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25th Trial - Senna

It is a simple wood-floored room with an empty shrine on one wall. There are a few cushions to sit on, and the smell of incense and blood lingers in the air.

The sound of rain is heavy outside.

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Pick one of the other players to eat.

[ Isuzu. ]

FUCK DA POWER

Or basically they're refusing to choose someone.

[While everyone is talking Isuzu is suddenly... Simply not there anymore. (You can keep threading to the point you want them to vanish but they are now out of the game)]

Your priest is dead. All remaining Kami on Senna can no longer retain sanity. The hunger is overwhelming. If you feed, perhaps you can fight it a little while, but the hunger will not stop, the madness will not subside. You must eat.

[....I mean, the tying up with destroyed cushion was for Rin's safety, BUT NOW I GUESS IT'S FOR EVERYONE]

[ Rin has turned a greenish shade. ]

.......What?

[She wants to say this is some kind of joke.]

[Except she KNOWS what's running. She knows it intimately well.]

[she can't even be shocked. Instead she's just....]

[Angry.]

[Glowing, fire flickering from her mane.] I'm going to kill him.

The...the man running this farce?

[ She's trying to sound cool, collected.

She's failing. ]

Not the man. The human is just an unwilling landlord.

But I'm going to kill his tenant. You hear that! I'm going to do exactly what he asked me AND he's going to live through it because like Tartarus I'm giving you even a lick of satisfaction!

[Excuse the fire in her mane as she yells at the ceiling.]

His ...tenant? Is he possessed?

Kinda? It's not like a normal possession where he's being piloted. There's more than one entity in his body.

And the other one is an evil monster.

An evil monster...

[ She's quiet for a moment. ]

So how do you intend to defeat him?

Right now, fire, but there's the complications of the host.

But I am going to figure it out. Celestia doesn't just teach anyone.

I... have nothing to offer to help, but if you find a use for me...

I'll let you know.

[She sighs.] But it's not something I can do now.

We need to do something about... [Looks at her and]

[Urk]

[Looks away, a hoof going over her mouth.]

....You could always choose not to....

[ She can't finish that. ]

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[I mean]

[I MEAN]

I'm a herbivore. [The thought of eating meat from animals who aren't fully sentient is horrifying, let alone this.] I don't want to....I don't know if I've ever eaten meat, but the thought is...

But I'm not sure what's gonna happen if I don't....

....The thought is repellent.

.....it is.

[Just. Face in hooves.]

You're the one who would have to.....

[ She can't finish the thought. ]

...I will let you choose and support you either way.

[She makes a kind of]

[Choking sound. Urgh.]

....you could be in danger if I don't.

If it's a matter of saving my life or saving your heart and soul.... then I believe the latter is more important.

[She looks]

[A little bit like she was hit?]

[Because she wasn't expecting anything like that and she's just kind of staring at Rin, mouth agape.]

[ She looks at Sunset then glances away, her cheeks glowing red. ]

...So... it's okay if we fight in this way instead. By refusing to play this game.

...

It would serve him right. [Said a bit distractedly because that is....well, that is a lot. Risking her life to protect Solar's own mind.]

[It means a lot and she's not sure why she's willing to go so far.]

[She wonders if maybe some of those optimists had a point.]

...okay.

But we should still see if there's like....a way to restrain me. Just in case willpower isn't enough.

[ Rin nods slowly. ]

...Yes. There must be something around.

Could always see if the fabric is enough for a hogtie.

[Pause.] Might be better if I'm the....monster form. See what we're dealing with.

I think it's safe to shift right now.

[ Rin takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly. ]

...Alright. I'm ready.

[Closing her eyes and focusing on changing and]

[It's a shame this is a cannibalism game because let's be fair]

[She looks cool as hell.]

[ Rin's eyes widen. ]

Oh... you're beautiful.

[Opening her eyes and....okay, good, she isn't jazzing to go eat Rin quite yet.]

[Looking over herself and-oh. Feeling along her forehead.] Am I....I think this is a Nirik? Being of rage and anger.

....I'm not sure how to feel about him making me a pretty monster.

He seems like a pretty twisted person.

....I'm going to try to tie you up.

[ She starts ripping up cushions. ]

True.

[She nods, looking herself over.] High up on my front legs might work. Too low is the fire, but at least slowing me down should help a lot.

[ Rin does her best to do as she's told, but she's clearly not used to tying people up. ]

[She probably has to lay down on her side just to...make this easier.]

[Also getting up time is more time for Rin.]

Tie as tight as you can. I can deal with limbs falling asleep. Kind of ideal, actually.

[ Rin nods and makes them tighter-- almost certainly enough to be uncomfortable. ]

How is that?

Uncomfortable.

So perfect.

[Hell, she can just focus on THIS discomfort instead of hunger comfort.]

[So winning]

[Maybe[

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25th Trial - Senna

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