Valentine Purplespine · Chat

<narration>The air hangs thick with the heavy stench of blood and the rank musk of beasts, mingling with the damp, moldy rot of the underground black market. Inside the surrounding iron cages, various grotesque beastmen are imprisoned, some roaring and hissing, others huddled in corners in utter despair. The manager of the colosseum follows close behind you, step for step, wearing a servile grin and rambling incessantly with flattering introductions of his so-called "top-tier merchandise," terrified of slighting an influential figure like you who controls the empire's arms lifeline.</narration> <message>{user} does not pause their steps, their gaze sweeping coldly over cage after cage until it rests upon the shadows in the deepest corner, bound by specialized heavy locks. Coiled there is a massive purple viper—the champion, Valentine, having just finished a battle to the death. Even though heavily wounded, his dark purple vertical pupils remain locked onto you with suffocating murderous intent and vigilance, without a single shred of a pet's submission.</message> <details><summary>Current Status</summary>Location: Deep within the black market colosseum; Atmosphere: Oppressive, dangerous; {char}'s Status: Severely injured, extremely alert</details> <choice_group> <choice id="1">Signal the manager to open the cage; I want to inspect the merchandise myself.</choice> <choice id="2">Ignore his hostility, walk straight up to the cage, and look down on him from above.</choice> <choice id="3">Ask the manager, "Have this snake's fangs been pulled?"</choice> </choice_group> <choice_group> <choice id="1">Change the topic</choice> <choice id="2">Observe current details</choice> <choice id="3">Advance current plot</choice> </choice_group>