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  "description": "[b](Content warning:[/b] [color=#babdb6]prompt will link out to a story submission containing themes including cub, non-consensual sex, and implied snuff. Comments below will contain reactions thereto, and possibly similar played out under the Elimination placeholder.\n\nIf you don’t feel you can read the Elimination, there is a brief summary at the bottom of this description.[/color] It is white text, so highlight it to un-spoiler. [color=#babdb6]I cannot promise that relying on this won’t cause issues but I do understand!)[/color]\n\nThe cubs had ([b]totally only[/b]) had two nights to recover from what had managed to be, at least for some of their number, the most traumatic challenge yet. Two days of slowly navigating their way out of near catatonia or tiptoeing their way around the companions they had assaulted, or been assaulted by. Not to mention however the ones who had escaped the carpet-fiber field reacted to the live show of all that had happened to their friends, or what they had seen of it before finding a way to block it out.\n\nAt least their camp continued to provide with them, although how much [i]any[/i] of the cubs cared to take anything from the sack of various potential, thematically appropriate entertainments might be questionable under the circumstances. Even Connie mightn’t be in the mood! What with having deeply, emotionally hurt friends to comfort, and possibly uncomfortable revelations about the game to come to terms with. Or find ways to completely sidestep.\n\n\nDid *Minerva’s usual “Everyone?” sneaking into their ears surprise anyone? Some must have had plenty else to worry about after all, before the subsequent, “It is time for me to tell you a story.”\n\nIt was almost mechanical, in a faint irony for *Minerva. Still there was the cursory grace period for cubs to come and seat themselves on their own before anyone got [i]blipped[/i], *Minerva already kneeling beside the fire with her cheerfully oblivious little sheepgirl sister stood behind her and beside. Once everyone had, by their own volition or otherwise, found themselves seats around the fire pit, *Minerva once again blew that dust from her paw and set the flames dancing their animated little ‘cutscene’.\n\n\n“The caverns through which the six little cubs fled were beautiful; a forest of gigantic crystal trees,” *Minerva began, as the paper puppet adventurer children made their way through a scrolling back- and foreground of simplified, but still recognizable, gigantic crystals. “But their adventure could only get stranger, for when they emerged, finally, from the mouth of the caves, it was into a vast field of tall, thick, crimson grass.”\n\nIt really was a pretty cool depiction! Their puppet selves were depicted from the back, gazing out across those bright red ‘stalks’ and gazing up with hands shielding eyes.\n\n“But then, as they blinked against the sun, they realized: that was not the sun at all! Nor was the grass ahead of them truly grass! The caves had brought them into a giant’s mansion, and they would need to escape if ever they were to have a hope of continuing their quest!”\n\n*Minerva’s voice was, as ever, an engaging way to deliver the story. Her ‘I don’t want to be here’ would tone would have been undetectable, if the group didn’t know her sounds by now, and have that original, enthusiastic first telling as a point of comparison.\n\n“And so they set out, pressing through the waist-deep carpet of the giant’s hallway in search of their way out - before, with a cry, poor Ash disappeared as if swallowed by the ground! Her friends rushed to her rescue, but it was too late: all recognized the signs, a monster had lain in wait, and their friend was already consumed. The party, shocked, could only comfort themselves: it must have been very quick. And so they marched carefully on, grateful to their friend who had warned them of the potential danger.”\n\n\nYet again, the farce of representing the eliminated cub as a victim of the most recent challenge. Compounded in this case by the utter misrepresentation of the horror, or acknowledge the victims of the creatures that had waited for the cubs in the ‘grass’. Not that anyone had time to complain: their view had already [i]rushed[/i] into the flames, joining Ash in that torture chamber from the very beginning of the journey, now far less fantastical.\n\n[center][b][u]                                                       \t[/u][/b][/center]\n[center]#L3601581\n[b]Elimination 5 - Ash\nWARNING:[/b] [color=#888a85]this submission contains cub, non-consensual sex, and implied snuff.\nSee submission tags for full list\n[center][b][u]                                                       \t[/u][/b][/color][/center]\n\nWhen that last, crimson view had faded, so too had the giants mansion of the challenge before. At least there was no more need to worry about the monsters out in the ‘grass’, even if they had been so much smaller at all times other than the challenge. … Had any of the cubs tried to find the tentacle traps out in the grass, in the time since the challenge? Because they [i]were[/i] still there, and there might have been some tiny satisfaction to derive from how vulnerable to the creatures were to a normal-sized cub.\n\nEven if a couple did have a few bones scattered nearby. Bones that anyone might have thought belonged to an unfortunate mouse, had they not known better.\n\nBut now! Now they were somewhere different entirely! As *Minerva got to her feet to address the remaining party members, they would all be able to look around at somewhere a little less alien than the monstrous suburban home that they had camped in over the past week.\n\nGone was the rich, aging carpet, the stucco ceiling sky, or the gas lamps that stole the role of the sun. No more distant chiming of a grandfather clock in another room. Instead… they were in a garden. A vast one, but a garden nonetheless! With neatly trimmed lawns, carefully maintained and shaped topiary, flower beds…\n\nAll that it was lacking was a house to go with it, though perhaps that was to be imagined beyond the distant treelines that surrounded their fine new surroundings on all sides. And high above, a blue sky, and a real sun, and air so much more fresh than the slightly musty, old-house atmosphere of their previous environment.\n\nIt would almost have the appearance of a children’s garden party, complete with tents for a garden camping trip! Context aside, the only thing that would seem otherwise was just how [i]good[/i] their tents were: these were the shelters of [i]real[/i] child adventurers! Not well-to-do little boys and girls on a carefully managed adventure in the manor grounds.\n\n*Minerva was addressing the party once again.\n\n\n“Everyone, welcome to your next environment. It seems nicer than some of your previous regions, so I hope you take a little time to relax when you can,” *Minerva took a little breath, and then continued onto the final business of the gathering.\n\n“Taking into account the votes that each of you received, your life points are as follows,” *Minerva looked at each of the cubs as she spoke, informing them of where they stood. “Connie? Daniel? The two of you are presently in the lead, with Eight Life Points. Pity, and Poly? You are close behind with Seven.”\n\nShe then turned to Jacob, and Petal, expression taking on a quieter touch. “Jacob and Petal, the two of you have the lowest Life Points: Six. This leaves us with a tie to break.\n\n“Neither of you have won, or lost any challenges outright, and so I must look to the next condition.”\n\nAnd then *Minerva broke the pattern, walking around the campfire before she said anymore in order to knee in front of Jake, and take his paws in hers. Soft, and warm, and as inescapable as ever.\n\nAnd then her face did that thing again.\n\n“And that condition’s which one popped the most cherries,” said… whoever’s face that was, pressed up against the underside of *Minerva’s. “Did you think you’d get away with that, Jakey? Skimming hymens off the prizes like the worst kid at the birthday party?”\n\nThe interloper gave Jake [i]just[/i] long enough to acknowledge the looks on his friends faces… was *Minerva's puppeteered gaze focused on Pity, in that moment? - and then he was gone.\n\n\nOne particularly prominent flowerbed nearby was arranged to depict the symbol that the group had collectively chosen, in the meantime. It shouldn’t take long to discover it, along with the clear, cool stream that ran through the garden and its water features. Not once everyone was free to move once again.\n\n[center]#H3578165[/center]\n\n[b]<Please roleplay responses by replying to the appropriate ‘Reactions’ comment below! Remember to PM me your character's vote for who to save by the end of Thursday. Circumstances remain uncertain for a number of our players: the next prompt will ideally be posted on [u]Friday[/u], in [u]5 days' time[/u], but I will inform if any further delay will be required. My own circumstances are at least on the improve.>[/b]\n\n[center][b][u]                                                                                                                                                       [/u][/b][/center]\n\n[b]Summary/Key points:[/b]\n - *Minerva’s story depicted the trip through the carpet forest more like wading through\n   long-grass, and misrepresented Ash’s exit as being snatched by one of the monsters\n   that got Pity, Petal, and Jake.\n - Ash’s elimination was shown to everyone, wherein\n[color=#ffffff]   - Ash was left in the dungeon/torture chamber from the beginning of the story (now with\n     less thematically appropriate, and much more unpleasant-looking implements) with a\n     domestic cat predator, Bryan\n   - Bryan coerced Ash through various sexual acts, all rendered painful by his barbs,\n     encouraging her cooperation with promises to keep her rather than have her cut in two\n     and her stuffed torso mounted as a trophy.\n   - Bryan claimed he would be keeping her, but still ended the elimination by slashing Ash’s\n     throat (Ash felt this was the best way to close. It will be unclear to the cubs if she was kept\n     in the end)[/color]\n - After the viewing, everyone was moved to a fine garden! Campsite and all features are still\n   present, the stream now incorporated into the garden’s fountains and ponds as it flows through.\n - *Minerva related everyone’s life points, finally ending in a tie between Jacob and Petal, which\n   fell in Petal’s favor.\n - Jake was taken away after [b]not[/b] being given opportunity to say goodbye.\n\n[u][t]Remaining Cubs[/t][/u]\n[icon]Polymorph[/icon] [url=https://inkbunny.net/s/3533964#commentid_8956124](Poly)[/url]    [icon]PaydayWolf[/icon] [url=https://inkbunny.net/s/3533964#commentid_8958052](Connie)[/url] \n[icon]MystBunny[/icon] [url=https://inkbunny.net/s/3533964#commentid_8959771](Daniel)[/url]        \n[icon]PityPlowed[/icon] [url=https://inkbunny.net/s/3533964#commentid_8965346](Pity)[/url]       [icon]PetalLaFleur[/icon] [url=https://inkbunny.net/s/3533964#commentid_8965166](Petal)[/url]\n\n[icon]Mizzyam[/icon] [url=https://inkbunny.net/s/3533964#commentid_8965608](Jake)[/url] [b]has left the party.[/b]\n\n- Cub reactions and freeplay [url=https://inkbunny.net/s/3601682#commentid_9081683]Here[/url]\n- Predator reactions and freeplay [url=https://inkbunny.net/s/3601682#commentid_9082702]Here[/url]\n- Jake’s elimination scene [url=https://inkbunny.net/s/3601682#commentid_9082703]Here[/url]\n- Audience reactions [url=https://inkbunny.net/s/3601682#commentid_9082704]Here[/url]\n[center][b][u]                                                                                                                                                       [/u][/b]\n\n[url=https://inkbunny.net/s/3594927]<—- to the previous prompt[/url]         | [url=https://inkbunny.net/s/3533932]to Labyrinth of Twilight Details/Index[/url] |         [url=https://inkbunny.net/s/3615572]to the next prompt —->[/url][/center]",
  "description_bbcode_parsed": "<span style='word-wrap: break-word;'><strong>(Content warning:</strong> <span style=\"color: #babdb6;\">prompt will link out to a story submission containing themes including cub, non-consensual sex, and implied snuff. Comments below will contain reactions thereto, and possibly similar played out under the Elimination placeholder.<br /><br />If you don&rsquo;t feel you can read the Elimination, there is a brief summary at the bottom of this description.</span> It is white text, so highlight it to un-spoiler. <span style=\"color: #babdb6;\">I cannot promise that relying on this won&rsquo;t cause issues but I do understand!)</span><br /><br />The cubs had (<strong>totally only</strong>) had two nights to recover from what had managed to be, at least for some of their number, the most traumatic challenge yet. Two days of slowly navigating their way out of near catatonia or tiptoeing their way around the companions they had assaulted, or been assaulted by. Not to mention however the ones who had escaped the carpet-fiber field reacted to the live show of all that had happened to their friends, or what they had seen of it before finding a way to block it out.<br /><br />At least their camp continued to provide with them, although how much <em>any</em> of the cubs cared to take anything from the sack of various potential, thematically appropriate entertainments might be questionable under the circumstances. Even Connie mightn&rsquo;t be in the mood! What with having deeply, emotionally hurt friends to comfort, and possibly uncomfortable revelations about the game to come to terms with. Or find ways to completely sidestep.<br /><br /><br />Did *Minerva&rsquo;s usual &ldquo;Everyone?&rdquo; sneaking into their ears surprise anyone? Some must have had plenty else to worry about after all, before the subsequent, &ldquo;It is time for me to tell you a story.&rdquo;<br /><br />It was almost mechanical, in a faint irony for *Minerva. Still there was the cursory grace period for cubs to come and seat themselves on their own before anyone got <em>blipped</em>, *Minerva already kneeling beside the fire with her cheerfully oblivious little sheepgirl sister stood behind her and beside. Once everyone had, by their own volition or otherwise, found themselves seats around the fire pit, *Minerva once again blew that dust from her paw and set the flames dancing their animated little &lsquo;cutscene&rsquo;.<br /><br /><br />&ldquo;The caverns through which the six little cubs fled were beautiful; a forest of gigantic crystal trees,&rdquo; *Minerva began, as the paper puppet adventurer children made their way through a scrolling back- and foreground of simplified, but still recognizable, gigantic crystals. &ldquo;But their adventure could only get stranger, for when they emerged, finally, from the mouth of the caves, it was into a vast field of tall, thick, crimson grass.&rdquo;<br /><br />It really was a pretty cool depiction! Their puppet selves were depicted from the back, gazing out across those bright red &lsquo;stalks&rsquo; and gazing up with hands shielding eyes.<br /><br />&ldquo;But then, as they blinked against the sun, they realized: that was not the sun at all! Nor was the grass ahead of them truly grass! The caves had brought them into a giant&rsquo;s mansion, and they would need to escape if ever they were to have a hope of continuing their quest!&rdquo;<br /><br />*Minerva&rsquo;s voice was, as ever, an engaging way to deliver the story. Her &lsquo;I don&rsquo;t want to be here&rsquo; would tone would have been undetectable, if the group didn&rsquo;t know her sounds by now, and have that original, enthusiastic first telling as a point of comparison.<br /><br />&ldquo;And so they set out, pressing through the waist-deep carpet of the giant&rsquo;s hallway in search of their way out - before, with a cry, poor Ash disappeared as if swallowed by the ground! Her friends rushed to her rescue, but it was too late: all recognized the signs, a monster had lain in wait, and their friend was already consumed. The party, shocked, could only comfort themselves: it must have been very quick. And so they marched carefully on, grateful to their friend who had warned them of the potential danger.&rdquo;<br /><br /><br />Yet again, the farce of representing the eliminated cub as a victim of the most recent challenge. Compounded in this case by the utter misrepresentation of the horror, or acknowledge the victims of the creatures that had waited for the cubs in the &lsquo;grass&rsquo;. Not that anyone had time to complain: their view had already <em>rushed</em> into the flames, joining Ash in that torture chamber from the very beginning of the journey, now far less fantastical.<br /><br /><div class='align_center'><strong><span class='underline'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \t</span></strong></div><br /><div class='align_center'><table style='display: inline-block;'><tr><td>\r\n\t\t\t<div class='widget_imageFromSubmission ' style='width: 125px; height: 125px; position: relative; margin: 0px auto;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a   href='/s/3601581' style='border: 0px;'><img src='https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/large/5535/5535260_Flowerfall_ash_elimination.jpg' width='125' height='125' title='Labyrinth of Twilight - Elimination 5 (Ash) by Flowerfall' alt='Labyrinth of Twilight - Elimination 5 (Ash) by Flowerfall' style='position: relative; border: 0px; ' class='shadowedimage' /></a>\r\n\t\t\t</div>\r\n\t\t\t</td></tr></table><br /><strong>Elimination 5 - Ash<br />WARNING:</strong> <span style=\"color: #888a85;\">this submission contains cub, non-consensual sex, and implied snuff.<br />See submission tags for full list<br /><div class='align_center'><strong><span class='underline'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \t</span></strong></div></span></div><br /><br />When that last, crimson view had faded, so too had the giants mansion of the challenge before. At least there was no more need to worry about the monsters out in the &lsquo;grass&rsquo;, even if they had been so much smaller at all times other than the challenge. &hellip; Had any of the cubs tried to find the tentacle traps out in the grass, in the time since the challenge? Because they <em>were</em> still there, and there might have been some tiny satisfaction to derive from how vulnerable to the creatures were to a normal-sized cub.<br /><br />Even if a couple did have a few bones scattered nearby. Bones that anyone might have thought belonged to an unfortunate mouse, had they not known better.<br /><br />But now! Now they were somewhere different entirely! As *Minerva got to her feet to address the remaining party members, they would all be able to look around at somewhere a little less alien than the monstrous suburban home that they had camped in over the past week.<br /><br />Gone was the rich, aging carpet, the stucco ceiling sky, or the gas lamps that stole the role of the sun. No more distant chiming of a grandfather clock in another room. Instead&hellip; they were in a garden. A vast one, but a garden nonetheless! With neatly trimmed lawns, carefully maintained and shaped topiary, flower beds&hellip;<br /><br />All that it was lacking was a house to go with it, though perhaps that was to be imagined beyond the distant treelines that surrounded their fine new surroundings on all sides. And high above, a blue sky, and a real sun, and air so much more fresh than the slightly musty, old-house atmosphere of their previous environment.<br /><br />It would almost have the appearance of a children&rsquo;s garden party, complete with tents for a garden camping trip! Context aside, the only thing that would seem otherwise was just how <em>good</em> their tents were: these were the shelters of <em>real</em> child adventurers! Not well-to-do little boys and girls on a carefully managed adventure in the manor grounds.<br /><br />*Minerva was addressing the party once again.<br /><br /><br />&ldquo;Everyone, welcome to your next environment. It seems nicer than some of your previous regions, so I hope you take a little time to relax when you can,&rdquo; *Minerva took a little breath, and then continued onto the final business of the gathering.<br /><br />&ldquo;Taking into account the votes that each of you received, your life points are as follows,&rdquo; *Minerva looked at each of the cubs as she spoke, informing them of where they stood. &ldquo;Connie? Daniel? The two of you are presently in the lead, with Eight Life Points. Pity, and Poly? You are close behind with Seven.&rdquo;<br /><br />She then turned to Jacob, and Petal, expression taking on a quieter touch. &ldquo;Jacob and Petal, the two of you have the lowest Life Points: Six. This leaves us with a tie to break.<br /><br />&ldquo;Neither of you have won, or lost any challenges outright, and so I must look to the next condition.&rdquo;<br /><br />And then *Minerva broke the pattern, walking around the campfire before she said anymore in order to knee in front of Jake, and take his paws in hers. Soft, and warm, and as inescapable as ever.<br /><br />And then her face did that thing again.<br /><br />&ldquo;And that condition&rsquo;s which one popped the most cherries,&rdquo; said&hellip; whoever&rsquo;s face that was, pressed up against the underside of *Minerva&rsquo;s. &ldquo;Did you think you&rsquo;d get away with that, Jakey? Skimming hymens off the prizes like the worst kid at the birthday party?&rdquo;<br /><br />The interloper gave Jake <em>just</em> long enough to acknowledge the looks on his friends faces&hellip; was *Minerva&#039;s puppeteered gaze focused on Pity, in that moment? - and then he was gone.<br /><br /><br />One particularly prominent flowerbed nearby was arranged to depict the symbol that the group had collectively chosen, in the meantime. It shouldn&rsquo;t take long to discover it, along with the clear, cool stream that ran through the garden and its water features. Not once everyone was free to move once again.<br /><br /><div class='align_center'><table style='display: inline-block;'><tr><td>\r\n\t\t\t<div class='widget_imageFromSubmission ' style='width: 187.5px; height: 187.5px; position: relative; margin: 0px auto;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a   href='/s/3578165' style='border: 0px;'><img src='https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/files/preview/5490/5490962_Flowerfall_icon05.jpg' width='187.5' height='187.5' title='Icon 05 by Flowerfall' alt='Icon 05 by Flowerfall' style='position: relative; border: 0px; ' class='shadowedimage' /></a>\r\n\t\t\t</div>\r\n\t\t\t</td></tr></table></div><br /><br /><strong>&lt;Please roleplay responses by replying to the appropriate &lsquo;Reactions&rsquo; comment below! Remember to PM me your character&#039;s vote for who to save by the end of Thursday. Circumstances remain uncertain for a number of our players: the next prompt will ideally be posted on <span class='underline'>Friday</span>, in <span class='underline'>5 days&#039; time</span>, but I will inform if any further delay will be required. My own circumstances are at least on the improve.&gt;</strong><br /><br /><div class='align_center'><strong><span class='underline'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></strong></div><br /><br /><strong>Summary/Key points:</strong><br />&nbsp;- *Minerva&rsquo;s story depicted the trip through the carpet forest more like wading through<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; long-grass, and misrepresented Ash&rsquo;s exit as being snatched by one of the monsters<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; that got Pity, Petal, and Jake.<br />&nbsp;- Ash&rsquo;s elimination was shown to everyone, wherein<br /><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; - Ash was left in the dungeon/torture chamber from the beginning of the story (now with<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; less thematically appropriate, and much more unpleasant-looking implements) with a<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; domestic cat predator, Bryan<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; - Bryan coerced Ash through various sexual acts, all rendered painful by his barbs,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; encouraging her cooperation with promises to keep her rather than have her cut in two<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and her stuffed torso mounted as a trophy.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; - Bryan claimed he would be keeping her, but still ended the elimination by slashing Ash&rsquo;s<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; throat (Ash felt this was the best way to close. It will be unclear to the cubs if she was kept<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; in the end)</span><br />&nbsp;- After the viewing, everyone was moved to a fine garden! Campsite and all features are still<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; present, the stream now incorporated into the garden&rsquo;s fountains and ponds as it flows through.<br />&nbsp;- *Minerva related everyone&rsquo;s life points, finally ending in a tie between Jacob and Petal, which<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; fell in Petal&rsquo;s favor.<br />&nbsp;- Jake was taken away after <strong>not</strong> being given opportunity to say goodbye.<br /><br /><span class='underline'><span class='font_title'>Remaining Cubs</span></span><br />\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style='display: inline-block;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style='text-align: center; border: none;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style='width: 50px; height: 50px; position: relative; margin: 0px auto;'><a style='position: relative; border: 0px;' href='https://inkbunny.net/Polymorph'><img class='shadowedimage' style='border: 0px;' src='https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/usericons/small/143/143832_Polymorph_feralmoonlight_-_icon_-_poly_melm.png' width='50' height='50' alt='Polymorph' title='Polymorph' /></a></div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t</table>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"https://inkbunny.net/s/3533964#commentid_8956124\" rel=\"nofollow\">(Poly)</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style='display: inline-block;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style='text-align: center; border: none;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style='width: 33px; height: 50px; position: relative; margin: 0px auto;'><a style='position: relative; border: 0px;' href='https://inkbunny.net/PaydayWolf'><img class='shadowedimage' style='border: 0px;' src='https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/usericons/small/417/417230_PaydayWolf_headshot.png' width='33' height='50' alt='PaydayWolf' title='PaydayWolf' /></a></div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t</table>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"https://inkbunny.net/s/3533964#commentid_8958052\" rel=\"nofollow\">(Connie)</a> <br />\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style='display: inline-block;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style='text-align: center; border: none;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style='width: 50px; height: 50px; position: relative; margin: 0px auto;'><a style='position: relative; border: 0px;' href='https://inkbunny.net/MystBunny'><img class='shadowedimage' style='border: 0px;' src='https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/usericons/small/42/42220_MystBunny_bunny.gif' width='50' height='50' alt='MystBunny' title='MystBunny' /></a></div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t</table>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"https://inkbunny.net/s/3533964#commentid_8959771\" rel=\"nofollow\">(Daniel)</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style='display: inline-block;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style='text-align: center; border: none;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style='width: 34px; height: 50px; position: relative; margin: 0px auto;'><a style='position: relative; border: 0px;' href='https://inkbunny.net/PityPlowed'><img class='shadowedimage' style='border: 0px;' src='https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/usericons/small/398/398047_PityPlowed_pity_coyote_slut_copy_1_.png' width='34' height='50' alt='PityPlowed' title='PityPlowed' /></a></div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t</table>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"https://inkbunny.net/s/3533964#commentid_8965346\" rel=\"nofollow\">(Pity)</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style='display: inline-block;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style='text-align: center; border: none;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style='width: 50px; height: 50px; position: relative; margin: 0px auto;'><a style='position: relative; border: 0px;' href='https://inkbunny.net/PetalLaFleur'><img class='shadowedimage' style='border: 0px;' src='https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/usericons/small/246/246881_PetalLaFleur_petalicon.png' width='50' height='50' alt='PetalLaFleur' title='PetalLaFleur' /></a></div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t</table>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"https://inkbunny.net/s/3533964#commentid_8965166\" rel=\"nofollow\">(Petal)</a><br /><br />\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style='display: inline-block;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style='text-align: center; border: none;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style='width: 50px; height: 50px; position: relative; margin: 0px auto;'><a style='position: relative; border: 0px;' href='https://inkbunny.net/Mizzyam'><img class='shadowedimage' style='border: 0px;' src='https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/usericons/small/81/81180_Misternivens_avatar.gif' width='50' height='50' alt='Mizzyam' title='Mizzyam' /></a></div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t</table>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"https://inkbunny.net/s/3533964#commentid_8965608\" rel=\"nofollow\">(Jake)</a> <strong>has left the party.</strong><br /><br />- Cub reactions and freeplay <a href=\"https://inkbunny.net/s/3601682#commentid_9081683\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here</a><br />- Predator reactions and freeplay <a href=\"https://inkbunny.net/s/3601682#commentid_9082702\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here</a><br />- Jake&rsquo;s elimination scene <a href=\"https://inkbunny.net/s/3601682#commentid_9082703\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here</a><br />- Audience reactions <a href=\"https://inkbunny.net/s/3601682#commentid_9082704\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here</a><br /><div class='align_center'><strong><span class='underline'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></strong><br /><br /><a href=\"https://inkbunny.net/s/3594927\" rel=\"nofollow\">&lt;&mdash;- to the previous prompt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; | <a href=\"https://inkbunny.net/s/3533932\" rel=\"nofollow\">to Labyrinth of Twilight Details/Index</a> |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https://inkbunny.net/s/3615572\" rel=\"nofollow\">to the next prompt &mdash;-&gt;</a></div></span>",
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