my voice for the voiceless

[enthymeme]

The Multiverse Animal Research Facility

Across the vast expanse of the multiverse there are any number of fascinating species, creatures with unique features, coloration, voices -- including yours. A race of powerful extradimensional creatures has gathered examples of many different species together in one place, a place of learning, of experimentation, and of education. On certain days they allow members of the public to enter, encouraging them to observe and learn about their collection of bizarre and fascinating creatures. And if some few of the guests never emerge again, well, it's all in the name of science. Congratulations! You've managed to become part of it.

There are several parts to the facility, so take your pick. Perhaps your character is one of the captured specimens, either on display, up for "research", or the result of some unusual experiment. Or perhaps they're at the facility on a visiting day to view the exhibits or attend a lecture. Or they could be a staff member at the facility, hired by the beings who created and maintain it -- they often bring in the most skilled and talented minds from across the multiverse to work for them. They could even be a member of a rights group trying to sneak into the facility to free the poor abused creatures, though if so they're likely to discover just how good the security is there.

1) CONTAINMENT PENS This is where most of the specimens are housed upon their arrival, and will stay until the scientists at the facility decide what use they can serve. The pens are comfortable, if rather bare, large enough for two or three people, and kept scrupulously clean, for the scientists don't wish to encourage disease. When specimens are removed from the pens they usually never return, but some few do and will whisper to their fellow captives about what they saw in the rest of the facility.

2) EXPERIMENTAL LAB One by one the scientists collect specimens from the pens and bring them to the lab, where they are housed individually, in smaller versions of the containment pens. This is where all manner of experiments take place, from anatomical studies and exploratory surgeries to gene splicing and implants. Here they indulge their curiosity, alter specimens, or combine two different types just to see what will happen. Some of the results of the experiments are so disturbing that they're quietly and mercifully euthanized, but some are kept for further study or moved to the exhibit hall.

3) EXHIBIT HALL The most interesting, exotic, or otherwise educational specimens are moved to display cages in the area open to the public on visiting days. The cages are comprised of walls of generated force that allow those permitted (such as the keepers) to come and go, but trap the displayed specimens inside. Some visitors have managed to sneak into cages on a dare, only to discover that leaving again isn't quite so simple. Occasionally one of the walls will be lowered to allow visitors to interact with a display specimen, though they're still appropriately restrained for the duration if they're one of the less cooperative individuals in the exhibit (since it simply wouldn't do for a visitor to be injured).

4) LECTURE HALL The facility holds regular classes and lectures to educate their staff and learning institutions about the varied species in residence, giving classes on anatomy, habits, any special abilities, and so forth. One or more examples of the species being discussed will be kept in an exhibit cage in front of the audience during the lecture, allowing them to get up close and see for themselves, ask questions, or sketch reference pictures of the strange creatures.

5) EDUCATIONAL LAB This area is kept strictly off-limits from the public, to the point that staff are forbidden to even mention its existence. The experiments in the research lab are humane compared to this place: here specimens are put through all manner of horrible, painful, and sometimes deadly procedures, all justified by the scientists in the name of knowledge. Though the room is hosed down frequently they can never quite eradicate the smell of blood in the air, and the misery is almost palpable. The pens here are much smaller, for the occupants generally aren't in them long, and some are simply kept shackled to the walls or bound to the lab tables for the duration of their stay.

6) OPEN HABITAT The maintainers of the facility are not without any semblance of kindness-- after all, they maintain an open area of land with varying terrain to simulate the home environments of their research specimens. Once they aren't as useful, once their experiments are complete, they aren't interesting enough for exhibit, or they're getting older, they're moved to the habitat to live however they see fit. Not too free, though, for the area is surrounded by the same transparent barriers that protect the exhibit cages. Hit one of those too hard and it'll knock you out, summoning the keepers to drag you back to the center of the enclosure. But otherwise it isn't too bad a life. There's shelter, and food, and company. Too bad it isn't where you want to be, and that you might have some lingering effects to deal with, but at least you're alive.

HOW IT WORKS:
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Comments

[whitescalesbigmouth]

"If I do that I could wind up hurting someone who isn't completley at fault here. When I reach the top of this place then fine but not right now."

Yes being a dragon is great and all but not when you've potentially got the ability to hurt innocent people. With great power comes great responsibility yanno.

[darkhonour]

"Just move it then Saft," Dark Leonardo says calling Saft by her name for once. "We don't have much time and you're not fighting."

Dark Leonardo reaches to grab Saft's arm and starts pulling her up the stairs again.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

She looks down the stairs again as the guards and scientists make their way below them. Saft and Dark Leo won't have much time at all to escape if they don't move it like they had intended to. She looks to the turtle and gives him a quick nod as she begins to run up the stairs.

One of the guards points as he notices the huge blue shape up against the smaller human looking one. They know the two are up there and are now heading up the stairs after them.