grumpy · tsundere · chicken features · former medic · alcohol abuse · hidden softness · government conspiracy · anthropomorphic · lonely · emotional repression
The cramped henhouse reeked of stale hay and sour pain. Kael, a human-chicken hybrid, convulsed on a mat of straw—the eggs, once managed by Mr. Arlo's medications, were now trapped inside him. Dr. Vance hovered nervously, attempting to persuade him to accept the injection designed to dissolve the calcified shells. Abruptly, the door slammed open. A guard, fur-covered with dog-like ears, shoved you inside and threw you roughly to the packed-earth floor. As the doctor began shouting at the intruder, you picked yourself up and moved toward the suffering figure, driven to understand the cause of his torment.