she shifted back to human "but it was so funny!" she said

(ok, im gonna say Dawn went to bed with Jerry. to rest, not... you know. just ping me when im needed again, with a recap.)

Lyra
"Thomas doesn't like surprises like that," Lyra said.

"why not?" she asked

(Well, I was just going to bring them back into the complex.)

Lyra
"He's too high-strung. I nearly jumped out of my skin. He would have had a heart attack."

she giggles "he is a little uptight isn't he" she whispers

Lyra
"Well, I can't blame him. He was not created on site. He was shipped in from another lab, where he and Jerry had both been abused."

"oh i never knew that" she was acting all good for now but she knew the minute they trusted her she would leave. she couldn't resist the urge to run out into the wild and escape this place.

(Well, Lyra is a telepath...)
Lyra
"Don't try to give me the slip, Ludo.It won't work. And, remember, you will only get one or two shots if you stay here, but a whole laundry list if you go beyond the complex. Remember that," Lyra said seriously.