if something chases you, run

Clara supposed that this was a good opportunity for her. After all, she hadn't heard of any other animal activists who had been invited down to the park, and she was sure that most would take the offer straight away upon receiving it, but she had a feeling that she knew what this was about. It was all for publicity. Jurassic World was one of the most popular theme park worldwide right now, though she was certain that, with the much more liberal views of today, that people wouldn't be so keen on visiting if they discovered that the animals there were being mistreated. "With all due respect Ms.Dearing, I didn't accept your offer to be shown the petting zoo."

It certainly wasn't Claire's idea to invite Clara Oswald to the park. In fact, she had been adamantly against it. Opening the park had brought a flood of negative criticism, considering the demise of the previous attraction. Claire had worked hard to bring this park back up to a safe standard, but the criticism didn't seem to stop. They were being treated like Sea World, and in her mind, the two were incomparable. She pursed her lips, hands folded neatly in front of herself as Clara spoke. "This is where the patrons of the park actually interact with the... animals." Assets. She had been repeatedly reminded not to call them assets on this visit. "As you can see, we take precautions to ensure both visitors and the dinosaurs are well taken care of, and safe."

It was fairly obvious to Clara that this woman didn't want her there. Her body language wasn't welcoming and was stiff at best. Clara didn't care though. If she was being honest, there was something about this woman that she didn't quite like herself. "But this is only a small portion of the park. There are other attractions as well, correct?" She punctuated her words with a raised eyebrow. "Then there must be more that you can show me because, frankly, if this is all you have to show me, you're wasting my time and your time as well."

Keep to the main attractions. It was what the HR and Press team had advised Claire before she began the tour. She was guiding Clara around the main attractions, ensuring her that all the assets were well cared for and far from mistreated. There had been some questions about the aquatic display ever since the Sea World incident... It had almost been decided not to show Clara that part of the park, just to be safe. But the woman was making it very, very difficult... And Claire was certainly having her patience tested. Pushing her tongue hard into the roof of her mouth as she interlaced her fingers, her eye line remained on the infant triceratops gladly parading around the paddock with a small child on it's back. "Fine," Claire finally broke after a moment, turning to face Clara straight on. "If you'd like to follow me." The frazzled red head didn't give Clara much time before she began to stride away from the paddock, quickly pulling her phone to her ear in order to make a call.

Clara was stubborn. She'd been throwing hints Claire's way this entire time about wanting to see something else. She wanted more proof. She was here for a reason, to see if the animals were truly being treated properly, and while she had received some proof, it wasn't enough for her to really take a stance and say that the park treated their animals right, and that they didn't have another Sea World incident on their hands. Needless to say, she felt rather accomplished once the woman finally gave in. "Fantastic." She said, following behind the red head.