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[h3][b]Bronx Zoo, New York City[/b][/h3]

"How the hell did he get in there in the first place?" Ashlyn Blackwood demanded as she looked into the enclosure.
"It seems there was a hole in the monkey's enclosure that we missed." Carl, head primate keeper said in irritation. 
Ashlyn sighed and rested a hand on the man's shoulder for a brief moment. "We'll get him out."
She turned back to the enclosure and watched the large tiger play with it's new toy, the 'toy' being Sid a male from the monkey enclosure. She knew Sid was alive as she could hear his panicked thoughts and feel his fear. She had been sending him soothing thoughts and feelings for some time now, the ability one she had honed to the point she could do it without needing to concentrate. 

Kahn the tiger on the other hand, was a different kettle of fish all together. Understandably he did not want to give up what he saw as his. Ashlyn considered how best to approach the situation, she could force Kahn to give up his prize, she possessed that ability too, but she was reluctant to do so. The idea of forcing a sentient creature against its will was anathema to her. No, she would only resort to that if everything else failed. She glanced to her left and saw that the tiger keepers had finally brought the large tiger ball filled with Lavender. Kahn loved the scent and she hoped he would be willing to trade the monkey for the ball. 

She turned to Carl. "I'm going in. Keep everyone else away from here."
Carl nodded and turned away to get the staff to leave the area so as not to distract the tiger. Really it was so that they didn't see Ash do her thing. Other then her brother, Carl was the only other non powered person who knew who and what she was. Taking a calming breath Ash quickly unlocked and opened the gate to the enclosure. She walked slowly towards the tiger confident but not aggressive, as she did so she would occasionally blink slowly at Kahn expressing her affection for the male whilst sending him calming feelings and thoughts. When Kahn slow blinked back she knew he would allow her to approach. 

She stopped a short distance away and rolled the ball towards Kahn, the big tiger sniffed at the ball and immediately released Sid in favour of the ball. He began rolling on the ground and rabbit kicking the ball and rubbing it against his fur. While he was distracted Ash quickly retrieved Sid and was relieved to see he was mostly unharmed as Kahn hadn't been hungry just playful. Ash retreated quickly sending thanks to the tiger who acknowledged this with images of him cheek rubbing with Ash. 

Carl quickly took Sid to get checked by the vet and with the crisis averted Ash continued on with her day, using her powers in a variety of subtle undetected ways to help the animals at the zoo. When she finally got home she realised she had only a short time to get ready for the gala. It was times like these that she was grateful for her enhanced speed and in no time she had showered, dressed and done her hair and makeup. After making sure her family were all fed and watered and ensuring they had plenty to occupy them while she was gone she left for the gala. 

[h3][b]Animal Conservation Fundraising Gala, Convention Centre, New York City[/b][/h3]

Dress worn [url]https://imgur.com/a/CsAbXv6[/url]

Ashlyn sighed quietly as she sat at one of the few tables currently empty of guests. She hated these things, hated feeling as though she was begging for money. Whilst she had access to a fair amount of wealth thanks to her family, it wasn't enough on its own to provide the funds needed to help the animals at the zoo let alone world wide. Hence the need for fundraising galas like this one. Though she was very well known in Britain due to her family being one of the titled families that had mixed in the same company as the British royal family, in the states she was mostly unknown. Normally that was exactly how she liked it but it was at events such as these that being recognised would be an advantage. 

Still, she'd managed to work the room and gained some more funds that the zoo needed both for the zoo itself and for it's conservation efforts world wide. She had just turned to walk the room again when she came face to face with the most breathtakingly handsome man she had ever seen. He wasn't overly tall, though taller then her, but he possessed a magnetic charisma that seemed to make him larger than he was. His hair was pure white and his eyes were an intense pale blue and Ash felt the urge to rub up against him as though he was a large male cat. She pushed the urge down, used to denying her animalistic behaviour when in public, it wasn't always easy but it was necessary. 

When he introduced himself she realised that he was the CEO everyone was always talking about. She'd seen pictures of him of course but they did not do him justice. She inhaled deeply and realised the man even smelled good, his scent one with an edge of refreshing cold like a blast of fresh winter air. She offered her own hand and wondered if he noticed the warmth of her hand in comparison to the coolness of his own. She rarely felt the cold, another benefit of her animal nature. 

"Hello Oberon, I'm Ashlyn Blackwood. It's a pleasure to meet you." She flushed slightly when she realised that their hands were still clasped together. She couldn't seem to look away from him, something about him drew her in like a moth to a flame and she had no idea why. 
Again she felt the urge to rub against him and purr, she closed her eyes for a brief moment and concentrated on not allowing her animal nature to take over. It was harder than usual and she couldn't quite prevent herself from leaning toward Oberon to take in more of his delicious scent. 

[i]Bloody hell[/i] The human part of her mind thought [i]Way to come across as a crazy woman Ash. Good one. I just hope it doesn't look as weird as I think it does[/i][/center]