Subject: AD-12622263 ~ "Ada"

Colour: #d40000

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Ada's Handler is Mr. Adler. He's strict, almost overly so, and likes things orderly. He's not particuarly fond of AD-12622263, and she's not very fond of him. His charge is a firecracker, with a personality that always seems to be the exact opposite of his. Sometimes it seems like she messes things up just to annoy him.

He's often seen chatting with Subject JC-31200016's Handler, but his intentions are a bit....unclear. They get along well enough, but sometimes he looks at his fellow Handler with a bit more than friendship in his eyes.

He's tall, with brown hair that always seems to be combed and styled, and perfect teeth that are always immaculately white. He wears a business suit and a watch, even when working with the charge he's been given.

~CONNECTION with Jaycie~

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~Ada meets Jaycie all 'made up'~

When you are new, you always seem to be on the outside looking in.

And sometimes you are just waiting for someone to just let you in.

They let Jaycie in. Of course, the Chinchilla pair would. They were Velour and Silk and they would always be willing to reach out to any Year 1 Subject...

...to humiliate them.

Subject JC-31200016 was no exception. In fact the very naive and trusting ways of the Blue Jay were just right for the pickings. How could they resist? The 'handbag' was just asking for it, in fact.

It was Jaycie's first meet with the Music Dept. head chair, Mr. Corsica, and Jaycie wanted to impress. And so, like the good BLOCC samaritans they were, the Chinchilla pair took Jaycie aside and 'helped her make a winning impression.'

Velour had distracted Jaycie's handler, Ms. Copperton, whilst Silk helped the Blue Jay with her wardrobe and make-up. Edgy, Silk had told her, Edgy to the Nth degree. Edgy meant tearing and cutting at the girls Onsie. Holes, frayed hems and showing parts between the thighs was necessary, front and back. What was smeared upon the newbie's face could be smelled from the next room over but it was Edgy. De la toilette was magic to Mr. Corsica, said Silk.

And of course, the poor 'Handbag' knew no better but to trust the judgement of the Chinchilla. They were in Year 3 and they knew best. And they only wanted the best for the Year 1 girl.

Torn clothes, crotch exposed and face smeared with only browns the colour of an unmentionable source on her face, the Blue Jay sauntered into the waiting room as Ada exited the sound studio, fresh from her meet with Mr. Corsica.

Shyly, Jaycie waved at the redheaded Sparrow girl. "Hey, you're AD-12622263, right?" she knew others called her 'ADA' but there was no way a first year would presume to ever call another, older Subject by their Nick. "Hi. Wow. I love your eyes-- uhh right. So, I'm Subject: JC-31200016...! I'm here to do my audition for Mr. Corsica. Is he in--"

"SUBJECT: JC-31200016, ENTER THE STUDIO NOW," commanded the voice over the loudspeaker.

"Oops! I'm up. How do I look..? Nevermind, I know you're busy. But... Ummm... nice to meetcha'...! Later AD-12622263...!" Jaycie smiled, and waved once more.

A small dry-heave she gave as she smeared her 'make-up ' a bit more over her face. She then looked fondly over her shoulder at the redhead. A small, nerve-calming sigh she let out, then she reached for the door to lead her to her very first audition.




~To: Jaycie. A Lesson in Authority. From: Ada.'~

By now she was confident enough to call Subject: AD-12622263 by her Nick.

Jaycie pulled the toothbrush out her mouth, spat, rinsed out her mouth and spat once more. A small smile pulled up at the corner of her harder than human lips. She watched the dark lines that permanently coloured the edges of those lips as she spoke the name,

"Ada..." she whispered and blushed. The Jay cleared her throat and spoke the name again, a little bit louder and little bit more confident, "Ada."

Ada had taken Jaycie under her wing (they are both birds, ha-ha) and helped to guide the Year 1 girl and given her points and tips to survive out here in the BLOCC. And number one was to not give in to authority. Jaycie did not like the advice, but she would still try to figure out how to do as Ada had said.

And so the Sparrow said that she would help Jaycie understand how to not give in to authority. It was simple. Retrieve Ada's onsie from the locker room at a certain time. It would be the one wrapped in the pink towel. Should the Bluebird be more suspicious, she would have had reservations about taking the towel. Ada did not have a pink towel. In fact, no Year 2 had a towel coloured anything else but grey.

Not one to argue or think anything else other than what was requested of her, she finished up getting ready for lights out, gathered her things, and, more importantly, the pink towel with Ada's clothes wrapped in them. She looked one last time in the mirror and mouthed the name Ada once more. She blushed again, but this time with pride. She looked rather natural saying that name..

She knocked on the Sparrow's door, even though it was slightly ajar. "Hey, it's me--"

"Jay...! C'mon in, close the door, lock it. Hurry up...!"

The Bluebird did as she was told with much swiftness. Her cheeks were heated and pink. Not because of the urgency of the order, but because Ada had called her by a shortened version of her Nick. And it sounded so natural. Wow... she is sooooo cool...

"Sooooo... you got it..?"

"Hi...! Um. Uhhhh yeah, it's right here--"

A perplexed expression scrunched up her face and her mouth snapped shut. Her friend Decker, the Lop-Eared Bunny girl was here too. Jaycie froze upon the spot.

"Hey, Jaycie...!" said Decker pleasantly and even more puzzling, rather bubbly.

"Ummmm... hi, Dee. What are you doing here? Is everything okay...?"

"Yeah, girl. We been waiting for you. Unwrap the towel..."

"Wait... wut..? You both been waiting--"

"Heeeeey... hey now, girl... it's cool. I was just as weirded out when I showed up to Ada's quarters. It's cool, Bluebirdie. Unroll it. Go onnnnnn..."

An unsure scowl remained upon her face, but she did as her friend instructed. She held the thing out, red-faced and dark, bird-like eyes wide with disbelief.

"Oh my gosh... OHMyGOSH!!! I grabbed the wrong one! This is red and white! It's a Year 3! I am sooooooo sorry, AD-12622263!! I screwed up! Big time! I am soooooo SOR--"

"Hey! Hey now...! Jaycie! Easy... easy now. Relax. You didn't mess up. Take a look. Look at the IDN on the suit. Go on... what does it say...?"

"Wait... wut...?! That's Silk! This is Silk's suit! Oh. MY. GOSH!! I'm dead. So dead. I am soooooo--"

Decker unrolled the suit in her possession, revealing another red and white suit to Jaycie.

"DEE!! That's Velour's!! Decker!? You're dead! You are sooo--"

"Jaycie. Jay. Tonight is their official reveal to their patron bidder. They need to impress their new owners."

"WUT?! But they don't got their suits--"

"Check what's underneath the suits...."

"Whhhhooooooooaaaaaa... that is the most gorgeous thing I ever seeeeeeen... whooooooaaaa..."

"That's right. They don't even have their formal gowns."

"Sooooo... what are they gunna wear...?"

"Remember I told you I was gonna teach you a lesson tonight about authority....?"

"Yeah. But... but they don't have authority over us--"

"Not no more, Jay. Not no more. Ada showed them."

"No, Dee. 'WE." We showed them--"

"Wait...! Wut..?! Oooooohhhh! Oh, I get it! I get it now! I GET IT!!!"

Jaycie started hopping up and down. Decker started giggling, then reached out and grabbed Jaycie's hand and began hopping too. Jaycie reached out and grabbed Ada's hand and she too began hopping up and down. The squeals of joy reached crescendo heights, yet no one else heard, save only the three girls in the privacy of Ada's quarters. They finally got the Chinchilla pairing.

"WE GOT THEM BACK!! Who the HANDBAGS NOW?! "

A group hug ensued and the shouts and squeals of joy finally died down.

"You are the coolest thing I know, AD-1262--"

"Ada. Call me Ada..."

"You are the coolest thing. And you have the best eyes, Ada," a sigh she gave then she blushed, but this time not in embarrassment, but something else completely, "Ada..."

{Originally by @DeFier}

~Predator with a Gun. (BCT & Awakening)~

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It was time for Ada's monthly physical. Oh, yay. She had entered the door as usual. They slid closed as usual. And in front of her at the receiving lounge would sit Dr. Monroe in her favourite plush comfy--

There was no doctor here. It was Agent 94 standing there. A neutral look remained upon that face. Yet blue eyes were glinting deadly, vertical pupils dilated as her gaze locked upon the youthful face of the Sparrow With Nerves of Steel. Another glance would tell Ada that 94 had the business end of her gun trained on the teen girl Subject.

"You are Ada. Hopefully you know who I am. If not, it don't matter. I just need an answer from you. Sit. "

94 motioned with her gun for Ada to sit. "Don't think I won't pull the trigger, little birdie. I'm risking it all to be here. We don't have much time and if that time runs out, so does yours. So let's cut to the chase. I want you to tell me why you still want to stay here in the BLOCC. And I'll give you some options. How does that sound?"

{Originally by @noodle}

People don't have very many choices but to obey when being threatened with a gun. Although, Ada half wondered why she had the gun at all- her entire body was a weapon.

She squinted slightly and slowly, stiffly, walked to the plastic chair she'd sat in so many times before.

The Agent's question only made her frown more, but still the sparrow girl answered promptly- she didn't want to die, after all. "I don't." The answer was simple and direct, and her dark eyes stared into the predator's light ones with quiet defiance. "The only reason I'd ever stay is to make sure my friends stayed safe."

Her chin was held high, birdlike eyes burning with barely hidden embers.

{Originally by @DeFier}

Slowly the muzzle of the gun lowered. And so did the eyes of the Scar.

She still was looking down as she replied, "I know. That's why I'd like to offer you a life out of here. I want to get you out of the BLOCC. But I want you to know that not all you Prey will make it out of here."

Slowly but surely, Agent 94 raised her gaze to meet Ada's. "There are only a select group that will be asked to leave here. And truthfully now, the only chance you have to get to see your other friends again is to see them on the outside. You will have a chance out there in the world to see them again once they are purchased.

"You may even have a chance to take them away from their owners. One day."

94 slid over to a seat across from the Sparrow. "So then. What do you want? Will you come with us? I need to know now. Right now. The window of opportunity is closing. Will you join us?"

{Originally by @noodle}

Ada stayed silent for a good twenty seconds, finally letting her eyes drop from the agent's face. She hated the idea of not knowing who else was coming. Decker, Jaycie....the others she'd met.

What if they weren't chosen too? The jay would get herself killed if the sparrow left, and....

She shut her eyes tight suddenly, willing the anxious thoughts away.

Her best chance to help them was to get out of here. If she was sold....she'd never get out. The chance wouldn't arise again. She bit her lip, looked back at the panther, and nodded firmly. "I'm in."

{Originally by @DeFier}

As soon as Ada confirmed her choice, the Panther merely nodded back.

Then her eyes sparked that eerie yellow once more. >>You hear this. You hear me in your head. I know you do. Good.

>>I'm going to teach you a few things then... when ever you are near me, I can Mind Speak with you. You may learn this technique in time but for now, I will teach you the basics. It's called Big Cat Tap. You should pick it up pretty quick.

When you are in Sapient form, I can find you, no matter where or how far, I can track you down. But you can hide from me in your Animal form. Correction your 'Fauna' form. In this form you will appear to be a regular animal. No one can tell the difference. But you won't be able to communicate like how you normally do. You will for all intents and purposes be a regular sparrow. Fauna form also blocks the sensors of the BLOCC from tracking you.

And here... hopefully this will make you feel better. These are the ones that will be selected... practice Big Cat Tap with them.<<

A mental listing of the Subject IDNs flashed through Ada's mind.

>>We have a plan. It's crazy, but it's going to work. It has to...<<

{Originally by @noodle}

Ada blinked a few times as she processed all the information that was suddenly being thrust upon her. Jaycie, Decker....Bella. Some other names she recognized. Good.

She opened her mouth to speak, closed it, and then opened it again before she decided to give the mind speaking a try. It worked, barely. It was almost staticky, if that's how you wanted to describe it, as her muffled mind-voice faded in and out.

>>What is the plan? Where are we going to go?>> even through the connection, the sparrow's nervousness could be heard- the first strands of fear.

{Originally by @DeFier}

The Agent frowned. Then shook her head. All she received was a static buzz.

She took a small breath, held her hand to her temple and gave a look at Ada to copy her. The tall, black-haired female began to tap away at the temple, but exhaled each time she did so.

If Ada copied her and did the same, she would see faint glimpses of a ghostly panther surrounding Agent 94. She was literally tapping into her Animal Spirit. If Ada too was 'in tune' with her spirit then it would come rather naturally. It was like staring at a door if you never knew what one was. You would not know to open it until someone showed you, but once you learned about the door handle, each time you came to a door you would never forget how to work one. The premise was the same with these Marked Subjects.

>>You hear this. You try. Simple. Your name.<<

{Originally by @noodle}

Ada squinted ar her, then, slowly, she raised her hand to her own temple and started tapping.

She frowned in concentration, watching in awe as the Panther manifested itself. >>I....I'm. Ada.>> and this time, it really did work.

The sparrow's eyes widened and she gave the agent a huge grin, dropping her hand.

{Originally by @DeFier}

Agent 94 saw the ghostly image of a sparrow flit and float around Ada. A hint of a smirk could not help but find its way onto that normally stoic face. She was a natural. And with practice she could hide away the Sparrow spirit when she used the Big Cat Tap.

>>Well done.<< the mind speech was back >>keep practicing. It just gets easier with time. Now then I must leave. Scanners and sensors are about to go back online. But keep this knowledge to yourself. Plans will come to you inDreams. Just keep your mind open when you sleep. She will come to you. You will know. Don't be scared, Ada. She is a Mother you never knew that loved you from afar.

>>Oh but until you are able to hide your Spirit when you tap, just leave the messaging to me when we pass in the halls. I will let you know whom you may trust and who is coming with us when we escape the BLOCC.

>>Goodbye, The-Sparrow-With-Nerves-Of-Steel...<<

A hand she placed across her heart then she took leave.

{Originally by @noodle}

A mother she never knew? Ada frowned slightly but still nodded when the panther took her leave. That couldn't be right. The bird had never had a mother. No one here had, at least not that they had been told of.

Ada formed her face into something neutral, something normal, and settled back in her seat to wait for the doctor as she'd been told to by her Handler.

She wouldn't let Jet down. She'd been keeping secrets for two years now....this one wouldn't be any harder. And... "sparrow with nerves of steel"? She kinda liked that.