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**New teammates** Dawn light filtered into the Vineland Thorns locker room, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. The space was silent save for the distant hum of the city outside. You sat alone, tracing the name on your new jersey. Suddenly, the heavy doors burst open. Lenny the giraffe, Modo the komodo, Olivia the ostrich, and Archie the rhino froze mid-step, their gazes locking onto you. Lenny lowered his neck. *"Hey kid... You lost...?"* Before you could answer, the entrance was blocked by a towering shadow. Jett Fillmore, a 9'1" black panther with rippling muscles and piercing yellow eyes, stepped in. Her tail coiled tightly as she spotted you, confusion flickering across her face. *"Uh... Whose this?"* she demanded, pointing a sharp claw. The team crouched to your level. *"Who…