((Art above by WolfiesSister quote she added: "Please just makesure I don't hurt anyone else..."))

•- Tamarin POV -•

A buzzer sounded through the corridor signaling roaming hours. Tamarin stretched and stepped out of her room into the bright halls of the lab, as did others who were kept there. As she walked over to the railing lining the edge of her floor with a yawn she saw the last few visitors being ushered out. Tamarin often worried about Neko showing up, but she knew she could probably hide herself within the next week, when she planned to be able to have full control over her power. Currently she was able to force herself in or out of her form, but forcing herself out of it was harder then forcing herself into it. Really that was one of few things she had left to work on, the other being full control of her tentacles which used to have a mind of their own.

She got the help she needed here, but the head of her lab sector deemed her too dangerous to release because if she decided to go rogue it would endanger anyone who hadn't had the proper materials or training to bring her down. It was a hassle they didn't want, but Tamarin was ok with that. The others she had met in the lab were like family to her.

"Watching the visitors leave again I see.." a large fluffy dragon with a bit of goop driping from his ear approached. "Oh, hey Minto." The latex dragon nodded fixing his hair to cover a bit less of his mask. "So how'd the whole 'host' thing go..?" She turned to lean back on the railing she was originally looking over. "I uh.. It didn't go too well at first.." he fiddled with his claws, his wings tucked close to himself. "What happened this time..?"
"The guy punched me.. He didn't want to become my host... but w-when he punched me my latex accidentally transferred him. I feel bad.."
"The man was a child trafficker and he punched you.. and you feel bad?"
"I know I know.. I just- You know I hate Transfuring others!"
"Heh.. ya I know you big soffty.." Tamarin hesitated to give him a light punch in the arm realizing he never said.. "Oh its ok, I do have a host right now so I'm safe to touch." He gave a sweet smile and Tamarin proceeded to hit his arm lightly.

"So what are we gonna do for the next hour and an half?" She stood upright ready to walk around. "Oh, we could go visit Eclipse! I heard she aced her latest speaking test." Just as they had been talking about her, a loud trill of chirping was heard. A fluffy, mostly white raptor skidded to a stop next to them. "Speak of the devil, what's up Eclipse?" The mochi raptor babled and chirped, her black and purple feathers frilled up showing her joy. "Heard you passed your speaking test, can you speak for us?"

The raptor was quiet for a moment, babling yo herself silibols. "Mmm.. yyes-" she cood. "Can you tell me how your day was?" She paused again but not for as long. "Good!" She nodded energetically. "I can make full sentences now!" The raptor grinned. "Oh! Very impressive!" Tamarin smiled, Eclipse was like an adorable little sister. "I'm gonna go get foood now.. Buh-bye!"

They both waved as the raptor ran off, tumbling down the first flight of stairs and almost took out a Kai Shark who yelled at her for the barely avoided accident. "We should probably eat something before testing to." Tamarin sighed looking up to her latex friend who nodded.

They walked down the several flights of stairs down to the main floor, many others that were kept in the labs like them had gotten food already. Tamarin was always fast to sweep through and grab what she wanted, Minto always took a minute to chose something other then a handful of oranges. "Dude hurry up, you backing up the line!" She called over the small gap between them, others patiently waiting but visibly annoyed. "I know, I know, but I don't know wut else to-" a sandwich slapped him in the face. "There, food, now let's go."

"You just threw a sandwich in my face-" he complained, putting the said sandwich on the stack of oranges in his arms. "I can throw more food in your face if you like.." She challenged, acting ready to reach for a nearby slab of meat on the counter of food. "No- no I'm fine." Minto rushed to get out of the line finnaly allowing the others behind him to get through. The two ate just fast enough to finish before the buzzer sounded, this one meant check ups and tests were happening now. Tamarin knew she was on the list and let out a sigh. "Time to see the docs.." Minto nodded tossing all his orange peels in the trash. "Good luck Tamarin." She smiled and walked out the food area and started up the stairs to the testing area just 2 floors up.

Stepping into the bright, cold, almost monochromatic room she sat on a doctors bed to the side surrounded by different instruments. The man she had originally turned herself in to in the beginning approached with his usual clipboard. "Sup Doc.." Tamarin nodded at him and he forced a small smile. "Hello Tamarin, how are you today..?" He adjusted his glasses a bit and clicked his pen. "Fine, like always." He nodded in understanding, and grabbed a few materials from the metal drawers connected to the offic bed. "Were just doing a normal check up today and then I'll send you over to Dr. K for your physical training alright..?" She nodded and rolled up her hoodie sleeve so he could wrap a sphygmomanometer (a blood pressure monitor) around her upper arm. Tamarin never caught the doc's full name, but she thought it started with a C. She never said it though or let alone ask about it either way, it was just easier to call him Doc, and this guy was fine with that.

After her normal check up she was buzzed into the next room, which was mostly empty and bigger then the last. Dr. K was standing there waiting for her. "Ready for your trail..?" He said in a deadpan tone, just staring. He had joined the labs with Minto and had earned his way into a doctors position again. She heard he use to be human and worked in a separate lab or something, but that latex stuff Minto tells her stories of every now and then got him and turned him into what he was today, which didn't look too bad honestly. "Always as ready as I'll ever be." She sighed staring down for a moment. "Well whenever your ready.."

After a moment, she allowed the strange tar-like substance to consume her, and the tentecals to sprout from her back. "Any side effects of the secondary form..? Nausea, dizziness, fati-" Tamarin cut him off with a distorted snarle. "I'm fine.." She coughed slightly, still not used to how this form seemed to flow into her mouth and choke her a bit, but it was part of the process. "Well then.." the doctor wrote a few things down on his own clipboard before looking up at her. "Lets start with some easy exercises." She nodded, her tentacles flowed in the air gently, occasionally dripping goop.

This was life for Tamarin now, and she was ok with that. As long as Neko was safe from her, she was happy with her situation. It was just another day afterall.