#i know my dino girl is absolutely my strangest muse & i can understand some people not wanting to interact with her

[lctibule]

ok some indie thoughts for her modern/more accessible verse bc she's on my mind:

lab born creature, an attempt to create a modern day (weaponized) dinosaur. she's not the first attempt, but is the first semi-successful prototype - the first to survive into adulthood.

not nearly as big as she is in canon, rather somewhere between the size of a cougar and a tiger. ...can still fit your entire head in her mouth though.

still a very rough prototype, she's genetically unstable and kind of sickly (no less powerful for it though)

highly intelligent. like, near human-level. she understands human speech (mostly english but has the capacity to pick others up, 100%) and is overall incredibly clever

escaped her prison of a lab after tricking one of her handlers into making a mistake. she killed him in the process and then proceeded to hunt down every other scent and face she recognized to kill them as well in a very revenge-driven rampage

fled the scene and disappeared into the wilderness, has since been learning to survive on her own

wanders into cities with some regularity, quickly learning that doing so while it's dark is most ideal and to keep to alleyways and even rooftops where possible (fortunately she's a good climber) to avoid too much attention. it's worth the extra effort despite her distrust of humans and fear of capture & re-imprisonment bc there's such easy access to food (she'll scavenge from dumpsters, hunt small animals (yes, including pets :x), and even occasionally snags an unlucky person)

has definitely been spotted a handful of times, leading to a rise in cryptid-like stories being shared of this dinosaur looking creature lurking in dark alleyways with bright orange eyes and crooked teeth that makes strange clicking and cawing sounds

has grown more curious of humans as she's seen more of them and observed more of their behaviour, coming to the conclusion that perhaps not all of them are abusive and wishing to control her. she still doesn't trust easily, but there is the possibility of developing a friendship with her - she likely won't attack without being provoked unless you remind her in some way of her late handlers or creators.

i imagine her being rather like a corvid if she takes an interest in you and/or if you bring her food or something interesting - she might bring you things she finds. there's a good chance these will be shiny or colourful

basically giant reptile-esque stray (feral) cat who wants to know more about you and learn more about everything but might also eat your dog