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"Nooooo~" Em wailed mournfully. She had hoped it would have helped, but it certainly did not. It was this damned air. That was the problem.

Webbed hands shook as she reached out for the seventh piece, and crammed it into her mouth. It was already on fire, but as she bit down, she bit into something solidly spicy. With a screech, she spit the sushi back out on the plate, coughed and hacked a few times, then tipped herself sideways until she fell onto the ground on her side. Her face was buried in a small patch of remaining snow, and all that emitted from her after that was a series of very unhappy, very muffled noises.

All of it was in whale.

And all of it was incredibly rude.


Piece: 7
Endurance: DONE

Em let out a few more very long and rather rude whale noises before she felt okay enough to get back to her webbed feet. Her tongue remained out of her mouth, and she looked as unhappy with the world as ever - especially when she noticed that Merope seemed to have died yet another death. She pat him sympathetically as spicy tears slid down her frantically glowing cheeks, and then turned to look back at the informative, of not grumpy, Reaper.

"Scream?" She asked, hopefully. Maybe he could ease their suffering!

Oh sushi! That sounded tasty. Also fishy. She thought she liked fish at some point...maybe. But it was a challenge too and she liked challenges! She could beat it she just knew she could!

"Ey, hit me up with tha' stuff! Got ta win this challenge, yea?" Kallan exclaimed, popping the first bit of sushi into her mouth. Oh was it hot, but she could handle it. She was a ghost after all. It was only natural for her to handle it. She popped two more into her mouth then, squeaking as one particularly hot piece set her mouth ablaze. Piece by piece she could feel her will to go on dying, but she had to beat the challenge. She didn't know who she was trying to prove herself to, but she was trying to prove herself to someone. Anyone really. The end was in sight. She had one last piece of sushi and then she would be the victor! Throwing it into her mouth, she wasn't prepared for the scorching flavors that assaulted her senses. She fell over in her chair, trying to find any source of water. Snow or otherwise. What a big failure she was this day.

Em's face was on fire, and the heat spread down her throat, into her chest, and just…everywhere. It was everywhere. She was whining unhappily, babbling between grumbling common tongue and the long, drawn out tones of whale. She didn't stop until she heard Shun say something nonchalantly, and she looked up to see the glass. Whatever the contents were, weren't important to her. What was important was that it was free, and that, apparently, it would help.

She grabbed for the glass, making a grope or two before she actually caught it between webbed fingers, and she drew it across the counter to bring it to her mouth. She drank it credibly, feeling the thick liquid cool and soothe her throat. It felt so good. Almost the whole glass was empty by the time she felt better, but just to be safe, she downed the rest as well, and then held it upside down above her, tongue out to make sure she caught every last drop.

No more milk to be had, she slammed the glass down, and scuttled across the counter to grab one of his hands with both of hers.

"Thank you!" Then, to Merope, she elbowed him. "Try it! It helps, it really helps!"

After munching on her pancakes, Camilla was still hungry... All this booth going -- Plus the snow. -- Made a Dormouse hungry! At first she was considering going back to her booth and munching on some of the bait treats she made; fortunately, a more healthy alternative, manned by a familiar one-eye'd Reaper, appeared!

The Sushi stand was a welcomed, yet confusing, sight. Creeple were lining up to take some kind of challenge, and most were coming away looking pained... Food and prizes? Camilla was all for that! Plus, she had good pain tolerance, surely she'd be fine! Upon approaching, she quickly reads the sign before smiling cheerfully at the reaper behind the counter. "Hi Shun!" she chirps before digging out a gold seed. "Do you have change for a gold seed?" she asks politely. She really needed to carry silver seeds on her...

Whether he had change or not, she lays the gold seed on the counter and points to the Crazy 8 option on the menu excitedly! "I'd like to take the Crazy 8 challenge please!" she chirps as she sits on one of the bar stools. She didn't honestly need the seeds, but the challenge sounded fun and she always loved a adventure! It didn't take long for her expertly crafted Sushi to be ready and presented to her on a plate. Turns out it wasn't Sushi at all but Nigiri. Either way, it was time to take the plunge!

"Here I go!" she announces mostly to herself as she picks up the first piece!

Said first piece went down surprisingly easy. All it did was caused her tongue to tingle a bit.

The second piece however... It had a quite a bit more bite to it... Her tongue started to burn slightly and a small bead of sweat began to form on her brow...

The third piece was less intense then the second, but it was all starting to add up... Her tongue now was burning a fair bit but nothing too bad for the Dormouse ghoul. Mouseshirean food could be quite spicy at times and she was glad now for all those times her mother made her try something at least once.

The fourth and fifth pieces went down no problem and barely added to the overall pain her tongue was beginning to suffer.

The sixth piece however... The moment she puts it on her tongue pain blooms throughout her mouth! "Eep!" she half squeaks half coughs as she quickly covers her mouth to prevent herself from spitting it out! It took several long seconds before she could actually manage to swallow the spicy fish, and now she not only was sweating profusely, but her cheeks were starting to turn red!

The seventh piece was only slightly more forgiving then the sixth... Her tongue- no, her whole mouth felt like it was on fire now! Tears begin to prickle at the side of her eyes and her expression was fixed on a pained pout as she swallows the seventh piece...

Just one more... She had just one more piece left! By this point, she was fanning her mouth and dripping with sweat as she looked tentatively at the last piece. She had to do it! She had to finish this! She could do it! Least... These were the thoughts she kept thinking to try and pump herself up... Eventually, she slowly picks up the last piece and brings it close to her mouth.

Unfortunately... She only got one bite in before she coughs, covers her mouth while shaking her head, and finally puts it back down on the plate! She couldn't handle it! She just couldn't! She couldn't even feel her tongue anymore! No, she couldn't feel her whole mouth! All she felt was a burning, agonizing pain that made her wonder for a moment what she was thinking! Had the piece been just the slightest big milder, she would have made it. But the eighth piece was just as bad as the last...

She was done, so very done... She couldn't finish that last piece... "I cough give! I-I can't cough finish!" she chokes out before waving almost frantically at the one-eyed Reaper! "M-milk! cough I-I need some milk p-please!" she manages to choke out as the burning spreads down her throat into her chest! By Jack she hoped he had milk on hand! She had learned way back when she was but a wee Mouseling that milk stopped the burning of spice.

Maybe next time she should have milk WITH the Sushi! Wait, she was considering doing this again!? Despite the pain, the sweat, the tears, and the seemingly permanently fixed pout on her face, Camilla actually enjoyed the challenge and was definitely considering doing it again! But not until she could feel her mouth again... Hmm... "Maybe Taika would like to try this" she thinks as she tries to distract herself from the pain...

Once the Dormouse ghoul finally got her milk, she takes a long relieved drink from it before letting out a relieved sigh. "Ahhhh... Cool milk always soothes a burning mouth..." she says in a happy tone. Her mouth still stung from the burn and she knew to relieve it fully she'd have to drink all the milk she'd been given.

Only...

A person next to her in a super hero costume seemed about ready to parish on the spot... And they'd eaten only one piece too... Frowning, it took only a moment of debate before Camilla decided what to do. "Um, miss? You can finish off my milk. It'll help!" she offers politely in a cheerful tone while holding out the glass.

And then someone finally managed to down all eight without much of an issue.

"Impressive, Pokerus. It seems you are stronger than most of the others who have attempted this challenge," Shun stated. He dug around the counter, then set the fifty seed gift card out for the dragon.

"There is your prize. Try to not spend it all in one place," he added dryly.

The next two who came up weren't quite so fortunate. When the little mouse asked for milk, he went ahead and poured her a glass, quietly setting it down in front of her.

As far as the superhero looking one....

Eh.

He just sort of watched her suffer.

Out of the corner of Shun's eye, he might have noticed someone lurking, watching.

And then running and then crashing into the booth and then apologizing and then waving at Shun. "Hi! I'm here now! I didn't know you were a chef now Shun. That's uh ... different!"