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Manjimutt ([personal profile] jinmenken) wrote in [community profile] nexus_sages2015-11-22 06:23 pm

There's weird and then there's WEIRD.

There's a dog in the Nexus.

It's small, a breed of toy poodle by the looks of it, and is nosing around various garbage bins, sometimes overturning them to paw through the contents. It looks pretty lean and is probably hungry!

One might be tempted to approach it and check it for tags or offer some scraps. Right up until it turns around and you get a look at its face. Its clearly human, likely middle-aged man's face. Y I K E S. It's even wearing glasses.

Still, the thing acts as skittish and furtive as any stray dog would. And there's no denying that it's clearly malnourished, going on how thin it looks. After another bin is tipped over and yields no edibles, it looks towards the forum with trepidation. He won't compromise his presumed safety of staying near an alleyway in the event he needs a quick escape, but asks:

"Does anyone have any food?"
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[personal profile] westfallcorndog 2015-11-23 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
A little dog? A little man? A little DOG-MAN? A creature after Harrow's heart! And as it happens, he's got some food with him. He's got an entire pumpkin pie with him that he must have been on his way to deliver somewhere. He doesn't even hesitate to crouch down a few feet from the bizarre little critter and set the pie on the ground.

"Do you... want, uh... a fork?" Okay, asking that is when things start to feel weird. Can he even use a for? This little dude has paws, but he's got a man's face. A sad, unfortunate man's face, but a man's face all the same.
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[personal profile] westfallcorndog 2015-11-28 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey!" Harrow grunts. He didn't expect the thing to run off with the WHOLE PIE. He sidesteps slowly so that he can get a look at Mandogbeast again. When he's in better view he takes care to situate himself so that the creature doesn't feel cornered, and then he sloooowly lowers himself to a crouch.

"I'm not gonna hurt you, little buddy," he says quietly, careful not to make too much eye contact. He doesn't want to scare this gross little thing off, for better or worse. "I'm here to be your friend!"

And for his next trick he gets down on his knees and pats the ground with his hands in excited little slaps. He moves his forepaws hands side to side like a playful dog while he smiles at the yokai. He's good! He's good and he wants fun! It doesn't occur to him that this is going to be a terribly embarrassing thing to do if this monster is more man than animal, but when has that ever stopped Harrowheart?
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[personal profile] westfallcorndog 2015-11-29 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Scared?" Oh no, this poor thing. Any shred of sympathy it didn't have before it has now. This little spirit is kindred. Harrow shakes his head and smiles without showing any teeth.

"I'm not scared. I'm like you. I got a human face, but I got a dog's body. Sometimes. Not right now."

He shifts so that he's laying on his side with one arm propping up his head and the other on his hip. Being on the dirty ground is a Cool and Good Thing.

"So what's your name? What world do you come from?"
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[personal profile] westfallcorndog 2015-12-03 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Yokai world, huh? And there's other folks there like you?" This sounds like a good (if slightly unsettling) world.

"And yeah! Dog body! When I want. When I'm here in the Nexus, I use my human body. The hands are more convenient. I can bake pies with 'em. Did... Did you like the pie? Tell me if it's good? If you like it, I could always make more! Or... If you don't... I could try harder next time?"
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What an amazing icon

[personal profile] westfallcorndog 2015-12-03 01:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"Spirits! We talkin' ghosts of the departed kinda spirits? Tell me everything!" Could Manjimutt truly be this similar to Harrow? His, dare I say... Spirit animal? He army crawls a little closer, rolls over onto his stomach, and puts his chin in his hands. He is so super ready to listen.
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[personal profile] westfallcorndog 2015-12-04 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Car accident," Harrow repeats quietly, thoughtfully. He hadn't considered how deadly cars could be. Those pictures of New York that Verity showed him, they were full of cars! Living on Earth cities must be a deadly game. He nods sympathetically for Manjimutt.

"So if there's rules for what makes a yokai, then... Do you exist for a reason? Sometimes spirits on my world have business they have to finish before they move on. Is that what a yokai is like? Or is this the new you, forever, and it's just another way to be?"