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What seemed like an unnecessary blow at first, like kicking a man when he's down, turns horrifying as repeated strikes make wet cracking sounds and the man against the stage starts choking up blood. The wooden floor cracking beneath him, it doesn't take many more before his chest is a gory mess of pulverized flesh and bone, and it's when the victor rips his way into the defeated man with his bare hands that you can't play along any longer and jump up in alarm with a scream of horror.
Or, you try to. Halfway through your terrified display, Ryan catches and forces you back down to your seat in his arms, while Robin covers your mouth to keep you from screaming further.
<span class="mu-g">"No Cat, don't make a scene!"</span>
<span class="mu-g">"You're fine, you're fine with us."</span>
The sound of applause from the audience around you, drives you to peer through Ryan's arms and catch a glimpse of the victor on stage pulling free the defeated man's heart and standing to present it before all. What he does with it after that, you've no idea for you can't bear to watch any longer. Hysterically sobbing into Ryan's chest (under the noise of the approving audience) for fear of what you should or shouldn't do, your instincts screaming for you to stretch your body free and escape from this place by any means possible. It's when you notice blood nearing your feet, having run over the edge of the stage from the dead man, that you notice your own body. Spattered across your skin and surely on your black dress even if it isn't visible, blood from when the victor's brutal pounding the defeated into a pulp and scattering gore about the area.
The fear turning to revulsion, as you feel the urge to puke. Wanting desperately to leave this nightmare. Wishing you'd gone home, to your own room tonight instead.
>For your own sake, try to bear through this. Whatever you can do, to not draw attention or suspicion.
>You can't bear to stay a moment longer! Fight your way out if you have to!
>Rely on your hosts. Plead with them if you have to, to get you out of here in an appropriate manner.
>The initial display of violence was unexpected, shocking to you. But given time to adjust, you think you could handle it going forward.
>As strange and horrifying as this all is, you can't help be... fascinated by this place, and wonder how much deeper the rabbit hole goes.
>A grotesque write-in?
