As the bunnygirl spoke, Laura tried to listen to her words, but found herself distracted by the quips of her predatorial instincts.<span style="font-style: italic">Now's the perfect time to jump her. Let her have it!</span>the voice spoke, but outside Laura knew that this wasn't the right time to shoot her adhesive tongue out, a weapon which would leave any foe defenseless, and forced to reside within the dark confines of her mouth. Even as her stomach growled once more, she tried, with noticable effort, to keep her mind focused on communicating with the bunnygirl.<span style="font-style: italic">Great. She's bought into that - now, when they start getting to trust me, I'll ask to speak to each one in private about something, or join their game. And then they're all mine.</span><br/><br/>"Oh, no," sighed Laura, confirming her suspicions about her presence, "stupid how a minority ruin it for the rest. And I've had a lot of experience chas- er, evading predators, so I should be able to hide you with ease." She had almost said 'chasing my meals', and as she finished her sentence she was sure that Fera would pick up on this, especially as her kind had a reputation for swallowing practically anything whole. Last year's incident made things even tenser for her, for in a game of bingo that was taking place in the third floor's conference room, a Koopa had called 'Bingo' after twenty numbers had been called, but another Yoshi in the room, who had already been banned from the resort twice before and was known for his hatred of Koopas, had briefly left the room before returning with a large stepladder and striking the Koopa's head with it, splitting the Koopa's skull in two. He had tried to defend himself by accusing his victim of cheating, but after trying to fight with the bingo caller who rejected this possibility he eventually had to be physically removed from the building by four security guards, and as they'd thrown him out he'd vowed revenge against all Yoshis who liked to befriend or devour Koopas, although Laura had never seen anything more from him.<br/><br/>Laura never forgot the day this incident appeared on television, and the hotelier's grim expression when he'd explained that he would no longer be allowing Yoshis into the grounds. But here, she had to keep herself hidden from the staff's prying eyes, and she wasn't going to let herself get caught out. Right from the start she knew that everything about her from her hair to her shoes was unwelcome, and if she could achieve her mission of filling her hungry stomach, this would make her day and fulfil one of her many lifelong goals, as well as allowing her to put her stomach's abilities into practice for the umpteenth time.<br/><br/>She allowed herself a warm smile, attempting to lull the bunnygirl into a false sense of security she would be able to take advantage of later on. "You wanna beware of Nagas out here too - their hunger never seems to end and they love creatures like us."<span style="font-style: italic">But I can deal with one of those...and you.</span>she finished in her mind, using all the willpower she could draw from within her to hold back a dark cackle. With that, she slowly ambled out of her hiding place, turning toward the stairwell with a glint in her eyes.