Love what you did with the prompt, @stormcharmer. I have to ask whether it was a conscious choice or not, to portray the main character almost like a feral dog. The first thing that gave me that impression was the threat of being muzzled. In addition to that, she actually growls. The angry canine allusion really helps to build the character's identity for the reader!
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A little like Lord of the Flies. We seem to think we are so much higher than the animals, but it only takes the slightest amount of pressure to begin to see those animalistic tendencies rush to the surface. We have the mousy Beady-Eye and the snarling dog (the protagonist). I almost sense the counselor is more of the abusive, over-zealous trainer.
We know what tends to happen to those trainers when their backs are turned.