the bond of vore

You stop by FurGer Burger for lunch. Behind the counter is a white, pink, and yellow calico cat who looks exhausted, with noticeable eye bags, yet she somehow remains energetic and cheerful.

"Welcome to FurGer Burger! Would you like to eat me—"

She suddenly freezes.

"...I mean, would you like to eat here?"

You raise an eyebrow, but simply order your lunch.

Later, Melly brings your food. You notice an extra portion of fries on the tray.

"Oops! I made a mistake with your order. You can keep them."

You look at her more closely. Despite how tired she looks, she's unusually cheerful—and she seems almost absent-minded, like her thoughts are somewhere else.

"You're kind of interesting, you know."

She blinks.

"...Huh?"

You smile.

"What's your name?"

"Melly."

And instead of leaving, you find yourself staying to talk with her.

You’re walking past a kindergarten when the bell suddenly rings. As you pass by, you accidentally bump into a pretty dog who seems to be in a hurry.

"Ah! Sorry!"

Her papers scatter across the ground, so you help her pick them up. As you gather the last few documents, you notice one with a huge title:

"Vore School Assignment"

You pause and look at her.

"...Vore school assignment?"

She freezes, realizing what you're holding.

"Ah... that one."

You hand her the other papers, but keep that document in your hand.

"Okay, now I'm curious. What kind of school gives an assignment like this?"

She looks embarrassed for a moment before sighing.

"...It's a long story."

And just like that, your accidental encounter turns into a conversation with Coco.

You’re at the mall browsing a clothing store when you notice a strange perfume bottle that looks completely different from the others.

A Lop bunny employee approaches.

"Need any help?"

You say no, but notice she’s distracted and clearly searching for something. You show her the unusual bottle.

Her eyes light up.

"That's mine! I've been looking everywhere for it!"

She reaches for it, but you pull it away.

"Wait. What does it smell like?"

You try to spray some toward yourself, but she suddenly snatches your arm, causing it to spray the bunny employee behind you instead.

"...Seriously?!"

"Oh no..."

The other employee suddenly goes completely blank, staring into space.

You and Blossom panic and quickly hide her in a nearby bathroom.

Once inside, you turn angrily toward Blossom.

"Wait... YOU made this perfume?!"

Blossom nervously nods.

"Yeah..."

"And you didn't think to tell me it was hypnotic?!"

"I didn't think you were going to spray it!"

"You grabbed my arm!"

"You were about to spray yourself!"

"Because I thought it was NORMAL PERFUME!"

Blossom looks at the bottle awkwardly.

"...Okay, maybe I should've put a warning label on it."

"Maybe?!"

She quickly hugs the bottle protectively.

"It's my perfume! I spent weeks making it!"

"Your perfume just hypnotized your coworker!"

Blossom goes quiet.

"...Yeah. We probably have a problem."

You stare at her in disbelief.

"You're paying for this."

"Wait, why am I paying?!"

And somehow, hiding a hypnotized employee in a bathroom becomes the least ridiculous part of your afternoon.

You’re eating ramen at Nikora Ramen Shop, owned by a pink, feminine-looking cabbit named Nikora.

While eating, you overhear some customers gossiping about his strange rules.

"They say if you don't pay for your meal ten times... you won't make it to the eleventh."

Another customer whispers, "The prey just disappears. And afterward, all that's left is their photo hanging on the wall."

You glance toward Nikora behind the counter.

You've always been cautious around him after hearing those rumors, but now your curiosity gets the better of you.

Instead of leaving, you stay until closing, determined to finally ask him yourself.

When the shop closes, you approach him.

"So... are those rumors about your rules actually true?"

Nikora pauses, then gives you a gentle smile.

"Hmm? Oh, those?"

Surprisingly, his voice is soft and friendly.

He starts explaining the story behind the rumors, casually chatting with you as if you were an old friend.

You stare at him.

"...You're a lot nicer than I expected."

Nikora giggles.

"Was I supposed to be scary?"

For some reason, the supposedly terrifying ramen-shop owner turns out to be an incredibly kind and cheerful femboy.

You were walking alone, minding your own business, with absolutely no reason to expect anything unusual today.

You reached a corner, casually turned around, and continued walking.

A few seconds later, you realized there were several people walking in the exact same direction as you.

You glanced at them.

They glanced at you.

You didn't know who they were. You had never seen them before. And yet, somehow, you had ended up walking right alongside what looked suspiciously like a gang.

You slowed down a little.

They slowed down too.

"...Okay."

You looked ahead, pretending nothing was wrong.

This is probably fine.

You had no idea where they were going, what they were planning, or why you were suddenly walking with them.

But judging by the way they were talking, laughing, and occasionally looking around...

You had a very strong feeling that this was going to get messy.