5th Conviction [Action]

[cry_camellia]

[...What was taking Noel so long? She went off to look for firewood... which was very nice of her. But, um, that was hours agoWhat if she was... WHAT IF...! Th-There aren't any wild pandas in Luceti, are there

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[notafanofyayoi]

[Somewhere in the bushes, something is watching.]

[cry_camellia]

[Oh man. She thought she was feeling bad before. But now? Now she's absolutely overwhelmed by a sense of pure fear, wrapped in a thick layer of hatred and served with a side of nausea.

She knows. And there's nothing she can do. Except hyperventilate. Which is what's happening.]

[notafanofyayoi]

[Yes, keep on doing that, Tsubaki. It feeds off of your fear. It enjoys it; and today, it's feeling particularly aggressive.

Your worst enemy continues to watch from afar, looking to see if she will make the first move.]

[cry_camellia]

[She can't let it win. She has to be brave. What would Jin do? Or Hakumen?! They wouldn't let one of these foul creatures stand in their way.

And neither will she!]

I-I know you're there.

[notafanofyayoi]

[Bad move, Tsubaki.

The bushes rustle, and out comes a giant panda. It's not that she's invaded his territory or anything...

He just really hates Tsubaki for some reason. Hear that growling? Yyyyyeah. That's a panda bear, Tsubaki!]

[cry_camellia]

[OH FUCK OH FUCK WHAT DO.]

S-Stay back, or you'll regret it. I won't be fooled by your deception!

[notafanofyayoi]

[YOU'RE PISSING IT OFF, THAT'S WHAT.

Growling's getting louder.]

[cry_camellia]

[Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah dammit Noel you have failed her. She's going to die a grizzly death at the paws of the enemy - an enemy you refused to acknowledge! Well, now you'll see. Some good will come of her death: it will open your eyes to the true nature of the panda. She will teach you through death what she couldn't make you understand in life.]

...What do you want? [Cooking? Cleaning? LAUNDRY?]

[notafanofyayoi]

[It's still growling, though less so than before.

Slowly... it approaches.]

[cry_camellia]

[She stands her ground. Though it takes every last bit of willpower for her to stop her legs from giving out.]

...?

[notafanofyayoi]

[It stops in front of her...

...and begins to nuzzle against her leg. Hmm...]

[cry_camellia]

[...Don't scream. Don't scream, Tsubaki. Don't do it. DON'T DO IIIIIIIIIIT.]

Wh-What...?

[notafanofyayoi]

[NEVERMIND IT FUCKING HATES YOU AND IS NOW SCREAMING VERY LOUDLY LIKE A T-REX

Tsubaki, RUN. IT'S GOING TO KILL YOU.]

[cry_camellia]

[BUT SHE CAN'T. It'd take all of about 5 seconds of running before she knocked herself out by slamming into a tree. What can she do? Everything's so much scarier when you can't see and--

--Wait. That's it!

In one fluid motion she unwraps the NOL poncho from around herself and throws it over the panda's face. And she needs to make sure it stays there somehow, so with a loud gulp and no other options, she leaps onto the monster's back and holds the poncho over its eyes like a blindfold, tears streaming down her face all the while.]

Now you know how it feels!

[notafanofyayoi]

[Poor, confused monster panda. It starts roaring and trampling around the makeshift campsite in some attempt to see again and to get this EVIL WOMAN off of him.]

[cry_camellia]

Just stop! I can't let your hatefulness go unchecked -- not just for my sake, but for my best friend's!

[Poor unsuspecting Noel wouldn't give a second thought to approaching this beast... and one second of weakness would be all takes before it's all over.]