<blockquote><div><cite>Mindy wrote:</cite><span style="font-style: italic">~Well, to be honest, it wasn’t out of self defense or instinct that I ate Ko-… the harpy. It was… curiosity. I wanted to know what it was like to swallow someone. Predation, both sides of it, has intrigued me for a while. I know, it sounds weird. But, the senses of power and powerlessness, feeling all over, or inside one’s own body, either side of it feels…. ~</span></div></blockquote><br/><span style="font-style: italic">~B-both sides?~</span>Alyssa stammers.<span style="font-style: italic">~You mean to say that you want to eat others… and be eaten?~</span>If Mindy is blushing from her revelation, she isn't alone; Alyssa's cheeks are practically luminous with self-conscious embarrassment. To think that Mindy would prey-curious, just like her, is… well, a good deal more believable than the elven predator she was visualizing only minutes ago. It's also a good deal more reassuring: the idea that Mindy would relinquish control to a fellow predator despite firsthand knowledge of the risks is a sign of trust, and therefore of trustworthiness, at least in Alyssa's eyes.<br/><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Mindy wrote:</cite><span style="font-style: italic">~I must sound ridiculous. F-forget I said anything…~</span></div></blockquote><br/><span style="font-style: italic">~Oh no, not in the slightest!~</span>Alyssa reassures her friend.<span style="font-style: italic">~It is a rather strange interest, I admit, but that the same time, strangely intriguing. To tell the truth, I've…</span>She hesitates, collecting her thoughts, before continuing with her own confession.<span style="font-style: italic">… I've often been curious myself, about being swallowed. It was only recently that I found the courage to explore that curiosity I wanted to know what it would feel like to surrender myself to another. To place my body, my life in her hands… and mouth… and throat… and then…~</span>Alyssa trails off, staring dreamily towards the registration desk where Jess is finishing her signup. As the huskygirl begins moving towards her and Mindy, she glances away, blushing fiercely.<br/><br/><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Rihyan wrote:</cite>"I would like to see a set of rules for the Arena please."</div></blockquote><br/>"If you'll excuse me?" Alyssa asks, stepping away from Mindy. "As a potential manager, I'd like to consult the rules as well." The tiefling moves up next to Rihyan so that she can listen to (or read) the rules as he does.