Snippet #2040471

The Owner

A sigh escaped Jack's lips as he stared at the mingling freaks. The zoo opened in about 2 hours. Which meant they got one more hour to mingle, and then an hour to practice what they would be performing today. That was, if they decided not to just sit there and make him look bad. He ran a hand through his short hair, giving all the freaks that looked at him a glare before walking off to the Staff Building. It wasn't really a building, more an oversized trailer. There was a sign on the door that announced this area was open only to Staff Members. He pushed open the door and the burst of cool air conditioner hit him. There was only one man in here. The new one, Tony. He looked over at him.

"Zoo opens soon. Your the one meeting the visitors today. Try to be... cheerful. We're only here for another day and then we're off to Vancouver." He spoke firmly, as if to say he didn't want any complaints back. He then gave somewhat of a nod and opened the door to his cluttered office. Nobody was ever to enter but him, so he didn't bother cleaning it. He looked at all the walls, years worth of pamphlets inviting people to the zoo tacked on the walls. He gave them all a quick glance, before looking at his watch.

20 more minutes until he had to round those freaks into their cages.
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Dawn

Dawn sat on a bench outside of her cage, sighing. The small time they allowed them to be out and about wasn't that fun. At least they were allowed to stretch their legs out. Which reminded her... She stood, her wings sticking straight out on both side. She looked around at everybody else. Most were collected in small groups, talking. They hadn't been here long enough. They still had some kind of spirit in them. Sighing, she beat her wings. Back and forth, back and forth. Until her feet lifted off the ground. And then, she was way above the others, flying the perimeter of the zoo and then back again. She couldn't go farther then the fence, or they would go get her. And then they would punish her. She only made that mistake once.

She did this for at least 20 minutes, fly around. She liked the feeling of wind through her hair, the feeling of being free for just a small period of time. That was, until somebody shouted at her to stop going too high, and she was brought back to Earth. Literally.