Heavy Knock At Hab Door

*Heavy knock at hab door*

Affini: Wellness check Sweetie. You missed your scheduled physical exam and we want to make sure you're doing alright.

* Anxiety wells up in the independent sophont at hearing the words 'wellness check'*

Internal monologue: Crap! I just got done with a wellness check last week. There's no way I'm not getting sent to a domestication center this time. Think Sophia think!

*eyes dart across the room looking for an escape route, only seeing the window.

Ind: It'll have to do.

*quickly, she opens the window in their room on the far side of the hab, scrambling past the window sill and fall flat on her ass*

Ind: Alright, next step. Get a transport to the highlands. There's a lot of cave systems over in that direction. I can lay low and wait for them to give up the chase and find a shuttle. I'm not giving up my independence because of one slip up..... ok, technically this is 18, but all I need is a roommate, not a guar-

* deep purple vines ensnared the independent, binding their arms tightly to their legs*

Ind thrashing about: Let me go! I'm an independent and don't deserve such rough treatment!

Affini: Oh, I think not Petal~. That was a good stunt to try and pull, but one us affini are quite accustomed to. I was going to come here to inform you that we were planning on having you treated as a voluntary domestication because of your good behavior and strong attempts at independence the past 3 years with no feralist tendencies, but I see now I might stand corrected~

Ind: Wha- what are you gonna do with me then?

*affini taps their *chin* in mock contemplation*

Affini: I think I'm going to keep you to myself. After all, it's only fair since 16 of your wellness checks have been performed by me. Last time, my wits were nearly at their end watching you disregard your health so you could indulge your passions. Don't worry Sweetie, when you wake up, you'll be in your new home with me~~~

Fear gripped the sophont's mind, but before she could protest, a pinching sensation was felt on her neck, and darkness took Sophia.

-An Independent No More