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  • Watching the snow fall is so calming. She holds out her tiny hands, willing the flakes floating gently down to earth to land in her pink, open palms. She'd made a note of the border nearby, none too concerned with the scent markers but enthused by the snow dotting her dusky fur, a vibrant sunset hidden away by an overcast sky full of dim clouds bathing the land in a muted light. It's quiet. Peaceful, even. Just how Schenectady likes it. She knows what ehe came here for, what she's supposed to do, but that can wait. She's got all the time in the world, after all. A soft sigh tumbles from the snow monkey's mouth, reveling in the way the wind softly whips against her body, thin blanket wrapped around her shoulders to keep warm flapping like a flag in the wind. She closes her eyes, tilts her flushed salmon-colored face to the sky, lets her body fall just like the snowflakes to the ground, landing in a pile of snow and fabric with a quiet collision. Schenectady splays her arms, letting the cold creep under her skin, numb her fingers and cool her body. The sky clears, eventually, and when she opens her eyes she's staring up into a deep mesh of violets and reds, nighttime impending. The sun creeps behind the horizon, and Schenectady is still undiscovered, a thin sheet of snow disturbed as she slowly sits up, wriggles the warmth back into her toes. Her blanket is soaked, and so is her fur, but she doesn't mind - the chill has numbed her body, but her nose burns with the fallen temperatures. She stands, stretches and pops his stiff joints, and slowly wanders forward, toward the same scent marker she's previously ignored, wet cover in tow.


    She pauses where the snow is saturated yellow, a soft, childish snicker falling from her lips - the smell is strong here, of course. She knows better than to continue onward, despite growing curiosity, lest she wants to be torn to pieces by savages who had a thirst for needless violence. Why she chose this place, of all clans, had baffled her family and friends. They've taught her as well as they could, though they themselves have been living in captivity for several years now. There's no doubt a good portion of what she's been told is outdated, however Schenectady knows it's better than nothing. She'll just have to make do. She sits on her hind legs, pushing her red-tinted sunglasses up to rest on her furry, snow-soaked forehead, arms crossed around her chest. She hums, quietly, waiting for someone to come and approach her; ask her the typical "name and business," have her pledge loyalty, all the things she has been taught, however dated the knowledge is.



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  • He had never had a strong love for the snow, really. It made sense biologically - he was a spider, spiders were ectothermic, and snow meant that he was probably about to die of low temperatures. Simple biology. Even past that, though, even after he messed with his biology and gave himself some resistance to the cold which set in every year, he found himself disliking it. Maybe it was because he wasn't fond of constant movement, preferring to stay still when he could, conserving energy, which frequently meant he had a layer of snow blanketing him like he was some spider-shaped sugar snack, and all the powder on the ground oft made it difficult for him to move his limbs despite their length. If anything, though, in a strange way his dislike of it was simultaneously a love for it, as anything that tried to be an obstacle was able to make him grow, and Abathur was the embodiment of growth and efficiency, of evolution. A simple objective, to want to be better, because any positive change was a victory, but one that he felt was necessary to him as a person. As he shuffled through the snow, seven limbs having to be plucked from the build-up of ivory flakes just to allow him some ease of movement, he for once found himself in front of a visitor, instead of having to let his super senses do the work and locate them on his own. The leopard-sized spider moved closer, gazing with eight white eyes, eyes that indicated calm, a calm that could be felt were one to look into them. He was indeed an odd being, a spider who usually lived among felines, but the Renegades was an odd place, and he certainly wasn't the strangest thing here. He would like to cite the gelatinous canid-shaped organism who marched up a few days ago as probably the most unusal, but they'd had all kinds of things. Various dinosaurs, dragons, hybrid animals, demons, potheads, whores, gorillas, giant snakes - you name it, it had probably been here. "Name, business," he said, true to form, examining the monkey with some interest. Primates were not something oft seen here, being almost as rare as arthropods like him. His voice was deep, notably so, and incredibly calming, not just in its smooth qualities that made it something that could put you to sleep, but there was something in his voice that wriggled its way into your brain and forced you to be soothed. Indeed there was, a power of his that allowed him to do that, to make people calmer. It was handy, even if it did seem a bit mentally violent, even its name being emotional manipulation. Certainly handy against arachnophobes and unreasonables, but he always had a little bit of him worry about the stigma of using it, regardless of the fact he had little to no qualms with murdering someone.


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  • Hazel eyes fall upon the strangest of shapes, a spider looming over her in a way that would have had the monkey scared if it weren't for the soothing fingers that reached into her mind and set her at ease before large pupils could grow wider. All fear forgotten, a smile finds its place on Schenectady's face, as though the being she's currently faced with is as normal as breathing. Name, business. Straight to the point - almost as if Abathur is in a rush, has places to be, but unbeknownst to her it's just how the spider speaks. She would suppose she speaks just as strangely, with a thick accent originating from some vague location in the Eastern hemisphere, words slow, steady, calm and friendly. "Schenectady," the monkey says, raising a hand to smooth back the fur in a perpetual state of dishevelment atop her head, paying no mind as it reverts back to its messy state not a moment later. She does away with her sunglasses, snatching them off her own head to cradle in her hand, rocking on her haunches as she searches for the correct words. Even with his simple wording, Abathur speaks a language she is still learning, comprehension slower than she likes. She manages to speak, despite this, smile still ever apparent on her pink face. "Here to join. The Exiles, is it?" She hopes that's one of the things that hasn't changed, or that she hasn't gotten the wrong place, because that sounds rather... awkward. And, despite her stable demeanor, she severely dislikes anything that's less than perfect. Making mistakes is just not her thing.


    "You can call me Tady," she continues, letting her arms droop. "If Schenectady proves to be too difficult."

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  • — Feeling my dreams are never coming true ...



    Its the Renegades, actually... Chip spoke from where they jumped, trying to climb up onto Abby's back. He probably wouldn't mind, right? If the jump was successful, they would lie down ontop of the spider, feeling happy to be tall for once. The dripdog tilted their head, smiling at the monkey. Hello! Our name is Chip. It's nice to meet you miss Taddy. Chip knew very well that they were bad at names. They couldn't remember Abby's half of the time, hence why they called him Abby and not... Abathur. Huh. Maybe they could remember his name.



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  • HUB ✦ ✧ ✦ — A low chuckle would echo in the distance as the overtowering stature of Madscience approached the scene, a full twelve feet in total height he was easily the largest of the bunch, bu even so he carried a friendly grin upon his features and lowered his chest so he'd could shift into a quadrupedal stance, making it so that his head was partially reduced as he'd address Schenectady as well as Chip who was being... Invasive.

    "Chip, it's not nice to stand on people." The Warden would scold over to Pokerchip's direction, his tone however light and rather playful rather than strict as he'd quickly specify what the gelatinous being stated.

    "This was The Exiles. We had a name change recently, don't worry you're in the right place. I'm Madscience Faust, leader here."


  • Karma hated the snow, it just made everything inconvenient. Despite a thick, thick, grey winter coat, the lynx was easily susceptible to the cold, and he hated going out in the cold. As he was walking along, he was shivering as he padded through the snow, disproportionally large paws making it easy to quickly make his way through the snow. Though his body was built for this type of cold weather and snowy climate, didn't mean he enjoyed being frozen. However, he did appreciate the aesthetic appeal, but he himself preferred to watch the snow from inside, curled up with a blanket and two jumpers layered on.


    Noticing the beautiful primate who was being questioned on her intentions here on their territory, he'd move over to stand beside Abathur, nudging one of his many legs in greeting with a pink nose. He casted an odd glance up at Chip, who seemed to be getting pretty close towards the spider recently, and he huffed. Not that he cared or anything, totally not, that's just be petty. Anyway, he hadn't met too many monkeys in his time, but when he did, he certainly remembered them all. This one was stunning, and the medic ogled the stranger, grinning happily. Her grey coat looked so lovely and thick, could he touch it? "Welcome, Tady!" Karma cheered, not sure if he wanted to have a go at pronouncing her full name just yet, "Hey, I'm Karma, I mend shit."

  • Worry briefly crosses over her face upon hearing Chip's words. Is this the wrong place? She's sure she followed the directions quite well - serves her right for refusing to take the map offered to her, she supposes, turning her dejected gaze to the floor for a moment, however it's quickly replaced with relief as Madscience approaches, and she dips her head to him, uttering a grateful, "Thank you." She lets her attention drift back to Pokerchip, a curious being, squinting as though she thinks she's seeing things. What are they made of? She can't quite tell, although she knows they are most certainly not something one sees everyday. She decides to inquire later, watching as the next Exiler - er, Renegade approaches, this one rather tame in appearance compared to his wild clanmates. A giant spider, a T-rex, and a dog made of what looks like jello. It sounds like the beginning of one of those "walk into a bar" jokes, except she doesn't have the slightest of clues what the punchline would be. A chuckle leaves her name at the use of her nickname - she knows her name isn't as hard to say as it is to spell, but even she stumbles over it sometimes. Tady sounds cuter than Schenectady, anyways. "It's nice to meet you all," the Japanese macaque says, smile wide as she addresses all of them. "Thank you for the welcome."

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  • Schenectady - yes, he much preferred Tady. The first was a tad elongated for him, a little inefficient for a name to be. His was too, he supposed, being three syllables, but everyone called him various nicknames instead of Abathur usually, so he was fine with it. For now. He decided to wait quietly as all the rest of the usual popped up; Chip, a new installment amongst the Renegades, climbing onto his back, the dinosaur form of Madscience coming to stand nearby, and Karma sitting next to him and giving him a little nudge. Life was good, yes, even if Mads was scolding Chip for some reason. "Subject Chip is fine. Do not mind," he simply said, voice still oddly ethereal for how deep it was. Karma let out a huff, which he regarded with a suspicious side-eye, but ignored entirely regardless. If his children fought, he could just bite them. Simple solution to all of his problems. Though he didn't know if Chip was susceptible to sedatives, something he would have to ask the little semi-gelatinous critter sometime. Karma was, though, he knew that much, if only based on his having flesh and an internal body system. "Welcome to Renegades, subject Tady. Abathur Everman, other commander of mending - let self know if anything required." Simple and efficient was how he operated, even if that introduction wasn't quite the bare minimum. Wasn't his longest, either, not by a long shot. He felt that this was a nice middle ground, letting them know that he could assist them while still maintaining his efficient mindset and strangely minimalist English.


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  • WAKE, BAKE, SKATE — tags — the exiles

    A loud "thump" causes Marlboro to stop dead in his tracks, nails digging into the frozen earth as it lightly rumbles beneath him. He cranes his neck in hopes of catching the source of the noise. The territory was quiet, the only movement being a gust of wind rattling bare tree branches. He takes a hesitant step forward - thump. Only it's louder, closer this time. Paranoia kicks in as the thumping and shaking grows nearer, spiking his heart rate up. He was about to die, and nothing could convince him otherwise.

    Except maybe a familiar dinosaur peacefully walking past. When did Mads get so huge? His heart settles down in his chest, and he lets out a deep exhale. Koday had mentioned Mads' body woes at the last meeting, but Marlboro certainly hadn't imagined the warden growing to this size! Rolling the tension from his shoulders, he would have a quick laugh at his own expense before deciding to follow the massive footprints left behind in the snow.

    The time it took the canine to arrive at the border was considerably longer than Mads, as he would have to continuously run to even have a shot at keeping up with a dinosaur's lengthy strides, but eventually he would start to pick up pieces of a conversation. "Tady, if Schenectady proves to be too difficult". The voice is still somewhat distant, and when he finally arrives Abathur is wrapping up his introduction. The canine steps around the larger of his rogue mates to get a look at the joiner, a lopsided grin tugging at his maw when he peers down at a stylish monkey. "Shit, Schenectady... Lookin' good," he drawls, giving her a subtle nod of approval. Her full name sounded too cool to not say at least once, though for convenience's sake he would likely use the offered nickname in future addresses. "I'm Marlboro - can't save your life or anything like those guys," he starts, nodding in Karma's direction since he's closest, "but my door's always unlocked if you ever need to chill."

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  • Anyone else other than Cicero would've probably felt some sense of awkwardness at not knowing anyone there, but Cicero was definitely different. The spotted hyena trotted over, his amber eyes wide in curiosity as he flicked his tail, his large black nose twitching and sniffing over everyone. The soft cackle, a defining characteristic of Cicero's species, dripped from his jaws as he mumbled softly. A monkey, a dinosaur, and that same giant... thing... from earlier. The spider. Gods, it still gave the hyena shivers just looking at it. Turning his gaze from Abathur though, the canine would drop down slightly, looking at the monkey on eye level. "Such inquisitive spectacles and coat!" Again, another bout of giggles and cackles would come from his maw as his hysterical voice filled the area. "Sweet Cicero is pleased to meet you, mistress." He dipped his head again, the golden hoop hooked in his torn right ear glinting slightly. The red and black jester's hat over his head rustled, and his tail swayed softly.