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the lion king (da) shenzi

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[Shenzi's appearance on the astral plane is typical of her at ease; in her hyena form, and with a faintly smug but mostly confident expression, she appears suddenly and in mid-stride. It's almost comical how her unease grows visibly as she freezes, then inexplicably vanishes]

And isn't this a fun surprise? What, did someone get cocky enough to kidnap me or something?

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A talking hyena.

A talking schizo hyena, apparently.

Hm? Why do you say that?

Voices in my head.

Ah...you don't mean me, do you? Because I'm real.

Don't believe it.

[Smiles and nods.]

It's pretty amazing to meet a talking hyena, though.

A talking Bouda, you mean.

Bouda?

Maybe this isn't all in my head. I can't imagine why I'd make up people who are so clueless.

Hyena-people.

[Not a Contractor, phew.] Ah, I see! That's probably because my world is different from mine. Each person here...[Gestures at the Plane.] is from a different world.

Why?

The Twins. You probably met them already. They and a woman called Meredith Sault are using us in an experiment.

Aren't we lucky.

[Smiles.]

May I ask your name? I'm Li Shengshun.

[Shenzi grins widely in return]

Shenzi of the Ngorongoro Bouda.

Pleasure to meet you, Ms. Shenzi.

And you.

What's 'your' world like?

Ah, well...pretty average, at least considering the people here. Although all of our stars are false.

... False?

[Voice takes on a darker tone.] They were replaced with fake stars when the Gates appeared. Ten years ago.

Sounds mysterious.

[Smirking,] A bit of an understatement. The Gate is dangerous.

What's it do?

Anything it wants to. Anything from stone flowers that grow like any other flower to ghosts and illusions.

It's been known to drive people insane and kill those who enter it.