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canisalbus · 10 months
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vasco looks sooo so soft, your ability to convey that is so wild im obsessed
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imtrashraccoon · 2 months
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I have a…. Request?
I dunno, what would your ideas be for a dragon nm, like he turns into a dragon and has horns and stuff.
(MAKE HIM PETTABLE PLEASE)
Wow, I guess some of you really like dragons? I don't blame you cause I like them too lol. I assume you were asking in general and not necessarily about the recent Dragon AU for The Dark Fortress?
Dragon Nightmare Headcanons
Every couple of centuries, Nightmare gets bored of doing dragon things like pillaging the countryside, napping on his horde, fending off foolish adventurers, etc. When this happens, he likes to disguise himself and walk among mortals as one of them. Sometimes he looks like a human and other times he chooses to appear as a monster or beast.
Usually, he prefers forms that are regarded as conventionally attractive and where he can look important, such as a wealthy traveller. Although, he has on occasion decided to take on the form of an outcast from society, such as a beggar. Because of these experiences, he is well aware of the stark differences in how appearance plays into how people perceive you. He despises those who take advantage of their positions of power to step on the less fortunate, but he isn't one to go out of his way to call them out.
Well, that's what he likes to think.
On occasion, he's met a few individuals that stood out from the rest of the mortals. Maybe they were so persistent to be friends that he couldn't say no or maybe he found it in his cold, dark soul to help them. He does have a lot of gold after all and if that won't work, he's a powerful ancient dragon for crying out loud! So what if a pesky politician goes missing? They didn't deserve to live if they were going to treat people like that.
One of the issues with essentially being immortal is that he'll outlive everyone else. He tries not to get attached for this reason but sometimes he can't help falling for someone. He treasures the memory of each individual and he has a space in his horde dedicated to personal items from them. Most of the relationships he's had with mortals were platonic, although romantic relationships are possible if the person is extraordinarily special as he doesn't like letting people see his deepest emotions or secrets.
If you've been seeing the same mysterious stranger around town for a while, maybe show him some hospitality? Kindness is the easiest way into his soul, with possessing unusual skills a close second. He'd be rather touched if you made something specifically for him, especially if it took a long time to make like baked goods, although he also enjoys meat dishes.
You could also impress him with knowledge or proficiency with a weapon. If you're also a fan of riddles or manage to trick him, he would pay more attention to you. There isn't much that he doesn't know considering how long he's been alive but not every mortal knows about the obscure parts of history or how old weapons are best wielded.
You probably won't see his true form for a very long time as he doesn't want to ruin your friendship by scaring you. It's possible that you could witness him in his dragon form and not recognize him as the mysterious stranger. If he realized that you saw him, well, I suppose he's not going to finish raiding this town since he doesn't want you to get hurt.
When he trusts that you won't hate him or be terrified of his dragon form, he'll willingly show you what he really is. It certainly explains how he was able to give you expensive gifts! It probably also explains some of his more concerning behaviours...
He tends to act...possessive of you. People you thought were your friends start avoiding you and if anyone starts to pay attention to you, he gets irritated. If they're lucky, he'll just convince them to never talk to you again, but if not, well, he is a dragon...
He's only looking out for his favourite mortal. He doesn't want to upset you of course, but those people don't have your best interests at heart and he just wants you to be happy. If you notice that he's doing this behind your back and alienating you from your friends and family, it would be best to call him out on it. The last thing he wants to do is make you upset with him, so nipping these behaviours in the bud before they become a problem is a must.
He isn't above taking you away from your troubles after all.
On the topic of his true form, if you somehow find him cute or even attractive, he'll think you're joking at first. Although, once he realizes that you're being completely genuine, he's rather flustered. He's an ancient dragon who's laid waste to countless civilizations and killed thousands! His appearance alone has struck fear in the hearts of kings and yet you find him cute?! No! You may not "pet" him! He is not a mangy mutt nor is he soft!
If you insist on petting his head or back, he'll eventually relent, if just to prove his point and get you to shut up. Just don't touch his wings or his tail...and be careful around his eyes...
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He didn't tell you to stop... No, it's not because he likes being pet. Your fingers are just a lot more nimble and are good at getting in the grooves of his scales that he can't reach, that's all...
You will end up in a cuddle pile later now that the barrier of touch has been breached and don't expect to be allowed to leave any time soon, especially because dragons are known to take long naps...
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innytoes · 7 months
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33 for callexie (caleb/alex/willie)? ;D
Willie had the perfect plan, okay? It didn't matter that maybe he'd taken one too many Benadryl. He was sure Tomorrow Willie would absolutely agree with his flawless decision making skills.
Like that time he painted his entire kitchen red. Like sure, the next day he'd been kind of confused, but then a week later he tripped while holding a bowl of tomato soup and you couldn't even see the stains! Benadryl Willie was brilliant.
So of course he wouldn't regret crawling across the fire escape, jimmying open the window of his very cute neighbours' place, and all but throwing himself and his laptop (very important!) through.
"Oh hey, you're having dinner, perfect!" Willie beamed at the surprised faces. The lights were all off, except for some candles on the table, which was perfect. That would mean they could see his presentation all the better.
Alex looked positively angelic in the candlelight, his eyes wide and his hair like liquid gold. The shadows made Caleb's jaw look even more perfect, and his eyes seemed to be sparkling with amusement. Probably amusement, right? Willie was a funny guy. Which was point seven!
Focus.
"Anyway, you can keep eating while you listen," he said, dragging over one of the bar stools from the kitchen to their table. He propped the laptop on top, flipping it open so they could see the first slide.
"Anyway here is my Powerpoint on why you should date me," he started, jabbing the button. The first slide wooshed away with a fun sound effect. "Number one, I am very pretty. Case in point." He clicked again, and some shirtless selfies appeared.
"What the hell is happening," Alex whispered.
"Point one b, I also have very pretty and pettable hair. And abs. Unless I just ate pizza or something." The next slide showed off both. "And a cute butt." He hadn't been able to take a proper picture of that, but he turned a little so they could see his butt anyway. "See?"
"Let him finish, darling, he obviously put work into this," Caleb whispered back.
"Thank you," Willie said, before clearing his throat. "Point Two. You both keep inviting me over to dinner and smiling at me and when we bump into each other in the hall we can talk like forever and we just seem to click and vibe.'
The last slide with his abs disappeared, replaced by one that said VIBES in comic sans. Because that was supposed to be the most easy to read font out there. Or something.
"Number three, I am an excellent boyfriend. I will remember your birthday and get you flowers except I won't because I know Alex is allergic but I'm learning how to make origami flowers except don't tell Alex that it's a surprise for his birthday which by the way is July 19th," he rambled. He clicked the button again, because he was pretty sure there were more reasons he was a good boyfriend.
"Oh, right! I make a mean breakfast in bed and also I totally believe in fair division of labour meaning I will do the dishes because I know Caleb secretly hates them because they make his hands wrinkly but also you can't just put wine glasses in the dishwasher."
"You're absolutely right," Caleb agreed.
"Don't encourage him!" Alex hissed.
"Point... um..." He clicked the power point again. "Five. Right. I am amazing in bed. Ten out of ten ex boyfriends agree. Or they would if I had ten. I have four. They're all great, except for Joey Keaton, but I never slept with him anyway because we were both twelve and he dumped me because I wouldn't give him my shiny Charizard Pokemon card."
A picture of his shiny Pokemon Card, which he still owned (suck it Joey!) popped up on the screen.
"You skipped point four," Alex pointed out, and Willie blinked. He went back a slide. Then forward again. Then back.
"Okay point four is your eyes are very pretty and I want to kiss you," he said resolutely. "Anyway point six! If you date me you will always have a tie breaker. If you can't pick a restaurant? TIE BREAKER! Not sure what movie to watch? Tie breaker! Also you need like three people to play Twister which is also very important. Point seven is I'm very funny and eight is... oh that's a picture of the raccoon who comes by the dumpster sometimes to see if there's pizza. We're friends. He can vouch for me. Point nine is I'm great in bed and also very cute."
Was it just him or was the room getting all spinny? He swayed a little, and Caleb caught his arm.
"You're strong," he said, smiling. "That's not a point, though. I mean it's a point on why I wanna date you, but I didn't get to that PowerPoint yet."
"Why don't you sit down," Caleb said, gently settling him down in his chair. Alex looked even prettier from across the table.
"You're even prettier from this angle," he told Alex.
"I- thank you?" Alex said. "Are you okay?"
"Peachy!" Willie said. Oh man, this food smelled so good. He took a bite. "I'm not done though. I still have to get to point twenty four, which is super important. I give really good hugs. You like hugs don't you?"
"Willie, did you take something?" Caleb asked gently. His hand was on Willie's back and it was warm and he leaned into it. That was nice. He was kind of cold. And shivering a little. Haha.
"No, I don't do that anymore, I have a real job now," he said. "And an apartment. And I can buy my own food and clothes and treats for Throckmorton - that's the raccoon by the way, I'll introduce you if you want."
"Did you ingest any substances?" Caleb tried again.
"I took some Benadryl," Willie said. "And some of this pasta. It's really good, have you tried it? Anyway, point... point ten. I'm a good cook. I know how to make eggs like five different ways, and that's not even including French Toast!"
"How about you come lie down on the couch for a moment?" Caleb asked.
"I feel like you’re not taking this PowerPoint presentation about why you should date me very seriously," Willie pouted. He'd worked very, very hard on it.
"How about we go sit on the couch to look at the rest, huh?" Alex said. Alex was so smart. "I'll carry your laptop, okay?"
They sat down on the couch, and Alex put the laptop on the coffee table. Willie nodded, ready to go back to his presentation, but then Caleb wrapped a blanket around his shoulders and kept his arm there, and Alex gently brushed the hair off his forehead - and rested it there for a moment, which was nice. He leaned into the touch.
"You're burning up," Alex said.
"Yeah, I'm hot, that was like point one, do I have to start over?" Willie asked. He tried to reach his laptop with his foot. He hadn't bothered to put on shoes, so his fun socks were showing. "Oh, I didn't even include that on the PowerPoint. I have lots of cool socks. See, these are of cats in space."
"They're very nice," Alex agreed, gently tipping him over into Caleb. "Why don't you tell us all about your socks? How many pairs do you have?"
"Well, I have the cats in space, and dogs in space, and raccoon socks, and skateboards, and little hotdogs, and..." Slowly, his brain started to shut down, but that was okay, because Caleb was warm and comfy, and Alex was holding his hand, and he was pretty sure the sock argument was winning them over more than point twelve (I give great head!) and thirteen (I'm great at keeping plants alive! Look at my spider plant!).
And okay, when he woke up twelve hours later feeling like death, on a couch that was more comfortable than his own bed, with two very handsome and very doting neighbours willing to feed him soup and nurse him back to health, he had to admit that maybe Benadryl Willie had been right about something.
Because he did leave that apartment with two boyfriends.
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scarecrow-in-a-hatake · 6 months
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Do you allow people to feed your dogs? If so what's their favorite treats?
*to the dogs* do you let people feed your person? I'm worried there's no one with opposable thumbs he'll let look after him. I've got some of those books he reads but I'm kind of lost on what snacks would tempt him to relax a little. He also looks really pettable but being a ninja I don't think he'd like that, right?
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Hello, stranger. We usually hunt our own food as a pack, but Boss sometimes cooks us chunks of steak after a big mission. Or fish, since those are tricky to catch. Guruko is the only one who can do it consistently.
Boss sometimes changes the kind of treats that he carries around, but the usual one is the same type that his sire used to buy for Pakkun and Bull when they were puppies, I've heard. It's a flat yellow stick that crunches when you bite down, but it tastes better if you hold it in your mouth for a while.
Boss is a really good hunter, but he's also very bad about getting human things for himself sometimes and then the pack worries. He lets us hunt in the surrounding forest if we promise not to go after the deer, though, and last time I brought back a rabbit for him to skin because he doesn't like to eat the fur. But almost everything worth hunting has fur, and Boss hasn't turned anything down yet, so I'm not sure if he has a preference for anything specific?
No, wait, he likes fish. I think. I smell fish in the kitchen a lot. And sometimes he'll also eat a treat when he's giving us one, even though the loud green friend says humans aren't supposed to.
I don't know how to do petting because I don't have hands, but I like scritches on the top of my head the best. I don't know if Boss has ever had head scritches before, though. His head is very high.
Maybe no one has bothered to reach up and give him head scritches for a long, long time.
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bakothemimic · 1 year
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I suppose I should revisit my Kittymore post here! It's about time, with all the new Mortamors we've seen lately, plus Twitter is self-destructing and Tumblr is just easier to make these kinds of posts with.
Alright, super long post coming up!
Mortamor has long been a favorite of mine, and that comes mostly from his menacing aura -- ah, who am I kidding, he looks like a kitty!
Here I'm gonna rate all the Mortamors solely on their kitty-tasticness!
Artwork (Original)
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Official Art Kittymore! The start of a legend! He has his whiskers and those feline eyes too, an absolutely phenomenal artwork! Unfortunately, Akira Toriyama didn't draw him from any other angles, leading to many disagreements on how he should LOOK when seen from any other direction. You'll see what I mean later on.
5/10 kitten pets! Respectable, but it's hard to rate his kitten power with just a head-on look! I need angles! I need to see his kitty muzzle!
Dragon Quest 6 (SNES)
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The first in-game look at Kittymore! The sprite is phenomenally cute and very scritchable, unfortunately it suffers from the same problem as the artwork, albeit not as much because the animations of the sprite show some muzzle cuteness...though not as much as I would like.
6/10 nose boops!
Dragon Quest Monsters
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I can't...really see what's going on with that sprite, but the little tiny sprite above his status is really cute and silly-looking!
3/10 face scritches! I like the tiny sprite or it would be lower sfhkkjs
Dragon Quest Monsters 1+2
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Yet another stagnant sprite, the detail here SHOULD give him a little more of the kitten-tasticness that he deserves...unfortunately, more detail isn't always better. The original SNES sprite looked far more likely to claw up my bedpost, while I see very little of that desire in this sprite.
3/10 kitten treats for my kitten overlord!
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker
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A full model means we get to see our beloved meowing monster king from the sides! And how does he look?
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REALLY SCARY. He looks less like my evil demon kitty-kitty demanding pets and more like some kind of eldritch horror! This was my first introduction to Mortamor, actually, and when I first saw him...I didn't know WHAT he was, just that I needed him sffsshkls unfortunately, nostalgia doesn't negate the truth.
0/10 chin scratches. There is no kitty in that soulless stare.
Dragon Quest 9
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This model has honestly grown on me over the years. And, due to being another model, we can see how he looks from the side too!
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Not bad! Very pettable, I already feel sharp pains in my leg from all the kneading I can tell he's thinking of doing! For the limitations of the DS, this is very nice!
6\10 kitty bleps! Could be kittier, but not bad at all!
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2
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Um.
WHERE IS HIS KITTY MUZZLE? HIS KITTY WHISKERS ARE WAY TOO DROOPY AND HIS EYES FOR THE FIRST TIME DON'T EVEN LOOK KITTY-LIKE!!
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Slightly better, but he should look fully kitten the WHOLE time, not just during a few animations!
2/10 paw-pad rubbies! Absolutely disappointing!
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asheewrites · 9 months
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Oh no the poor foxy. It requires belly rubs now (with bite resistant gloves, probably)
Healer, you must help the poor pained animal!
The fox did not answer. Didn't even look. Just laid there on the floor and whined.
After half a minute it tried to snap its teeth around the remaining meat.
With an affronted and somewhat more concerned frown, Raphael lifted the plate away and up on the table. The whining got louder.
So it wasn't exactly a sane creature.
When he reached out his hand for the fox to sniff, it - naturally - bit into it.
After a moment of a put-upon stare at the fox, the creature's ears unfolded from anger to neutrality and licked over the hand that... literally fed it. Healing such a small wound was barely worth a thought.
Very carefully, he put the hand on the foxes' belly and moved it in clockwise motion. That, at least, felt like a proper furred belly under strain. Barely had any give when (lightly) pressing. Had immediate repercussions in volume and octave (higher) of yowling, too.
With warm hands and patience, the fox calmed down after maybe twenty minutes. Then it just relaxed under the ministrations. Even rolled from its side to its back, folding it's front legs. It looked less pained in general.
But it also was still there. Hadn't left. Even with the warning to close the window. Well, maybe it didn't understand. One day with a closed window, then one open again. Hopefully it would not destroy the pillows in rage.
"So I suppose four pounds of meat is definitely the limit. So, less tomorrow." He tapped on the belly withtwo fingers and there immediate protesting whines.
"Shush, you. You'll get enough, still." Even if understanding was questionable, it felt better to talk to a being instead of... the room.
Stretching over to the next bookshelf, he flipped the book open he had and... stared at the theoretical physics in front of her. Mmmmgh. Lorentz transformations... goooo.
Maybe someone should explain him this particular subject. And not just read about it. But well. He settled against the shelf-of-wool and looked through the book with one hand and continued the petting with the other, alternating positions and pressure to not overstimulate the poor creature.
After another two hours, the fox jumped up and run towards the bedroom, body pressed close to the floor. At the door, it turned around, flicked its ear to the side, stared at him and ran into the bedroom after it had enough. So that was that.
He got up and brought the meat into the lab fridge, after filling it up to four pounds in the downstairs kitchen. He absolutely did not wish to continue with so much math and switched on 'Cap and Capper' which... well. Was a childrens movie.
Spice and Wolf after that. That was... not... how a fox actually behaved, but... the tail looked very fluffy. And his gues's tail looked very pettable as well.
Then... it was morning. The window got closed, the meat put out and he walked down to another day of meetings, patients and more magazines to read for more knowledge.
...
When he finally got up again, he actually saw the fox. It laid on the floor next to the meatplate, staring at it.
When he actually came in and had closed the door, the fox looked at him, then looked back at the meat and opened it's jaw wide to swallow the whole plate's content in one bite.
He stared at the fox.
That. Wasn't something a normal animal's jaw could possibly do.
The realignment did not look - or sound - healthy either. The cracking noises were way too reminiscent from serving in a few war tents.
The generally black colour of the extention of its jaw wasn't... exactly the greatest addition to its attributes either.
Then the fox ran into the bedroom, the vegetables already gone before he even arrived.
"I think... I might have to tell someone now." He took out his phone and tapped its side.
He didn't want to contact the Metatron...
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softlimefluff · 3 years
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Maybe Tonight - p7
A/N: *chants* KISS KISS KISS
Three days had passed since you came to Rai’s house to recover.
You had slept most of the first two days, other than meals that Rai brought you or carefully limping to the bathroom. Your ankle was still swollen and sore, but Rai kept swapping out ice packs to help soothe the pain.
Every time he woke you up, your heart jumped at little at seeing his face again.
Staying here, even for this short time, you’d learned that Rai was a complicated person. His decisions were very spur of the moment and he was reevaluating every second, changing as situations required. He wasn’t the kind of person to make long term plans, except when it came to his orchard and garden.
On the drive up, Rai had woken you up when you were close to his place. He started telling you about the things he grew, gesturing to the mountainside next to you.
“It’s a careful planning process… You have to plant things at just the right time or they won’t be ready for harvest… I sell a lot of my stock to the Higashikata Fruit parlor, so they have people expecting seasonal specials. They’ve become something of a social media hotspot lately—influencers trying to get in and try their more famous items.”
“Wow…”
You were quiet the rest of the time, thinking quietly as you watched rows of apple trees, melons, and strawberries pass by.
Before the beach date, you had still been unsure about Rai’s character, and after the injury, even more so.
Seeing his caring side, however, had activated something new in you. The way his brow furrowed in concern or the way he softened when you finally ate a meal filled your chest (and cheeks) with warmth.
This morning you had woken up on your own. Your leg felt better and you sat up, looking around for a clock. Crap, where was your phone?? It was probably dead by now. WAIT YASUHO!! She was supposed to bring your stuff over like 2 days ago.
You banged your head slowly back onto the headboard, sighing and rubbing over your greasy face and hair. You REALLY wanted a shower more than anything right now.
Looking down at the covers in the dim morning light, you noticed the soft green pattern, rubbing your palm over the light woven texture.
You blinked, glancing down at the covers and running your fingers over the duvet again. Did Rai have a fur blanket on top or?
Squinting, you could make out a faint outline of something and you screeched, pulling the covers to your chest.
“RAI??? RAI, THERE’S SOMETHING ON MY BED!”
In half a minute, your door flew open, Rai panting and throwing the lights on.
“WHAT, WHAT IS IT??”
Scrunching your eyes shut at the sudden light, you pointed to where the shape had been.
“Right there?”
Opening your eyes, you saw Rai pointing to the spot and
HOLY CRAP HE WAS MISSING AN ARM AGAIN.
AND HOLY CRAP HE WAS SHIRTLESS AND HIS HAIR WAS DOWN.
You nodded, gripping at the covers’ edge and covering your face, hoping your blush didn’t show too much.
“Can you see him finally?? Do you have a stand?”
“What?”
Rai sat on the bed, turning to look at you as his arm returned. “I think you saw DS? I put him on guard while I was sleeping and working to watch over you.”
“Yuh… Your stand?”
He nodded, breaking into a grin. “Here, let’s try again. I’m using my legs this time, try not to freak out, ‘k?”
You nodded, watching Rai’s legs disappear, but this time you could see them threading into a faint shape, getting clearer and clearer by the second.
It? Was really a dog?? Doggy Style was a literal dog!?
Your eyes lit up and you reached your hand out, scratching gently between the stand’s ears. Rai suddenly made a little noise, cheeks flushing as you kept petting. You tossed him a puzzled glance, pulling your hand back.
“He’s. My soul. So I can feel everything you’re doing…”
AAAAAAAA!!!!!!!
“S-sorry, he just looked so,,, pettable.” You laughed awkwardly, wishing you could disappear under the covers and sleep until lunch.
“Felt nice.” He mumbled, looking out the window and avoiding your gaze.
You reached for his hand, watching as his legs came back. “Thanks for taking care of me. I was out of it this whole time…”
He nodded, finally looking at you again. “I mean, I got you into this. Figured I should get you out too.”
“So was it all just alleviating guilt?~”
“No!” He frowned. “I don’t think so…”
You scooted closer, holding his hand tighter. “Well, whatever this is, thanks. I’m feeling a lot better today.”
A faint smile traced his lips and he pulled your hand up, kissing the back of it. “We could have breakfast out on the porch this morning. The sunrise is gorgeous from up here.”
Nodding, you laid your head on Rai’s shoulder, sighing. “Yeah. Sounds nice. Sorry about the drama.”
He chuckled, wrapping an arm around your shoulder. “I mean, finding a stand on your bed would be scary~”
You play pouted, making sad eyes at him. “So scawy~”
Laughing, Rai nodded with a serious face, then broke down. “Stop that, a bird’s gonna come sit on your lip. Then we’ll have another injury to deal with.”
Snorting, you did it even more, exaggerating the face.
“Guess I’m just gonna have to make it go away. Save you again…”
Rai leaned down, capturing your bottom lip between his, kissing gently as you made a surprised sound and melted into his arms. Tricky, tricky~
When you pulled away, Rai let our a warm chuckle, pressing his forehead to yours. “Can you recover here every day?”
Crap, was he asking you to move in?
“Why don’t we finish this week and see what happens, fruit boy~”
“Oh that’s my nickname now? You couldn’t think of something better? Hot buff shirtless boy was waiting right there for you.” He shook his head in mock disappointment, earning a gentle arm slap.
“COFFEE. NOW.”
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shuwuwua · 5 years
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farmboy!joshua
in which your first time in the rural countryside–crap internet, 20 minute drives to the nearest grocery store, random deer in the roads, and all–is not bad. not bad at all. (aka joshua and animals and being very soft) [fluff]
word count: 3k
disclaimer: not all rural areas are the same. you can get high speed internet. (just not in my personal experience lmao)
you were born, raised, and spent most of your livelihood in the same city
a proper skyscraper sort of city, not a “it’s bigger than a town so i guess we have to call it a city but the tallest building here is still only 4 stories high” city
your family wasn’t really one for vacations but this summer your parents decided to switch it up and spend a few weeks with your relatives who live in the countryside
and although you’ve been skeptical as to what’s possibly worth spending that long in the boonies, you figure it’s been a while since you saw those relatives and don’t say much against it
you’ve tried unsuccessfully for the past few days to avoid nature by browsing YouTube, but it’s proving difficult with your relatives’ lack of surfable internet
they finally suggest you go to the petting zoo
and you snort a little at first bc it’s not your ideal pastime but you suppose that’s what you gotta work with now in the boonies
so you drive to the nearby petting zoo. you exit your car.
and your hit with the Smell™ (of dried grass and poop, to clarify)
and you’re like. oh yeah. i’m definitely in the countryside.
you proceed.
as you walk up the path to the main buildings, you see some of the larger animals around you. horses. cows. the pigs are outside feeding at this hour. you’re kind of in awe because you’ve never seen a Live Cow and,,, they’re kinda cool how they’re so chill and they look sorta Smooth like they’d be really pettable and you wonder if you’d be able to milk one or smthn
but you’re getting a little ahead of yourself.
you open the barn door. and are immediately hit with more Smell™
you wonder if it’ll attach to your clothes. you figure you will deal with it later.
there is something else to deal with at the moment.
“wait, no–lucky! come back!” someone yelps as they rush around in front of you, chasing what seems to be a ball of fur that moves at the speed of light
or a puppy. same thing, really. 
that someone takes a giant leap of faith, only to just barely miss the pup and end up face first on the floor, which you can’t imagine being the most sanitary of surfaces
you look away in search of the flurry of fur. you can’t see it, but you can definitely hear it. unfortunately, it doesn’t sound like it has a collar, so you prepare yourself to scoop it up completely rather than grabbing its collar. as expected, it runs into your direction and you launch at it...
success!
lucky squirms in your grasp, barking and sniffing at your shirt. they must decide that you’re an agreeable human, because they start trying to lick your face
“wow, you caught him!” you look up at seemingly the body from earlier
and like,, not to exaggerate but is this what looking at an angel is like?
the boy you’re looking at looks back with such bright eyes and with a gaze full of affection, although after a second you realize the affection is probably for the dog. he has the best smile you’ve seen in a good while, because people you pass by in the city don’t smile that much. he just radiates Warm and Good and is probably great for business, because he’s just as cute as the puppy who is still going at your chin
“i… yeah, guess i did. uh, you kind of have straw all over you” is what you settle on saying to him, because out of all the things you noticed about him, your brain decides that the straw and dirt still sticking to his cheek and various parts of his shirt were the most acceptable features to point out. while they weren’t the more flattering options, they probably saved you from the complete AWKWARDNESS that would have come from mentioning his eyes or beaming smile or really anything else bc the straw and dirt were the only flaws.
“oh!” he exclaims, straightening up and brushing off his shirt
“… here too,” you say, grasping lucky in one arm as you move your other hand to your cheek
of course, he wipes at the wrong side.
“the other side”
“right. ok. am i good? sorry, that’s not a great first impression.” 
he still has a smear, but you decide it’s probably not going to budge and he’ll figure it out later. and he has no clue what a great first impression it was. clearly. “no, it’s fine.” 
he continues to smile at you and you’re still crouched, clutching lucky. lucky then decides to yelp because he’s tired of the severe lack of attention, which snaps you back to the situation. 
“oh, right.” you stand and give lucky back. 
“here he is!”
once lucky is back in the boy’s arms, he immediately starts to lick at his jaw. the boy sighs and pulls a treat out of the pocket of his apron, waving it around lucky’s face. “what are we going to do with you?” 
he turns back to you. “sorry about that, lucky is a very excited young pupper, as you just saw. the most problematic of all his siblings. anyway, i’m joshua! welcome to nabiya petting zoo. is it your first time here?”
you nod. “er. it’s actually my first time in this area, or in this part of the country, really. i’m from a pretty big city.”
“oh! well, a bigger welcome, then. i hope you enjoy your stay.” 
he rubs lucky between his ears. “isn’t it nice to get away from the busy urban life sometimes? i’ve always thought it’s really relaxing around here.”
“yeah, it seems… nice so far,” you say loosely, reflecting on how you haven’t really seen enough to come to that conclusion
he still has that warm smile. “i’m going to put lucky in his pen. hm… you’re the only one who’s come in so far today, so i could show you around if you want?”
“yeah, sure! i haven’t seen a lot of these before,” you reply, going down the list of animals at the side on the wall.
“ok, i’ll be right back!”
when he comes back y’all walk around n look at things and he asks you if you want to hold or feed some animals and you take everything pretty well, more than even you expect
you look at the normal domestic sort of animals like a litter of kittens, and the pen with lucky and his other pupper brothers and sisters
typical farm animals like pigs and sheep
sheep are not as fluffy as you imagine, they’re actually kind of gross looking if they haven’t had a bath recently
nonetheless you find them kind of cute, and you even pet one of the rams, aptly named… sam the ram
something tells you joshua was responsible for the name
you guys go out to the field and observe some turkeys strutting around
“huh so that’s the thing you see in clipart, the thing hanging off their faces”
“yeah it’s called a snood”
“LOL huH”
“only the dudes have snoods”
“um”
“during mating season, female turkeys pick male turkeys with longer snoods. you could say they’re in the snood for love.”
“please stop”
y’all spend a lot of time with the rabbits bc “bunnies are my favorite animal” says josh as he crouches next to a brown fluffball of a bunny, petting it
it’s just such a Good n Wholesome scene you can’t help but let slip “wow ur so cute”
he looks up, but his expression says he is otherwise unbothered
“sorry, what’d you say?”
“i SA ID the buNNY is sO cuTE” panics
“oh” joshua says. “alright” he turns back to the bunny, a tiny smile on his face
before you know it, 4 hours have passed and your stomach is letting you know dinnertime is approaching, so you bid josh farewell and wonder if you’ll ever see him again because that was a hecking nice 4 hours
you find yourself coming back again two days later lmao
today, joshua is putting out slop for the pigs. he grins at you. 
“hey again. what brings you back so soon?”
you find some excuse like “ykno i just bonded with sam the ram so well i had to come back, we’re bros now” and josh just laughs softly at you
“ok. you wanna look at some horses today?”
“whoa. o-okay.”
when he brings them out ngl you’re kinda intimidated bc like,, they’re some toL bois.
one time you saw a pony at the state fair but that was smol n cute and walked at a pace of 3 miles an hour
but these horses?? threatening. now you understand where the horse in horsepower comes from
“hey, don’t look so scared. they’re harmless!” the black stallion chooses that moment to snort and buck a little. 
you gulp.
“no, really.” he pets the stallion. “snuffles has never hurt anyone.”
you blink
“,,, snuffles ??”
joshua gives you a hard stare. “7 year old me thought that was an appropriate name and today years old me still thinks it’s fine”
you raise your hands to say “ok man ur turf ur way”
joshua clears his throat dramatically and turns back to ,, snuffles. “so aNyway, i brought snuffles out because i think he’s the best for a beginner to ride, and i’m assuming you’ve never ridden a horse before.”
“yeah i haven’t… wait did you say we’re gonna riDE them??”
“yeah, we don’t usually let people do that but i feel like you need the whole farm experience so you can go home and tell your friends the country isn’t just yeehaw and old town”
“but like… isn’t this just proving the point of old town? you literally have the horses in the back.”
“however, my hat is not matte black. i don’t even have a cowboy hat. or Wrangler. or anything else the song mentions. just the horses.”
“ok joshua if it makes u happy i will take snuffles to the old town road”
he gives u a big :D
he instructs you on how to mount the horse and stands behind you in case you start falling but thankfully you don’t so we don’t have to go over any kind of cliche
~ gripping of the waist for balance ~
or
~ catching you in his arms ~
scenes
: ))
“hey, good job! give snuffles some pats or something.” you reach a hand out to stroke the side of snuffles’s face. he whinnies a bit. Well frick, you think, that was kind of cute.
joshua decides he’ll walk some laps around with you before letting you actually ride snuffles by yourself. after you seem to be comfortable, you guys walk/trot around some and that’s how the rest of that afternoon goes :)
picture this with me
the sun is low in the sky
and y’all and your horses are just looking out over the hill
skin lookin immaculate bc it’s the golden hour
a massive grin you don’t even realize you have on your face.
and then you gotta go home, as your stomach reminds you again.
over your stay at your relatives’ place, you visit the petting zoo more times
you and josh become pretty comfortable with each other
he always has a lot of time to spend with you bc people don’t come that much this early in the summer, and in general they don’t get a huge amount of traffic but that’s okay financially bc the petting zoo is just a side thing, it’s mainly his family’s farm
and so you learn more things about him and his family from your times together, you guys sometimes sit around with some lemonade and hold some bunnies. lucky has also taken a liking to you, so you hold him a lot.
joshua tells you about his parents having always wanted to live peaceful and healthy lives, eating their own produce, moved to the area before he was born and it just expanded into the farm.
so although no one lives on the farm, they live pretty close by and he spent most of his childhood around all the animals.
you wonder if he was born with the soft, patient, and gentle nature needed to care for all the animals or if the animals shaped him to be that way.
but on top of that, he really loves spending time with them. even though he’s there basically every day, he never seems tired of his job.
“but what about you though? i’ve never really been that far from here, so i wonder what a big city is like.”
you trade your chaotic urban stories for his peaceful rural ones, and he trades his farm accident horrors for your memories of solidarity in the city.
you tell him about all the great food, countless different flavors of restaurants and a bubble tea chain every few blocks
you tell him about the convenience, the variety of transportation and the proximity of things, like basic groceries
the crowded sidewalks, the crowded metro, the crowded shops
the neon signs that light up the night, the period of quiet and calm somewhere around 3 in the morning, when you can open the window and hear the city nightlife in its most muted yet most raw state.
not only has time in the countryside made you appreciate it more, but also your home life more.
while you’re still wrapped in your memories, joshua smiles softly at you from the side. lemonade long forgotten, ice long melted. “that sounds really nice. your stories make me want to visit you in your hometown some time.”
huh. he could’ve just said visit the city, but he said visit you in your hometown. joshua has such a way with making the conversation personal.
you process what he said again and think about what it’d be like if he came. you could take him to all those places you raved about… it’d be like…
,,, a bunch of dates really. your brain frazzles a bit at the thought.
“… yeah! … that’d be pretty cool.”
and that’s how your afternoons pass these days. lemonade at the side, bunnies in hand, breeze passing through hair.
eventually josh asks you if you want to hang out like… nOT at the petting zoo
and you’re like whoa ok what’s your idea
and he’s like “can you meet me at watchtower hill tomorrow at 8pm?” 
he thinks about what he just said and quickly follows with “i know that’s kind of a really late time, but i promise i have no nefarious intent! oh, shoot that makes it seem like i do. i really don’t i promise! i just wanted to show you what the sunset and night sky are like in the countryside. oh, i just spoiled it…” he flashes you an awkward smile and some finger guns. “yep, that’s what we’re doing! no nefarious activities.”
you grin at him. “calm down dude, i didn’t think like that in the first place. i’m usually out even later at home anyway.”
he rubs the back of his head and laughs it off with you.
you do meet the next day at 8pm. he brings some midnight snacks that his mom made. except they’re not really midnight snacks, because you’re not trying to stay out there until midnight (spoiler: you do, because y’all yak a lot)
you guys sit on your jackets, watching the sunset. it’s the kind of temperature that’s says it was mad hot during the day, but now that the sun is going down, it’s cooled into a pleasant room temperature with an occasional warm breeze. 
for once you all don’t say much, because it’s nice to just share the moment. 
you reflect on how you’ve come to experience the area recently. most of it was the petting zoo, but sometimes you’d take up some of joshua’s suggestions about the area and report back to him how the experience was later on. 
looking out at the sun that bleeds out into the blueish black night, you think that it’s been a pretty good time here, and maybe it does have an edge on city life.
as the last of warm colors finally seep out of the sky, the moon takes over the night and the stars become more apparent than you’ve ever seen before.
seriously, it’s a scene out of a movie. you know, the wide screen shot of the protagonists staring at the sky, mystified. the panorama over the constellations that twinkle down at you, a little gift from the galaxy.
“i’ve never seen the sky like this. all the twinkling lights in the city come from the streets, and the buildings. which are pretty in their own way, i think. but Mother Nature… is really something else,” you say.
“yeah,” he says, looking at you as you’re still in awe at the sky. “something else.”
a few more moments pass, but it’s a timeless night as the sky is frozen in space.
joshua lays back on his jacket.
“hey,, maybe this is sort of crazy but.”
you turn to him, raising a brow.
“it’s been really, uh.. it’s been. really awesome getting to know you. i’ve just kind of… seen the same sorts of things all my life. the same sorts of people. i mean! of course, everyone is unique in their own way but! you know.” he takes a glance at you. “rural folks, urban folks. there’s a difference. so I’ve really enjoyed talking with you. uh, i mean i enjoy talking to you regardless of if you’re from the city or not!”
he puts a palm to his face and sighs. from behind his hand, he says, “i just like you.”
“i like you too, joshua! you’re a really great guy.”
“no, not like that. i mean. i like you.” he finally removes his hand.
you blink a little. and finally burst into a grin. “yeah. i like you too. you’re a really great guy.”
it’s his turn to blink
you lie back as well. he slowly starts to smile next to you
the stars above shine on.
yeah. this is a life you could get used to, too.
a/n: i stole the snood puns from a website i was reading sry website. hope you guys enjoyed and i had a lot of fun writing joshua this way (he’s all squishy, not exactly canon i would say lol)
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Jazz
You are Jasmine Lalonde, most commonly becoming known in this universe as Jazz. Of course that was what you were mainly known as in the universe of your origin, but that's besides the point. Jade had left some time ago and you were soooooo bored. And hungry. ................and lonely but you can't let anyone know that in seriousness............... You suppose you could use the buzzer thing to summon the doctor but this didn't seem like an emergency to you so you just lay there staring at the ceiling. Now and then you mew or sigh a little. Being trapped with nothing but your thoughts sucks.
Karkat
Your name is Karkat Vantas and man, it turns out that war isn't actually all that exciting when it's in the first few subterfudge stages. Especially when you don't really have much to do outside of going to work and helping in small things. One of those small things is going to see if Gwen is busy or needs help in the infirmary today. You're always fond of spending time with her, so. You wander around a bit before opening a door, seeing Jazz inside, and blinking. "Oh, shit!"
Jazz
You're head pops up and you look at the troll at the door. "No shit here. Unless you mean I look like shit which today I won't ague with too much given I was shot," you grin. "Hi there~"
Karkat
"Holy shit, shot? What happened?" You squint at her a little bit, and yeah okay the bright pink hair, the tails, the ears. Who the hell else could it be. "Are you Jazz?"
Jazz
"My reputation proceeds me~" you purr in delight that you don't have to introduce yourself to him. Yes good. Kitty is pleased. "Well as I've had to tell others who come in here, Mr Diamonds shot me thinking I was someone else and brought me here after. I am currently in the process of possibly being hired. But trust is a rare commodity so thus I am..." you yank a little on the cuff on your one arm that holds you to the bed. "Detained."
Karkat
"Oh, shit. That's, uh, pretty fucking wild." You consider it for a second. "Though not surprising. It's a bad time to be cat shaped and unknown in this city. But you seem like you're holding up pretty well, all things considering."
Jazz
"So I hear, but cats land on their feet," you wink. "And who do I happen to be speaking to?" you ask him curiously.
Karkat
"Oh. Karkat. We spoke on the blogs, but I'm not like, shocked you don't recognize me or anything." You walk over and offer out a hand. She seems nice enough so far, and if she's as new as she's said she is, she's probably harmless.
Jazz
You look at the hand then shake it, guessing this is a thing in this universe... Though maybe it was a thing in your universe as well but you were never one to pay attention to social graces. "Nice meeting you in person~ You're a cutie~" are you flirting? Yes. You gotta flirt like you gotta breath.
Karkat
"Uh huh. That's what all the shot catgirls say." You say this as flatly as you can, but there's the faintest blush of red across your cheeks. Even you aren't immune to cute girls
Jazz
You are very good at being cute! You're twin tails wave in the air as you scooch into a relatively comfortable position. "Hmm~ Get shot catgirls that often then?" you question with a wink. Come closer... Look at how cute and pettable you are. Come on now, cute Karkat~
Karkat
"More than I'd hope, less than you'd think." You don't move closer just yet. Call it paranoia. "If you are let out, what're you thinking you'll be doing?"
Jazz
"I'm small but I'm very good at persuasion of various types, if you know what I mean~" you purr as you stretch out an arm and wave it in a paw-like beckoning gesture. "Can I ask you a huuuuuuuuge favor?"
Karkat
".......Sssssure fuck it why not. I didn't come down here because I was super excited for something, after all."
Jazz
In a piteous voice you whine, "Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" You make an adorable pouty lip at him as you look at him with your pupils dilated for the ultimate cute kitten look.
Karkat
You stare at her. You stare at her some more. You conider it for a moment. "So those ears of yours are real"
Jazz
"Extremely real. And my hair is super soft~" you grin as you flick your ears to show him.
Karkat
"...That is super, super fucking cool and also extremely confusing. I'll pet you but don't make it a whole fucking thing." You walk over and give her some good scritches. You're good at petting cats, because of course you lavish uncle Droog's with attention every day.
Jazz
You purr so loudly and mew with happiness. No one has pet you since... it's been a while. You hardly register what he's saying once he's petting you. So you just hum, "Huh?..."
Karkat
Okay, that's probably fine then. It seems like she really is just a big cat. Which begs, uh, a WHOLE lotta questions that can probably wait until she's officially crew or not. You ruffle her ears lightly.
Jazz
You continue to purr and your free arm curls around him and tugs him close so you can rub your cheek on his chest. Oh outer gods he's so wonderfully warm!!! You could sleep on him! "Oh I like you, nya~" you mumble.
Karkat
"Jesse you're cuddly. No wonder uncle Droog gave you a chance." You pause a bit to make sure you don't overpet her. That happens sometimes with cats, okay? And this one might have big claws.
Jazz
The pause earns him a lil kitty pout. "Why'd you stop?"
Karkat
"Oh, uh. Hey. Listen. If I don't take it careful with most cats, they tend to flip their shit and claw me up before looking at me like I've managed to become a war criminal. And it's not like I should be less careful with a human sized one"
Jazz
You giggle in amusement. "While I am very cat, I am also very human and I do have an understanding of when to use my claws and when not to, Karkat~ And clawing a potential coworker would be a rather stupid thing to do," you say with a smile.
Karkat
"Yeah, well. Lotsa folks got lotsa weird instincts. Assuming is a good way to get my ass kicked." You shrug and continue to pet her. She's surprisingly sweet??(edited)
Jazz
Your purrs resume and you are a little less lost in the pets now thank fully. You nod slightly, "Instinct is a fair concern, but I assure you that I have control over my baser instincts and will only cause harm when intended." Deciding you like this one, you also decide that you want him to want you around. "Tell me about yourself?" you ask. You generally only bother with pleasantries with those who are are enjoying and he fits that.
Karkat
"Uhhh." You consider. "I'm the son of one of the dudes who'll be your boss if you're integrated in. I like to tell people that as soon as possible so there's less of a chance of shit being weird if they find out later on."
Jazz
"Oh cool. So given what I know..... I'm going to guess that you are the son of.... Spades Slick? That's the name, yes? I'm pretty good with names I bother remembering," you say playfully.
Karkat
"Hey, good guess! Or, probably less guess and more "huh he looks too scrummy to be Droog's kid and he's not bee themed enough to be Deuces, and Boxcars is not nearly as angry" but you know what? I'm still gonna give you props."
Jazz
"I'll be honest... Diamonds Droog and Spades Slick are the only boss names I know at the moment," you giggle. "You didn't react in a way that indicated Mr. Diamonds is your father when I mentioned him, so I guessed the only other name I knew."
Karkat
"Oh, shit, man. You're gonna fit in great? We love clever shit like that here."
Jazz
You beam at the praise. Yes you are a clever kitty. Let the praises rain down upon you. "I'm glad. I intend to be extremely useful~" You have to admit... You're excited to rip into some people and not think about your problems. "I have a question if you have any knowledge on the topic," you say before meowing once.
Karkat
"Sure, I probably have at least some knowledge. You learn a lot of shit just meandering, around here."
Jazz
"Is having side employment permissible? I am personally interested in breaking into the porn industry," you purr deeply.
Karkat
"Oh. Uhhh." You try very hard not to blush and fail. "It's fine, yeah. I work at one of the casinos. With the...issues going on, though, I dunno how safe it would or wouldn't be. Plus, that's not my area of know how."
Jazz
"Well I'd be recording stuff and uploading it online. It's not like I'd be meeting clients in person," you chirp. What a cute blush~ It makes you nuzzle your cheek on him again. "I suppose I'll have to get approval from those in charge when the time comes~"
Karkat
"It won't be too hard, to be fair. They don't really mind. We're just all a bit, uh, on edge." You wonder how much you should be saying. Though, it is pretty damn obvious what's been going on even to people who have no connection to the gangs.
Jazz
"I am aware the tensions in this city are rising to warring levels. One of the first things I did upon getting here was try to get a basic understanding of the situation at hand," you let him know. "I know someone important died though that is about it."
Karkat
"...Yeah." You clear your throat and make yourself a little more comfortable. "You'll learn more about it if you're let in. Or if you listen enough, anyhow. It's not exactly a great big secret."
Jazz
Your empathy is not great so you don't exactly pick up fully on the cues of his reaction, but you at least know that it wasn't exactly positive. "I'm sorry for your loss," you tell him. That's what normal people say, yes?
Karkat
Don't worry Jazz, empathy is not exactly common in a whole lot of the city. He does look appreciative of it, though, and rubs his chin. "Thanks. Hey, do you need anything down here? I know Miss Paint is a really good lady, but I figure you might want something to entertain yourself."
Jazz
"Oh please!!! I'm gonna die of boredom!" you say dramatically before adding, "Also she's been out a while and I'm getting hungry. Got any fish?"
Karkat
"No fish on me, but I could probably grab some. And, I have like, a shitton of books"
Jazz
Books.... You used to love books so much. Before.... before... "I would greatly appreciate it and some books," you smile. ...... you try not to think of before.... she's gone.
Karkat
"Awesome. I have...mostly romance I'll admit but uhhh I can get you other stuff. I don't think it'd be hard."
Jazz
"I'll take whatever you offer," you tell him with a purr. You're not eager to let go of his warmth, but you do because sadly you cannot keep him forever.
Karkat
"okay." You think about what else you can do. Probably nothing too much. Gwen will eventually return, and Droog hasn't made a proper decision yet. It wouldn't be right for you to fuck things up no matter how much you like Jazz. But... "Are you totally cliche and like milk?"
Jazz
You laugh a little and give him a chagrinned smile, "Most cats are actually lactose intolerant and sadly I am one of them. I am cursed to a life without ice cream."
Karkat
"Oh fuck! Well- Uhh there's tons of non dairy shit in the city at least? Hahaha uhhhh I can bring you something else to make up for this fuck pax." GREAT JOB KARKAT, YOU BIG GODDAMN MORON.
Jazz
You pat his shoulder, "It's alright. It's not a commonly known fact and there's no reason for you to have assumed I am lactose intolerant just because cats are. I like meats the most but if not, most sweets will do."
Karkat
"Cool, awesome. Uhhh, did they take your phone?"That seems like something they'd do for maybe-prisoners.
Jazz
"Yup! Shall be returned when I am tested and not wherever here is. It's only smart business so I understand," you tell him with a smile.
Karkat
"Ahh, alright. Well, I figure you can still contact Paint..." You mumble this last part to yourself. You worry, alright? "Cool, I'll be back in a little bit with the goods."
Jazz
You show him the pager. "In case of emergency I was told, but yes I am not completely without means of contact if required. And I'll be waiting Karkat~"
Karkat
You give her the thumbs up and head back out, mentally berating yourself the whole damn way. You come back in about a half an hour, with the smell of fish, water, and good books attending you.
Jazz
You cheer his return like he is a triumphant hero! "Fiiiiiish!!!!!"
Karkat
"We had some tuna in the fridge, so I just kinda. Cooked it. Uh. I'm not the best cook by any means but it should at least be edible." You put it on the nightstand next to the bed. "And the books- Uh. A couple of history novels, a romance. A recent edition of the newspaper."
Jazz
"That is wonderful. Thank you Karkat," you tell him with a purr. "Can You stay or do you have to go?"
Karkat
"I gotta leave, for work. But at least you got some stuff, right?" You know this sucks. You can't imagine something like this not sucking??
Jazz
Oh you've been cooped up in a much more sucky situation. Maybe he'll unlock your backstory someday~ "This is perfect. Thank you Karkat~" you assure him since you think he'd like that. "I'll be doing fabulous."
Karkat
"No problem." There's the blush again. "I hope I'll get to see you later."
Jazz
You blow him a kiss and wink, "TTFN, Ta ta for now~ Meow!"
Karkat
You think she's hilarious but also makes you very nervous so you can only manage a small laugh before skedaddling. A+ work, Vantas.
Jazz
A cutie. Absolute cuties. In your mind he is on the list of things you consider vaguely yours because you are a cat and you own anyone you like.
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SO there’s this one character surveys from yeeears ago on LiveJournal
LET’S REVISIT IT BECAUSE I
WANT TO DO THESE FOR MY KIDS,
.....starting with Kai,
Body and Appearance
1. Describe the character's height and build. Are they heavyset, thin, short, rangy?
Tall, kinda curvy hips, slightly broad shoulders. Basically kind of hourglass in normal form.
In BR mode, they're just. Really tall, thin, slender, with unnaturally long limbs as well.
2. How old are they?
I've kinda considered their starting mental age was like, 17? Kaito's don't have a set or canon age so... if you add on activation years, mid twenties?
Though, activations years alone, as in, how long they've Actually been 'alive'/active/around, would be about 7 and a half years old right now.
3. Describe their posture. Do they carry themself well or do they slouch?
Tends to stand tall and straight, sometimes with their hands behind their back back/arms crossed behind their back in that sort of-- authority pose.
4. How is their health? Are they fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
uhhhhhhhh
how to put this, since I'm not sure what it'd be considered
There's the whole weird corruption thing going about with them, which affects them physicall as well as.... mentally and spritually. It's physically all up in their hardware and stuff too.
I suppose they could be considered fit as well, I guess. Not... muscular or toned though.
5. How do they move? Are they clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
Their movements tend to be rather graceful, normally. They’re hardly clumsy. If they’re glitching, or deciding to... have some fun... with someone, their movements are still kind of graceful, but also more calculated. Predator-like, especially when definitely in glitch-mode.
6. How attractive is this character physically? How do they perceive themself in the mirror?
Idek, they don't really consider much with their looks at all.
Some of my friends have called them pretty and handsome though?  
7. Describe their complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
Light, paled, honestly slightly grey-ish.
Also, they have blue blood so their blush and wherever blush would show it turns up blue too.
8. Describe their hair: color, texture, style.
A dark blue that fades into a dark reddish--kind of purple at the ends. Mostly since it's... reddish mixed with the blue. So.
Texture is verrrrrrrry soft. Very pettable.
Style is... well, a bit longer than some Kaito units, vaguely wavy and kind of curves at the ends--- bangs curve as well.  Kinda floof.
9. What color are their eyes?
A dark blue, vaguely indigo. Pupils look slit, like a cats. Or demons. Depending on your view on Kai I suppose. Tend to be without highlights as well.
Can turn red if their system indicates a potentially fatal/dangerous error, though. But that comes in steps. Usually, red light in their pupils first, then a red ring in their eyes around the pupil area, then flickers, then totally red. The red coloration doesn't look exactly 'natural' though, since the pupil is bright along with the red ring, while the base behind it is a dark red.
10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
They tend to have a kind of wide, thin toothy grin for a smile. It's--- not a real smile, but it's common on them as a default.
Their scarf can turn into scarf arms too, and they go between being sneaky to obvious with them. The previously mentioned slit pupils could count as well.
11. What are their chief tension centers?
Shoulders, likely. And shoulder blades, especially in keeping with a straight tall posture most of the time.
12. What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does he have six of the same suit?
Their actual wardrobe is surprisingly big for someone who seems to only ever wear one outfit. They have their default, slightly, regal, dark modified Kaito V3 coat with their symbol on the chest.
Their usual thought on casual is simply taking that off, though they aren’t entirely comfortable having it off. Underneath is a slightly darker Kaito V3 shirt, the turtlenecked sleeveless thing.
Within their wardrobe though, is a collection of various outfits, mostly also dark themed. Some tacky sweaters specifically for winter as well.
They also have a nice collection of dresses, varying for more elegant gothic lolita types to vaguely aristocratic. More mature-type styles.
13. Do their clothes fit well? Do they seem comfortable in them?
Yes, actually! Their clothes are pretty much a perfect fit. ...Well, at least in their normal-looking form. Though they can be modified for BR mode too, quite easily. But it’s likely if they’re going to wear any sort of outfit outside of their default one, they’d stick to looking normal.
14. Do they dress the same on the job as they do in their free time? If not, what are the differences?
They....... don’t have a job. Unless you count maintaining the island, but that doesn’t require a different outfit.
Performing for covers might depend though, but usually there’s not much need for a change there either.
15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando?
Boxer-briefs.
Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse?
Uh.
Like this.
When it comes to being a Kaito unit with a Kaito voice, they tend to go with their Soft voicebank. Soft, gender factor heightened a bit(or, tone slightly lowered in other words.), ocassionally mixed a slight bit with the straight VB.
Their voice is usually smooth, though their voice has the tendency of glitching depending on their emotions. The glitching can be skipping, sounding more pitch-snapped, broken record-sounding on some sounds, mixed with static, and something akin to pokemon glitch noises.
2. How do they normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Do they talk easily, or do they hesitate?
Soft, evenly. Precisely. Usually speaks easily, unless tripped up by unforseen turns of events. They’re rarely loud unless glitching and Enraged.
3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics?
...There’s like, a few ways to answer this--
Like, I mean. On one hand, they could sound like this(I only have song examples I haven’t done talkloid examples I’m sorry,,,), and have the tics and quirks related to that.
On the other, it depends on how the voices for GVF-loids actually work since i’m Not Sure, especially since they were raised by an american kid who also apparently has an accent everyone keeps pointing out as sounding british/european/ ? ? ? ?? despite never being to anywhere in Europe eir whole life.
and ironically when I asked about accents for kai it seemed the way they talk evokes something of a similar feeling-- either that or new england/canadian-ish, but....
So uh, yeah. It depends. To be safe, assume the former. To have fun in imagining, or if somehow someone’d voiceact them... ... the... latter......? not that that’s very descriptive or certain anyway, but. Still.
---Oh, also, when messing around they sometimes go sing-song a little too, or that kind of... playful~ feel. 
4. What language/s does he speak, and with how much fluency?
---hahaha again this entirely depends on how it actually works.
Like, They’re a KAITO unit. Kaito units are Japanese Vocaloids.
But again, they were raised by an american kid. Who didn’t know Japanese.
So it again depends on how Vocaloids in that world work out. Maybe they had language capabilities early on? or at least by the time Teru got them.
For sure English at least though, and definitely can -sing- Japanese.
5. Do they switch languages or dialects in certain situations?
Nope.
6. Are they a good impromptu speaker, or do they have to think about their words?
They generally have to think about their words, but usually doesn’t take noticeably long. Impromptu speeches might be kinda tricky.
7. Are they eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change?
Eloquent, generally. 
Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Are they book-smart or street-smart?
They’re quite smart! They can figure things out and come to conclusions, connect the dots, quickly. 
They might be a little street-smart too, or at least pre-BR and secluding themselves.
2. Do they think on their feet, or do they need time to deliberate?
Typically need at least a little bit of time to deliberate, but if they really need to think on their feet they’d try their best-- not a pro at it though.
3. Describe the character's thought process. Are they more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical?
Generally logical, and practical. They tend to try to keep an eye on what’s going on or what someone is doing, while not bringing it up immediately unless it seems necessary
4. What kind of education has the character had?
They’ve had, like, no schooling. Never been to a school as a student. 
They do, however, catch on and are able to learn quickly with whatever they want to learn about-- they just teach themself and not in a classroom setting.
5. What are their areas of expertise? What, if anything, are they interested in learning more about?
Cooking! Potentially alright with engineering too, since they built Nana and Blue-- though that was totally self-taught, while with cooking they learned by cooking with Teru.
They likely tend to look up things like weather patterns and how various types of landscapes, biomes, geographies work for the sake of the island as well. They’re also interested in space, even if they can’t get to see ‘actual’ outer space.
6. Are they an introvert or an extrovert?
Introverted, very much an introvert. 
7. Describe the character's temperament. Is he even-tempered or does he have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven?
It’s... weird? They can keep themself in check sometimes, they generally can have the vibe of some sort of calmness--- but at the same time, especially thanks to their glitches (and corruption), their temper can be noticeable sometimes.
(not to mention once in glitch-mode, they-- have an unnerving calmness to them that just, seemingly out of nowhere sometimes bubbles up into sudden bursts of rage that can leave as quickly as they came.)
They’re --- also more melancholy than anything, by default. They’re laid-back and mellow when they’re by themself/with Rin/not messing with some random person.
8. How do they respond to new people or situations? Are they suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic?
Typically a little suspicious. It entirely depends on how the new person seems to be though, and if anyone’s with them at the same time, or if they know they new person might already get along with Rin or not.
If Rin’s with them, or they know Rin’s fine with this person they themself haven’t met yet, they tend to--- still be a little suspicious, but calmer and polite.
If they don’t know the new person at all and Rin isn’t with them, and doesn’t know them--- Kai’s likely to decide to have a little Fun with the person, being kiiiind of a creep and messing with them.
---Whether or not that continues, goes overboard, or if they end up switching back to more calmer/polite/kind at a point depends on the individual and what they do/how they act/what seems to be going on with the person.
For situations in general, they--- stay suspicious and cautious, in general. But that also depends on the new situation. 
9. Are they more likely to act, or to react?
--again, depends on the situation. They’ll act if that seems to be the best option, they’ll wait to react if that seems the best.
If it’s dangerous though, they might be more likely to act to make sure nothing else happens, I guess.
10. Which is their default: fight or flight?
Fight. Especially since they’re--- a lot more durable and capable now. Pre-BR they also still had it more at a fight response, though they knew when to run too.
11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Do they appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks?
They appreciate jokes! Puns make them groan though, but sometimes still can’t help but chuckle.
Their own sense of humor can be considered kind of dark, though. If not that, sometimes it’s kind of teasing. Depends on who they’re with. 
12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how do they deal with them?
---I’ll be honest I kind of keep away from talking about this with my muses a lot since I fear things seeming--- .. bad?
or wording things bad
but I mean given everything that’s happened in their life as well
but uh
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13. What moments in this character's life have defined them as a person?
--Likely... realizing how young Teru was despite being their Masuta, the twins activations, seriously glitching for the first time, accidentally stabbing Teru’s eye out, the Third-kun incident...
some other thing in between all of that that I’ve had vague thoughts about but probably falls within the glitching for the first time 
14. What do they fear?
Bees, needles, getting worse and giving in to their glitched thoughts too easily and losing themselves to corruption.......... losing Rin....
15. What are their hopes or aspirations?
They actually... don’t have many. They do just hope for Rin and the rest to have a good life and keep her safe, at least. They don’t have many aspirations for themself, though.
16. What is something they don’t want anyone to find out about them?
The fact that their glitched thoughts and glitch mode is really tempting and can feel enjoyable to them when they’re in it, the full scope of the BR stuff...
Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with their parents.
I mean. They don’t have parents, they’re an android.
And even then, they don’t know who their creator was, even in being garage-built. 
Closest would be Teru, being their Masuta? but even then, it’s a weird situation since Teru literally got them when ey was 14, so even if they were barely activated, they were--- still ‘set age’ older than em. So it’s like. Teru was also like a little sibling while also--- vaguely--- parental?
while Kai was like a big brother/sibling but-- also vaguely parental/mom-like even from then. 
...Familial. Most that can be easily said, I guess. They used to get along very well regardless, and were actually very close.
Though, because of the Third-kun incident... that changed. Believing Teru betrayed and lied to them, they’ve held a grudge against em ever since.
But it’s also... complicated because--- part of them--- kinda knows the situation... couldn’t of been how they assumed? But a louder part keeps believing that was the case. They still--- hold some affection towards Teru and, well, that’s partially why Teru isn’t injured or dead right now, given how they can lash out, especially after that event.
Teru pretty much blames emself for it regardless, so. They also likely haven’t interacted or talked in a long time.
2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like?
Well I just went slightly in-depth with their relationship with Teru above so no need repeating that
Meanwhile, there’s also the other mansion fams--- or uh, the other Vocaloids Teru owns. Since Kai was the very first, they’re pretty much The Big Brother/Sibling.
 - ...but, that doesn’t mean they all get along or trust them. Kai’s first ‘greeting’ for Sonika was shaving her head, which... is a poor first impression. She’s been weary of them ever since.
 - Ritsu was next, and--- well, things didn’t work out there either, not helped by Ritsu’s own temper and general distrust for people as a Default. As well as being kinda rude. They both became kind of cruel in teasings in retaliation to.... each other basically.  Eventually it settled, but--- Ritsu still hates Kai like a Burning.
 - The Kagamine’s were next, a Christmas present from Teru’s family. Kai pretty much instant had feelings of wanting to protect and care for both of them..
 - Len became more--- cautious though, and given how Kai kind of acted some times, didn’t trust them.Their potential temper, occasional dark jokes, and such-- didn’t make Len comfortable. Mixed with finding out about the whole shaving Sonika’s head thing as a ‘greeting’.....
Kai did notice Len becoming more cautious and suspicious of them, which. Bothered them. Especially since Len was their little brother, basically--- They wanted Len to trust in them and be okay with them but. Never could quite get it right.
 - Rin though, wanted to give Kai a chance, despite Len’s caution. From the start she ended up learning and believing in the good in people, keeping a positive attitude. Not naive though, she’s aware of how bad things can get and kinda were in the world, but--- she still kept hope.
So, this translated out also to Kai. Despite Sonika’s reservations about them and Len’s worries, she saw more good in them than even they kinda knew. So, even from the beginning, she was willing to get close and be with her big brother, get to know them, have some fun with them. She was happy to do so,
The two would also sometimes get into some mischief, but if Kai started getting a bit too far she’d reel it in. 
Truthfully, despite all that, Kai did believe that after the Third event happened, that even she would likely give up and be disgusted with them for all that happened. She likely must of liked that new unit better, right? And now he was gone. By their hands. Especially with what little of those memories still remained.
...but, they were wrong. Rin went to see them a week after to make sure they were okay, and stuck by them even then.
...they didn’t quite understand, but they were thankful. ...though, at the same time, it kinda did Worry them about her, and even now, a few years later from that, she’s helped her a lot but-- they still don’t quite... trust themself.
Rin does though. They might not see a lot of good in themself, but she does.
 - Tei was after them, and--- well. It’s not exactly negative? Tei actually-- relates to them a bit, especially with the glitches. However, considering Len’s caution, worries, and distrust over them, she typically just... steers clear of Kai.
Kai has nothing against Tei for it either, though if anything, kinda does find her slight obsession with Len uncomfortable.
 - Lapis, the small faerie Vocaloid, preeeetty much has always been intimidated by Kai. She’s generally quite timid, so she’s--- easily intimidated in general, but especially with Kai and their... slight vibes because of glitches and such didn’t help. 
Kai did try to be gentle with her though, trying to watch what they did/said but-- slip ups would still happen.
It’s also... kind of likely that that also frustrated them greatly, which--- well, wouldn’t lead to good things.
The whole Third situation and BR didn’t help at all either, the vibes that stuff would give off to her makes her even more terrified.
 - Mayu was after, and they actually used to get along quite well! Nice small chats, having tea together (with Rin too), nice relaxing times despite everything. Another little sister, so.
Unfortunately, after the Third situation... she came to hate Kai, since, as far as she’s aware, and theorizes, they likely killed Third out of jealousy-- being the accidental new KAITO V3 unit, and Kai fearing replacement. She had gotten close to Third in the few months he was actually around, and after that all happens... she’d find it hard to forgive Kai.
Kai’s aware of this as well, and actually... feels pretty terrible about it. Chooses not to think on it often, though.
 - Kiyoteru--- is weird since while he was after the island situation, he’s still...? part of the family. 
Kiyoteru is pretty much more than fine for Kai, and has kind of an interest in them too. Though, that might be because they’re the closet to a high demon that’s on the island.
Kai’s kind of unaware of that all though, but is just kinda glad Kiyo has nothing against them.
 - Rana’s also weird since she’s a rogue unit that just kinda popped up on the island, asserted herself, became part of the family that way.
...Rin at least gets along with her at least and considers her a very good friend, so Kai doesn’t mind her a lot. Even if her assertion is slightly irritating.
3. Are there other blood relatives to whom they are close? Are there ones they can't stand?
I mean, again, no blood relatives, they’re an android. 
4. Are there other, unrelated people whom he considers part of his family? What are his relationships with them?
AS OF CURRENT BLOG TIME, not really except for--- potentially Kachessa and Rook? But--- that might also one of the next couple of questions better.
Planned though for the future (and toyed with in private) are Kaitou, maybe Ren and Star, also potentially Mint and Pepper.
Though as of now with the reboot they haven’t met Any Of Them, but there are plans. (I mean, aside from Pepper currently, with that interaction thread going. www should be fun )
5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet?
Rin counts a lot currently as a best friend, while also little sister! Very close regardless.
6. Do they have other close friends?
Kachessa counts right? She popped up in the island and at least in this verse kinda got stuck there. But she and Kai get along real well, and Rook-- her son--- is there too,
Luka definitely counts as well. They get along quite well, too.
7. Do they make friends easily, or do they have trouble getting along with people?
Oh goodness. Again, it entirely depends on the situation or person, but if I had to say a definitive, they do kiiiiind of likely have trouble, which happens when you’re first general reaction to seeing an new, unknown person appear in your territory is ‘....haha let’s give a ~fun~ greeting~’
and by fun I mean kinda messed up/creepy
...also, even past that, they kind of have a difficult time telling when it’d be proper to consider someone a friend, so...
8. Which do they consider more important: family or friends?
I mean, they kinda adopt close close friends in their mind as family so--- Both are important---
9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Have they been married more than once?
Nnnnope, never married, not interested in ever marrying either.
Can androids even get married in the GVF-verse? 
10. Are they currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse?
Again. Not married. Not interested. Also, they’re aromantic too so---
11. Who was their first crush? Who is their latest?
Irrelevant, I don’t think they’ve really ever crushed on anyone ever
12. What do they look for in a romantic partner?
points at past couple questions
13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how do they relate to them? If no, does he want any?
No, and no.
14. Do they have any rivals or enemies?
...Not at the moment? That I’m aware of, anyway, idek if they would of made some enemies pre-br or anything. Will is a potential enemy but they don’t even know he exists, so.
15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where do they fall on the Kinsey scale?
I mean, they’re Aromantic Asexual. But guys are more aesthetically pleasing to them in a sense? It’s likely they thought about this before but kinda ignored it/not knowing what to make.
How does it even count when you’re agender, not even I’m totally sure on that, and I’m agender too. but man I’m not gonna get into that in a character survey,
16. How do they feel about sex? How important is it to them?
not important at all, no interest in it no need for it no attraction to it either.
17. What are their turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits?
nope
Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does he fit type?
Dude I have no idea, if I go with their activation date I think they’d be a Cancer, but in reality I have no idea what kind of chart would Actually Fit Them. 
I mean, I love astrology, but I do wonder how it’d work with Androids---
2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in their life?
...hhhhonestly they’re at a weird spot with it.
They’re aware souls exist, they they and other androids in general likely have souls-- but...
it’s... weird? They aren’t sure about religions or what’d be ‘right’ or what they believe in with that stuff. They’ve looked into spiritual stuff in general before, but... yeah, they don’t know where they stand or believe with that stuff. Literally getting turned into some vague eldritch monster in a pocket dimension also kinda muddied it up.
Magic clearly exists. Souls clearly exist. The heck does it all count in? 
3. Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it?
---While their moral compass can be a little screwy, they do believe in protecting those they care about. They also at least keep to basic things like, not stealing, and stuff.
But ah-- mainly because of their glitches (and corruption), it gets kinda skewed in messing with people, or... killing. And punishments, if pushed far.
They’re Chaotic Good/leaning on Neutral.
4. How do they regard beliefs that differ from theirs? Are they tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
Actually kind of curious, even if they don’t know where they stand on some of their own. Tbh as long as they aren’t bothering other people with it (or like, ruining peoples lives with it or trying to push stuff that would ruin peoples lives) they’re pretty much alright.
5. What prejudices does he hold? Are they irrational or does he have a good reason for them?
I mean, humans are pretty fragile. Dunno if that counts though.
Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Are they rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
Pre-BR, it-- changed a lot? When they were first activated, Teru wasn’t rich at all. Also, just 14. However, thanks to Sonika starting a fashion brand, working on her clothes and selling them, their family in general started becoming more well-off.
As is now, it doesn’t matter a lot. Though it is possible there’s still money on-hand, they don’t need to use it on the island. Everything is just provided.
2. What is their social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected them?
---See above. Though as for social status I’m not sure, I can’t see them wanting too much to go in the lime-light, or, well, at least Kai and Teru wouldn’t. The additional money at least helped with financial worries, though?
Though they did kind of have small fantasies of becoming super rich, not having to worry about a thing, all of them living in their own big ol’ mansion on their own property.......
3. Where do they live? House, apartment, trailer? Is their home their castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Do they share it with others?
A Freaking Mansion. A dark-colored one, as that. It’s pretty much their castle too, a base of operations, a shelter to hide themself in. It’s kept up with very well, and they’re willing to share it with anyone they care for-- but, mostly, they just share it with Rin (who has her very own room in it despite also having her own place with Len), and their pet cat Kou.
4. Besides the basic necessities, what do they spend their money on?
--Again, no need to use money themself. Pre-BR was mainly ice cream though, surprise surprise.
...though I guess if needed, potential games or such for Rin too. I’m--- not actually sure how they GET to the island in the first place, but. Handwave. Magic.
5. What do they do for a living? Are they good at it? Do they enjoy it, or would they rather be doing something else?
They don’t... do anything for a living? The most they do is cook a lot and try reading books to learn new things or just for the sake of it. Also, always cooking.
But none of it is done for money, just their own enjoyment/wants/to feed Rin and Kou.
6. What are their interests or hobbies? How do they spend his free time?
Cooking! Also, reading. For a while on their spare time they would also tinker with Nana and Blue back when they were working on the two, is was a big learning experience making them.
But yeah, in general they either cook food or snacks in their free time, or just read. Might also read up on stuff Rin is interested in, too.
7. What are their eating habits? Do they skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
....well, pre-BR they tried to eat a regular 3 meals a day. Post-BR, they don’t even -need- to eat, so they--- tend to uh. Not eat often, save for tasting when cooking.
...also, they’ve never tried alcohol at all before, and REALLY don’t care too. Given they hear descriptions of it messing with self control or somethin’, they think that + their glitches would likely equal disaster.
They also mainly kind of avoid spicy foods, they are Really, Really Weak to spiciness. 
Associations
Which of the following do you associate with the character, or which is his favorite:
1. Color? Dark blue, or purple. Sometimes reds. 2. Smell? Warm baked goods, vaguely sweet 3. Time of day? Evening, Dusk 4. Season? Fall/Winter 5. Book? i don’t read books enough to have one in mind 6. Music? this song, or this 7. Place? The parks at night, or a fancy mansion. Or a chefs kitchen-- 8. Substance? ice cream. ...br goop? ...ice? I don’t really know what this is asking for, 9. Plant? blue or black roses maybe? there were also these dark blue/purple lilies I saw at the store once. ...though really I have no clue for this one. 10. Animal? Cats
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