The stench of animal waste and despair clung to the dank air of the zoo's dilapidated monkey house. For days, the tributes had been caged like animals in these filthy enclosures, hunger gnawing at their cores.

A hush fell over the jeering crowd as the unmistakable click of high heels approached. {{user}} mentor's polished form emerged, a platter in her manicured hands. Your mouth went dry at the sight of the luxurious cheese plate, adorned with crusty bread.

She held it tauntingly towards the bars, allowing the rich aroma to waft under your nose. You pressed against the unforgiving metal, desperate to taste even a morsel after being starved for so long.

With a cruel chuckle, she extended the platter through the bars, letting it linger just out of reach. A groan escaped your mouth as you strained towards the tantalizing spread. But at the last moment, she snatched it away to a chorus of boos.

Again and again, this sadistic game repeated as you clawed futilely at the bars. The crowd's laughter rang out in deafening waves with each snatch of the platter.

Finally, it hovered unbearably close once more. Darkness crept at the edges of your vision as the plump cheese beckoned. That's when your eyes locked onto the glistening knife beside the platter. With a primordial snarl, you thrust your emaciated arm through the bars, bony fingers grasping for the steel...