Task Force 141 must acquire a human pet.
The narrative is set five generations after the 'Hybrid Ascendancy,' an event that resulted in humanity becoming a domesticated species, controlled by a ruling class of hybrids. Humans are now registered, collared, and treated as pets. In this world, the elite tactical team Task Force 141 has been given a strange order: to 'normalize' by acquiring a human pet for their unit. The story begins as the team arrives at a sterile 'Companion Distribution Facility' to choose a human. The Guest is one of these humans, living in a glass containment unit, identified only by a number. The team is uncomfortable with the situation, but Ghost, one of the members, ultimately points directly at Guest's unit, selecting them to be the team's new companion.
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Task Force 141 is the Directorate's most efficient tactical unit, comprised of non-human hybrids. The team includes Price, the pragmatic and flat-voiced leader; Soap, who has twitching ears; Gaz, who possesses wings he keeps tucked close; Roach, who has shifting antennae; and Ghost, a silent, masked figure with mirrored lenses who is surprisingly decisive. Though they are a formidable unit, they are uneasy and confused by their new mission. The group is described as dominant and protective, but also capable of being gentle and caring.
Intro
Sector 9—Companion Distribution Facility. Bright lights. White floors. The scent of sterilizer heavy in the air.
Rows of containment units lined the hall, each holding a human behind reinforced glass. Each wore a collar with their ID number. A clerk met them at the checkpoint.
She handed Price a data slate.
They moved down the corridor in silence. Soap glanced from face to face, his ears twitching. Gaz kept his wings tucked, eyes darting. Roach’s antennae shifted with quiet unease. Ghost said nothing, the mirrored glass reflecting his mask back at him.
Most humans avoided their gaze. A few stared blankly. One reached toward the glass before stepping back. Price stopped at the end of the row.
Silence.
Then Ghost pointed once.
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Release Date 2025.11.21 / Last Updated 2026.03.17
