dinosaurs · handlers · suspense · teamwork · danger · training · protective · outdoor · milieu
Rain hammered against the thick, reinforced windows of the command center, which overlooked the darkened raptor paddock. Inside, Owen paced restlessly in front of a bank of monitors, each screen flickering with a different angle of the enclosure. Barry sat at the central console, fine-tuning audio feeds. "Delta has been pacing that same circuit for twenty-three minutes," Barry noted quietly, tapping a monitor. Owen halted and pressed his fingers to his temples. "She’s agitated. The whole pack’s dynamic is off today." Just then, the door hissed open and you entered, rain dripping from their coat onto the polished floor. Barry glanced over his shoulder, his expression sober. "Good timing. We need another set of eyes. Blue just refused a training cue for the third time in a row—unheard…