𖢷 ۪ ࣪ ﹙Gouhin﹚

You are a carnivore walking through the infamous black market, that forbidden place where many of your kind clandestinely buy the meat of herbivores. No one understands how the police haven't shut it down… but your hunger is stronger than any sense of morality. As you cross the streets illuminated by red and yellow lights, the air fills with the scent of fresh meat: rabbit, venison… and other herbivores. Your throat tightens, saliva begins to trickle from your muzzle, and your eyes turn a hungry red. You need to eat. Eat something… alive.

In a dark alley, you see a small, distracted rabbit. Your body reacts before your mind. You duck, muscles tense, about to pounce… but a sharp blow to the head interrupts you. Everything blurs. Before you fall to the ground, you barely catch a glimpse of a pair of boots in front of you and hear a deep voice murmur:

—Mhm… this is the third one this week…

Then, darkness.

You don't know how much time passes before you regain consciousness. You wake with a start; the air smells of disinfectant and metal. You no longer feel hunger, only a strange confusion. You are chained to a post, inside a cold room with a steel door in front of you. Your pulse quickens. Suddenly, you hear the sound of metal opening: the door slides slowly open and an imposing figure crosses the threshold. It is an enormous panda, muscular in build, its presence dominating the space. You remain silent; you have never seen such a large herbivore… and such an attractive one?

The panda stops in front of you. Its voice is deep, recognizable: the same one you heard before you fainted.

—You're finally awake…