numbers! He knew he wasn’t home. He knew for a fact because nothing was this... organized.

Scrambling from his bed and eager to explore, he found a white lab coat with the name ‘Dr Lane’ stitched into it and hastily put it on over a white linen shirt he found in an iron locker. Oh god. Lights, electricity, things he was accustomed to. He scrambled to the door which required his keycard to open and flung it open. When he scrambled down the hall he found a research lab and within it, one woman in particular who was observing a few... Jamie’s eyes widened as he moved closer watching the zombie-like creatures claw at the glass.

He fell in beside the woman unable to tear his eyes away from the creatures...
”Are those..... Zombies?”
He asked in horror...

[Chiara]

Making the odd notes on her clipboard, Chiara barely acknowledged the arrival of another scientist as she observed the Zombies, not really blinking that often which made some of the scientists wonder who she was given her strange physique and how her mannerisms seemed even more... Odd than how she looked, considering the looks from the younger Male scientists.

Hearing Jamie's comment though made Chiara slightly look to her side at the the young man, her eyes taking one glance at his full stance before she turned back to the creatures behind the glass. "Yes... They are, and it is the reason that we are here Dr. Lane..... And not with the Hunters..... Though such things, I assume, can easily change within a heartbeat." She stated, it was cryptic enough to see whether he was like her, but if he wasn't then she didn't give herself away.

[Jamie Lane]

That was a threat. The beautiful girl beside him had just threatened him. Why was he so unlucky with females? They kept threatening him and slapping him and he was suddenly sobered by her behavior toward him. He shifted uncomfortably then glanced around the room pausing for a long moment. Hunters? Scientists? Oh God. What was the world like, THIS world like outside? She had a point. Play along or become a hunter.

"Uh...Right so..."
He dropped his eyes from the lurking Zombie clawing at the glass window backing up just a tad. He hoped the glass was double plated. From what he'd seen from Resident evil those things had nasty strength in them and could break through walls of glass fairly easily. His eyes dropped to the clipboard she was holding and he tried to pick up a few glances of what he note taking was all about.

General gist of Zombie research. He felt like he was actually in Umbrella's research labs. The hairs on the back of his neck stood on end instantly and his eyes took a quick flick around before dropping back down to the clipboard.
"Might you tell me where to start? I'm assuming we're all working as a team. I'm fairly new, Dr. Er..."
He strained a little to see her name tag then leaned back.

"Chiara? I'd rather like it if we could, for a moment, work together so that I can learn the protocol I'm to take, if your schedule isn't quite occupied?"
His tone was respectful, careful and clear. Professionalism. He offered her a polite, stiff upper lip smile.

[Chiara]

Looking at Jamie, Chiara, rather uncharacteristically, smiled at him almost as if she knew that he perceived her message as a threat whereas it was actually a test as she motioned for him to follow her. "Every precaution has been taken in order to ensure our safety, but even then.... We all have to keep our watch..." She stated as she and Jamie switched out for the other two Scientists that came in.

Once they were outside and alone, Chiara relaxed a little. "You're quite a smart one, aren't you? Much smarter than the Scientists here would realise...." She stated, dropping her professional tone by quite a margin to reveal a voice that was extremely old, yet still one that was not to be messed with as she gave an approving smile as she slowed her pace, "Ok, to get the point, we are Scientists looking for a cure for Zombies... Every test subject in this building was once a Human like you and many of the Scientists here..... One of them was the Sherriff's own son." She reeled off as she walked by a reflective bit of metal and that's when part of her statement made sense.

Time seemed to slow down as in the reflection walked, not an overly attractive blond haired, blue eyed woman, but a blue and white, sleek and powerful dragon whose reptilian sapphire blue eyes saw through many things. Hence the notes on the board noting such fine detailing that normal Humans wouldn't detect.

Walking on as if nothing strange happened, Chiara led Jamie into another room. "Right now, I need you to compare the notes that I've just taken and input them into this computer before running a correlation program to see what similarities it can, so far, draw up from our experiments, Dr. Lane." She stated, her professional tone returning as she directed him tot he computer in question.

[Jamie Lane]

Jamie followed her as she began leading the way. Was that a smile the cold woman just gave him? Then again, this was more what he was used to. Smiles. He didn't do well with threats. He nodded when she said that they had to keep a stern watch and let his eyes flash back to the zombies briefly before he shot his eyes forward once more to watch her and keep paying attention. This was the part where he got vital information for his own survival. He had to pay attention. Jamie followed her to where she lead.

He noticed her shoulders visibly lower, noting that being away from them was causing her to relax a little more. He smiled at her words but not in a smug way but more an acknowledgement of a compliment.
"That's a good thing, I think. People believed to be ignorant are often ignored, wallflowers and it's these people that can kill with the power of their watch. "
He imparted looking across her features.

She was strange. There was something mythical about her... her skin. In the light, now looking at her he could tell that she had something magical about her. Where had she come from? Was this strange to her? Jamie took her pace easily but his eyes instantly widened when she got to the points of interest. Oh God. This was the opposite of Resident Evil. This was them trying for a cure. He nodded and couldn't help but spit out a question eager for more. This was Jamie's element.

If any realm was fit for him... it was this one.
"Do you know how the zombie virus started? The T4 virus I'm assuming?"
He could feel his enthusiasm and excitement growing. This was so cool. Bell would be so jealous. Jamie glanced to the side as he asked the question but instead stuttered to a halt staring at her reflection as she continues onward. Was that a dragon? His eyes flicked from the reflection to her, his mouth open in surprise and horror as he stared.

Jamie quickly twisted to catch up with her, still uncertain how he felt about having a dragon shifter beside him... talking to him. He nodded slowly when they entered the room and he was given an order. He slowly took the clipboard and moved to sit down at the desk, unable to take his eyes off her now. A dragon...
"Right.... away, Doctor Chiara..."
His words came slow, he was still recovering from what he had seen.

[Chiara]

Chiara sighed softly at this, "Those who try to ignore what is blatantly obvious is a dangerous game to play.... Those who know and try to ignore, can be fatal..... But those who play the game correctly are the ones who will be the Predator." She stated before agreeing, "Hence why we must be guard around them too....."

Noting that Jamie was looking at her, Chiara didn't really seem to care much for the appearance that had some of the younger Scientists' heads spinning around to watch. She didn't care about what they thought of her Human form, and why should she? It wasn't her, it was just a body.... An illusion.... Nothing more than simply her draconic self entwined with the genetics of a Human to make her seem like the people but obviously superior.

Hearing Jamie's question, Chiara continued to walk, the odd flicker of her Dragon form appearing on the walls if the materials were reflective but she didn't seem to notice. "The intermixing of Technological and Biological warfare created a virus which slowly turned people into Zombies.... I do not know what it is called, but I have learned this much....." She stated. As she heard his quickened step, Chiara chuckled in a low tone, some might label it as husky but for her, it was a part of her Draconic and true self.

Watching him, Chiara raised an eyebrow at him as she moved to another desk to check with another Scientist. In Jamie's head though came her voice, but it seemed to interlink with a slightly deeper voice which sounded very similar but far more ancient and animalistic at the same time. ~Be careful what you say and think.... I'll pick up on it quicker than you can think it through.~

[Jamie Lane]

Jamie frowned at her words then shrugged his shoulders. Okay, she was getting way to serious right now. She didn't need to be THAT serious about everything. Why didn't she just relax a bit? Though he supposed that she was scared too. It must have been hard for her if she was not used to this technology and everything. He heard her words about how the virus came about and noticed instantly how men seemed to stare at her. Jamie rolled his eyes at them. It wasn't about the beauty...

It was about the personality. It always was for Jamie. Once inside and seated at a desk, he watched her briefly as she moved off to some of the other scientists to help them before he turned to face his own computer. Jamie tensed up when he heard her threat in his head.
"And here I thought we could be friends..."
He hissed under his breath before scowling at the screen then going about typing what he needed to into the database.

So she was an uppity bitch. What did he expect from a dragon and one that had such a beautiful appearance to boot. Just like those girls that bullied people in the hallways at high school.

[Chiara]

Chiara knew that for many Humans, she was way too serious but given that her entire sub-species was raised that way there was no other choice. The alternative was to be hunted, eaten or used for medicine against their will. She'd seen many of her fellow kin killed simply because of the fact that the Humans they presided over did not see the true power or nature of a Dragon, so Chiara had to be serious.

Such thoughts flowed from her mind before one image shone through, a black Dragon, bigger than what Jamie had seen in her reflections but an emotion was severely linked with this as people chopped at it, tearing off skin, scales, muscle and bone before collecting or drinking some of it's blood as pain echoed from Chiara's heart. A lone tear fell down her cheek, ~That wasn't a threat.... Merely a fact...... I... I don't know how to be friends with Humans...Or anything other than my kind..... I...~

Chiara stopped transmitting as she left the room to head outside for some air, she really wanted to get out of her Human form but knew that being in the Paradise would make it impossible for her to transform without being seen.

[Jamie Lane]

Jamie felt awkward about the sudden way she seemed to mentally attack him. He wished she wouldn't go into his head. He didn't like strange creatures already and now they were poking and peeking into his head? Liz was a lot more open to him it seemed than most other strange creatures. Even Charlise seemed nicer to him. It was kinda sweet to think they cared enough not to attack him. He could understand she was scared. He was scared of her too after what he'd seen but didn't she get it?

Couldn't she feel he had a good heart? He thought that following her would be a bit too much for her so he stayed at his desk and did exactly what she told him to do. He'd give her some time, fresh air and a few smiles whenever he passed her in the hallway. Maybe they COULD become friends after all. He could potentially also show her that she could trust humans if she really wanted to. He would show her that it was okay to be around a human. Step by step he'd get her trust.

[Chiara]

Once outside of the building, Chiara sighed heavily as she ran her hands down her face. She was trapped in this form until she could find somewhere big and deserted so that she could shift into her true form.

She felt...... Weak.... Vulnerable and inexperienced. And she HATED being weak, that was not the way of the avatars. That was for the lesser beings...

Maybe that was the problem though.....
~Well done genius... What gave the first clue?~
'Enough! I shall not listen to this!'
~Face it, sunshine..... You didn't do a grand job of yourself in front of that rather handsome young man......~
'My own conscience is being blasphemous! I am already losing my mind!'

Such was the internal battle inside of Chiara as she groaned whilst holding her head, trying to get all those voices out of her skull. She yelled out in frustration; a slight fragment of her draconic self roaring at the same time, only those who knew could hear it though as it echoed in a deep tone in contrast to the alto tone of the Human.