[X] Option 4
[X] Eh, who knows. If you get another tail or not, you won't make a big deal outta it!
[X] Elegantly. You try and be respectable during lunch breaks.
[X] You're completely fine with this town. You're quite content with it.
[X] "Fine, I'll go..."
[X] Option 4
[X] Eh, who knows. If you get another tail or not, you won't make a big deal outta it!
[X] Elegantly. You try and be respectable during lunch breaks.
[X] You're completely fine with this town. You're quite content with it.
[X] "Fine, I'll go..."
[X] Option 1
[X] You WILL get another tail if it's the last thing you do!
[X] You want to leave this town, and go to bigger places!
[X] "Fine, I'll go..."
[X] Option 4
[X] You wish you had another tail. It would be cool to see others respecting you because of it!
[X] Elegantly. You try and be respectable during lunch breaks.
[X] You're completely fine with this town. You're quite content with it.
[X] "Fine, I'll go..."
[X] Option 3
[X] Eh, who knows. If you get another tail or not, you won't make a big deal outta it!
[X] Elegantly. You try and be respectable during lunch breaks
[X ] It's a fine enough place, you suppose!
[X] "Fine, I'll go..."
[X] Option 4
[X] You frankly don't care about having another tail. At the end of the day, you're still yourself, one-tailed or not.
[X] Normally. You have some manners.
[X] You're completely fine with this town. You're quite content with it.
[X] "Fine, I'll go..."
[X] Option 1
[X] You frankly don't care about having another tail. At the end of the day, you're still yourself, one-tailed or not.
[X] Elegantly. You try and be respectable during lunch breaks.
[X] It's a fine enough place, you suppose!
[X] "Fine, I'll go..."
[X] Option 1
[X] You frankly don't care about having another tail. At the end of the day, you're still yourself, one-tailed or not.
[X] Elegantly. You try and be respectable during lunch breaks.
[X] It's a fine enough place, you suppose!
[X] "Fine, I'll go..."
[X] Option 1
[X] You wish you had another tail. It would be cool to see others respecting you because of it!
[X] Elegantly. You try and be respectable during lunch breaks.
[X] It's a fine enough place, you suppose!
[X] "Fine, I'll go..."
[X] Option 4
[X] You wish you had another tail. It would be cool to see others respecting you because of it!
[X] Elegantly. You try and be respectable during lunch breaks.
[X] You're completely fine with this town. You're quite content with it.
[X] "Fine, I'll go..."
[x] Option 4
[x] You WILL get another tail if it's the last thing you do!
[x] Normally. You have some manners.
[x] It's a fine enough place, you suppose!
[x] "Fine, I'll go..."
I think it'd be nice to have some drive to not be a totally complacent layabout at mom's house, we're very nearly 18. More tails seem to correspond to more capability, status, what have you, so that seems better to me as a goal than trying to venture somewhere... after all, we don't know of any foxholes besides our home. Until we hear otherwise, this is probably the place to be to develop ourselves.
I'll grudgingly accept this "Fine, MOM" level response as an outlet for some natural teenage assholery, but we really should help her out as the least thing to do.
[X] Option 4
[X] Eh, who knows. If you get another tail or not, you won't make a big deal outta it!
[X] Elegantly. You try and be respectable during lunch breaks.
[X] You're completely fine with this town. You're quite content with it.
[X] "Fine, I'll go..."
[X] Option 1
[X] You frankly don't care about having another tail. At the end of the day, you're still yourself, one-tailed or not.
[X] Normally. You have some manners.
[X] You're completely fine with this town. You're quite content with it.
[X] "Fine, I'll go..."
[Your Soul is shifting...]
- Gained Personality: Calm
(安らか)
With a little sip of your tea, you stare at your mom as she looks at you quite intently. That glare is quite scary, but...You're used to it, at this point. You simply smile at her, and, after putting your cup down, you wave your hand at her, as if defusing this little situation. "Don't worry, I'll definitely go. It's my job as the son, after all." You inform, and, staring at you a little bit more, your mom lets out a little sigh, followed by a smile.
"...Alright, I knew I could count on you, Little Moon. Do take care, though, alright? It's quite cold outside." With that statement, she looks outside the window in the side of the room. It was currently snowing a little bit, but it wasn't anything too serious.
"Ah, don't worry about it. I'll be fine, really. I already have the proper clothes, see?" Getting up, you wave your body around, showing off your purple Kimono. It was a gift from your mother yourself when you became 15...And despite you getting older, it's still comfortable as ever...
...At least when you're inside your home, that is.
"Hm," Staring at you, Najimi lets out a little smile, before getting up herself- And grabbing a small, white scarf that was neatly wrapped around under the Kotatsu. Did she decide to hide that there, knowing you would say something like this...? Eeeh, you suppose this is your mom, after all. It gets quite hard for someone who has known you for 17 years not to know your thought pattern at this point...!
"Here." And with that, she gently wraps it around your neck. You always thought it would be slightly uncomfortable to wear something like this, but... "It's comfortable now, isn't it? I don't want you getting a cold, now. Even we aren't immune to the cold and the heat..."
"Right, right," You are quick to say, adjusting the neckpiece slightly. "I know, mom. As I said, I'll be fine."
...
...Then...Putting her hands on both of your cheeks, she leans forward, and places her forehead on yours, closing her eyes, and simply staying in that position for a moment.
"Akihiro..." She says, leaning away and staring at your eyes. "...Be safe, alright?"
...You were used to this scene.
Every time you went out by yourself, every time you stayed home alone...She would do this every time. A little show of affection followed by good wishes.
...You can't say you blame her, after all, you are her only son, and living in a town full of humans is...Dangerous. Principally without a father figure around.
You sigh, and smile, putting your hand at the top of her head, and patting her gently, before giving her a grin.
"It's okay, mom." You say, giving her a thumbs up. "I'll be safe, I promise."
...With a little smile, she seemed to have heard enough, finally letting go of your face, and putting her hands together.
"...Alright then, I trust you." With that, she makes her way to the basket full of wood, and, seemingly without any trouble, lifts it up, and makes her way to you without any trouble at all. You quickly put your arms around the holders of it and put it in your shoulders. At first, you lean forward a little bit due to the heavyweight of it, but, you keep straight without any trouble right after.
"Aki, stay out of trouble, okay? And-"
"...And if you see something that doesn't look human, run. I know, alright? I'll be safe."
...Yes, that is the sort of lifestyle you two live. An almost nomadic lifestyle, only truly going out and interacting with other people when its to sell things, work on jobs, and other occurrences. Your mother taught everything you know, those being writing, talking, reading, as well as other simple knowledge... You never did go to a school, or, rather, one of those 'temple schools' that are around. All you know human children are taught thereby monks or something...
Still, while you don't have an amazing education, you wouldn't call yourself dumb!
Gained Knowledge C--
- You are well taught and intelligent enough to know how to read, talk, write, and other simple things like that. You also have a decent knowledge of what things are, and how things work.
Your mother nods, smiling proudly, before giving you a little wave. You smile, and wave back, before opening the door to the outside- And heading out.
Now Playing ~ 夜民家 (Night House / Yoru Minka) from Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba
...You immediately feel it. The cold air of winter rushing in your face and filling your lungs. The small specks of snow falling on your hair and clothes, and the frigid air making your breath visible. You hear a slight 'crunch' in the ground as you put your foot down, and do it again, and again- Passing through the three-inch snow beneath you. It's a bit hard to walk through this terrain with something this heavy in your back, but, you're a Youkai, you'll be fine. You're sure of it.
You turn your head around, and, there, you see your mother standing by the door, waving her hand to you, and a small smile on her face.
You smile as well, and, waving your hand too- You start walking forward.
The soft cold wind of winter passes through your body as you walk through the snowy forest. Of course, living rather far away from the village makes so your walk from here to there and vice versa is, understandably, a bit long. Sometimes it lets you dead tired, principally on seasons like these.
...Oh well. At least you're not cleaning the snow from the path.
Humming a little song to yourself, you keep moving forward. The village isn't too far, as you like to believe- You can already see the houses and little people that look like ants in the distance. You live on the top of a hill, and due to that, the air is a bit more frigid then it is down there. Still, pretty chilly, even for someone with 'fur' like you...
Mitsukaze is a interesting enough place. Despite not being a big, big village, and only having a few kilometers of size, it is a place you are content with. The people here seem nice enough, despite you never have too many interactions with them. You know some people, but, those are either work friends in the part of your mother or kids from the other villagers that are around your age.
...Such is the life of a Youkai. Your mom says that if you interact too much, or become too close to them, the chances of you being found out are increased- She never said you shouldn't have friends, though, but getting too close to someone might be...Dangerous.
You're still not sure what to think of that, however. Would true friends really betray you if they found out you are a Kitsune?
...In fact, what do you think of humans?
[Write-in]
...Before you can ponder any further, your feet hit stone- And right before your eyes, you are standing in the opposite 'entrance' to Mitsukaze.
You can see multiple people walking around- Women carrying their groceries with them, men walking around with pretty outfits, and kids running around, playing with each other in the snow. It's quite the usual sight. Still, you can see a few lights coming from some of the houses, from people who most likely want to stay home to defend themselves from this cold. Most likely families, too...
Well, it's still early in the morning. If you're lucky enough today, you might be back home before lunch. With a nod to yourself, you adjust the scarf your mother gave you once more, as you then go forward.
...Already, you can see some people noticing you. You can hear chatter and some people pointing at you as you walk- you can tell at this point, it's nothing malicious. A good portion of the village knows you and your mother at this point, as the little family that lives in the hills. It's mostly things like 'there goes Akihiro-san' and 'my, he's grown already' from older people, who you are sure your mother knows.
...She's quite popular in the village, due to the jobs and overall helpful attitude. Though due to the fact you're barely out...You haven't made that much of a name for yourself, still.
Still...What do you do?
Choose 2
[ ] Visit houses and try to sell wood.
[ ] Try and sell wood to passing people.
[ ] Walk around the village a bit, and see a few things and points of interest.
[ ] Hear rumors?
[ ] You bump into someone- Someone you know!
[ ] Write-in?
[X] You are curious about humans, after all, from the little you interacted with them, they are all different in some way. And somehow, they made it necessary for Yokai stronger than any average human could dream to be to hide, so there has to be something special about them.
[X] Visit houses and try to sell wood.
[X] Walk around the village a bit, and see a few things and points of interest.
[X] You are curious about humans, after all, from the little you interacted with them, they are all different in some way. And somehow, they made it necessary for Yokai stronger than any average human could dream to be to hide, so there has to be something special about them.
[X] Visit houses and try to sell wood.
[X] Walk around the village a bit, and see a few things and points of interest.
[X] Human must be a special type of Yokai, being able to band together and defeat more powerful Yokais. Their weapons and tools is like the claw and tail you have, but those are secret you can learn from.
[X] Try and sell wood to passing people.
[X] Walk around the village a bit, and see a few things and points of interest.
A wondering firewood seller walking in the village is perfectly normal.
[X] You are curious about humans, after all, from the little you interacted with them, they are all different in some way. And somehow, they made it necessary for Yokai stronger than any average human could dream to be to hide, so there has to be something special about them.
[x] Visit houses and try to sell wood.
[x] Try and sell wood to passing people.
I like the curiosity one. We do have a mission, though.
[X] You are curious about humans, after all, from the little you interacted with them, they are all different in some way. And somehow, they made it necessary for Yokai stronger than any average human could dream to be to hide, so there has to be something special about them.
[X] Visit houses and try to sell wood.
[X] Walk around the village a bit, and see a few things and points of interest
[X] You are curious about humans, after all, from the little you interacted with them, they are all different in some way. And somehow, they made it necessary for Yokai stronger than any average human could dream to be to hide, so there has to be something special about them.
[x] Visit houses and try to sell wood.
[x] Try and sell wood to passing people.
