chocolote12
A Penguin Flailing Against The Keyboard Of Life.
And yet millions of people manage every year. It's not a specifically 'ghoul' thing.
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Ghoul Quest (Tokyo Ghoul)
- Thread starter Teen Spirit
- Start date
To be fair, lots of part-time job are paid cash, without much verification.
I don't think it was particularly immoral of Jess to steal our ring in order to buy food/rent someplace to live, but unlike what the ghoul thought, we didn't kill him for stealing our ring but to prevent him from murdering people, and if everything had gone according to plan Jess would have been an accomplice to murder, so, yeah, these two aren't getting any sympathy from me.
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I have to imagine in a lot of cities, Convenience stores are freaking filled with ghouls.
chocolote12
A Penguin Flailing Against The Keyboard Of Life.
Also lawn work. And construction, they'd be great for that as long as they kept it plausible.
[X] Sad
[X] "Look, you never hear about the people who don't start trouble, because that's the point. That goes for anybody."
-[X] "Just... please let me see if your daughter got any photos that could end up with me in trouble, and then I can get out of your hair."
[X] Eat it
-[X] Wait until they leave
-[X] Waste not, want not.
[X] "Look, you never hear about the people who don't start trouble, because that's the point. That goes for anybody."
-[X] "Just... please let me see if your daughter got any photos that could end up with me in trouble, and then I can get out of your hair."
[X] Eat it
-[X] Wait until they leave
-[X] Waste not, want not.
Most of them are menial work like cleaning and moving stuff. If you have acces to a cash register, the boss will usualy check your info, unless this is a more shady buisness.
- Location
- Montreal, Quebec
Add in the fact there might be a Ghoul Mafia that is overpricing human meat to their clients and then it's hard to stay afloat.
- Location
- nullptr
[X] Resolute
[X] "Look, you never hear about the people who don't start trouble, because that's the point. That goes for anybody."
-[X] "Just... let me see if your daughter got any photos that could end up with me in trouble, and then I can get out of your hair."
[X] Eat it
-[X] Wait until they leave
-[X] Waste not, want not.
[X] "Look, you never hear about the people who don't start trouble, because that's the point. That goes for anybody."
-[X] "Just... let me see if your daughter got any photos that could end up with me in trouble, and then I can get out of your hair."
[X] Eat it
-[X] Wait until they leave
-[X] Waste not, want not.
chocolote12
A Penguin Flailing Against The Keyboard Of Life.
...The speculation, you mean. You have to remember that for the vast majority of criminals, getting rid of bodies is a service, not a good. That is to say, people will pay you for eating people they want got rid of. Lots of jobs in that market.
- Location
- Montreal, Quebec
The philosophy of criminals is if people want something and it's illegal, then people should have to pay extra for the convenience and risk.
chocolote12
A Penguin Flailing Against The Keyboard Of Life.
And then the extra cost gets higher than the risk-cost of just grabbing it off of the street, and then they're back to square one. There's more than one supplier.
[X] Sad
[X] "Look, you never hear about the people who don't start trouble, because that's the point. That goes for anybody."
-[X] "Just... please let me see if your daughter got any photos that could end up with me in trouble, and then I can get out of your hair."
[X] Eat it
-[X] Wait until they leave
-[X] Waste not, want not.
[X] "Look, you never hear about the people who don't start trouble, because that's the point. That goes for anybody."
-[X] "Just... please let me see if your daughter got any photos that could end up with me in trouble, and then I can get out of your hair."
[X] Eat it
-[X] Wait until they leave
-[X] Waste not, want not.
[X] Apathetic
[X] "Look, you never hear about the people who don't start trouble, because that's the point. That goes for anybody."
-[X] "Just... let me see if your daughter got any photos that could end up with me in trouble, and then I can get out of your hair."
[X] Eat it
-[X] Wait until they leave
-[X] Waste not, want not.
[X] "Look, you never hear about the people who don't start trouble, because that's the point. That goes for anybody."
-[X] "Just... let me see if your daughter got any photos that could end up with me in trouble, and then I can get out of your hair."
[X] Eat it
-[X] Wait until they leave
-[X] Waste not, want not.
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Voting closed.
Part IV: Foul Taste
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Resolute
[X] "Look, you never hear about the people who don't start trouble, because that's the point. That goes for anybody."
-[X] "Just... let me see if your daughter got any photos that could end up with me in trouble, and then I can get out of your hair."
[X] Eat it
-[X] Wait until they leave
-[X] Waste not, want not.
/
You sigh. Killing in self defense was one thing, but murder... You couldn't bring yourself to attack these people. You wouldn't be a monster, even in the name of self defense, not yet at least.
"Look," You say wearily. "You never hear about the people who don't start trouble, because that's the point . That goes for anybody."
"Right, of course of course." The father said as he sweated nervously. It was strange seeing people stare at you like this. You'd never seen fear like this from a human, even when you were starved, mom was never afraid of you. These people looked like they were face to face with a monster.
You sighed "Just...let me see if your daughter has any photos that could get me in trouble, and then I'll get out of your hair."
"Sam, give the lady your camera." Harold ordered.
Sam looked down at the camera with unease. "You're not going to break it, are you?"
"Sam now is not the time!" The mother shouted.
"I spent a lot of money on this camera. And she's not going to eat us." Sam seemed to be the only one who was no longer scared of you. Nervous maybe but she had stopped acting like she was caught in a pit of lions.
With reluctance, she turned over the camera. You browsed through it's memory. It was mostly just random pictures of people on the street and occasionally pictures of places like Heinz Field. She had only snapped two pictures of the fight. One was a burely shot of Alexa after you had slammed him against the wall, the second was a picture of Jess, her face twisted in terror. None of you, not so much as a leg or tentacle.
You handed the camera back. The boy fled immediately, shortly followed by his mother.
"For what it's worth." Harold said as he walked out with his daughter "You seem like a decent person."
"Thanks." You replied evenly.
Soon it was just you in the alleyway, you and the corpse of Alex. You eyed it cautiously. Mom had told you ghouls would prey on their own just as much as humans. She told you that to keep you safe, so that you would never wander off in search of your own kind. But now you were here, with the body of a ghoul. And you found yourself curious.
Homeless man in a dark and trash filled alley, not exactly the most appealing place to eat but you always suspected you'd be doing something like this if mom's supply ever ran out completely.
You grab one his arms.
It tastes unpleasant. It wasn't physically sickening like any human food was, but it wasn't exactly something you enjoyed eating. It tasted like it had just expired earlier that day, and had been dropped in a muddy field repeatedly.
After two bites, you gave up. There was no point in this, extra food would have been nice but you weren't desperate and was not worth the effort and disgust. You rip off the arm, last thing you wanted was a particularly eaten corpse being traced back to you.
You stuffed the remains into a dumpster. The arm goes into your backpack. You would probably end up just disposing of it later but it would do in a pinch of something happened to the supply next week.
~~~
The walk home was quiet. Thankfully you had only a bit few drops of the Ghoul's blood on you, and the backpack did well to hide the massive gash your Kagune had ripped in your shirt and hoodie. Your hair was in a mess and dust and dirt covered much of clothing. You looked like a mess but most people wouldn't give you more than a glance.
You weren't troubled by your actions, only by the fact that it had happened in the first place. That ghoul had forced your hand, it had to be done. A family saved, a wild dog put down, most people wouldn't find fault with that.
The thief, Jess had escaped though. That was troubling, she couldn't go to the police. Well she could but it wouldn't amount to anything, she had no evidence and her account would have to be drastically altered to avoid mentioning the fact she was working with a ghoul, which was rather illegal.
A ghoul and human working together, you'd never heard of that before, outside of your mom and you of course. It was interesting to see, though it was a shame the two had been on a such a criminal path. You had hoped your first contact with your kind would have been more pleasant but really, it was expected. Humanity stereotyped Ghouls as vicious monsters who lurked in the shadows, preying upon humanity. Stereotypes like that exist for a good reason.
It was completely dark when you arrived at the apartment block. Mom was not going to be happy.
You and your mother looked nothing alike. She was black, with short dark hair. You were pale with long blonde hair that went down your back. Temperament wise, she had never been as serious as you tended to be, but she could be strict when she wanted to be.
You walked in normally, trying to sneak in would have been pointless and only angered her.
"You're late." She called out from the kitchen.
"I know, I know." You replied wearily "I was held up."
"If class ran late you could have called. It would have spared me some worry-"
Your mother walked into the hallway, stunned by your appearance. "Is that blood?"
You looked down at the dried spot of blood on your left knee.
"I-Yeah it's a."
She ran towards you and grabbed you in a tight pressing hug.
"Are you okay? What happened?!" She asked
What do you tell your mom?
[]The Truth
-[]Everything
-[]Leave out the cannibalism.
[]Lie
-[]Write in Details
/
I should note Alicia has absolutely no idea that eating other ghouls could make her stronger.
[X] "Look, you never hear about the people who don't start trouble, because that's the point. That goes for anybody."
-[X] "Just... let me see if your daughter got any photos that could end up with me in trouble, and then I can get out of your hair."
[X] Eat it
-[X] Wait until they leave
-[X] Waste not, want not.
/
You sigh. Killing in self defense was one thing, but murder... You couldn't bring yourself to attack these people. You wouldn't be a monster, even in the name of self defense, not yet at least.
"Look," You say wearily. "You never hear about the people who don't start trouble, because that's the point . That goes for anybody."
"Right, of course of course." The father said as he sweated nervously. It was strange seeing people stare at you like this. You'd never seen fear like this from a human, even when you were starved, mom was never afraid of you. These people looked like they were face to face with a monster.
You sighed "Just...let me see if your daughter has any photos that could get me in trouble, and then I'll get out of your hair."
"Sam, give the lady your camera." Harold ordered.
Sam looked down at the camera with unease. "You're not going to break it, are you?"
"Sam now is not the time!" The mother shouted.
"I spent a lot of money on this camera. And she's not going to eat us." Sam seemed to be the only one who was no longer scared of you. Nervous maybe but she had stopped acting like she was caught in a pit of lions.
With reluctance, she turned over the camera. You browsed through it's memory. It was mostly just random pictures of people on the street and occasionally pictures of places like Heinz Field. She had only snapped two pictures of the fight. One was a burely shot of Alexa after you had slammed him against the wall, the second was a picture of Jess, her face twisted in terror. None of you, not so much as a leg or tentacle.
You handed the camera back. The boy fled immediately, shortly followed by his mother.
"For what it's worth." Harold said as he walked out with his daughter "You seem like a decent person."
"Thanks." You replied evenly.
Soon it was just you in the alleyway, you and the corpse of Alex. You eyed it cautiously. Mom had told you ghouls would prey on their own just as much as humans. She told you that to keep you safe, so that you would never wander off in search of your own kind. But now you were here, with the body of a ghoul. And you found yourself curious.
Homeless man in a dark and trash filled alley, not exactly the most appealing place to eat but you always suspected you'd be doing something like this if mom's supply ever ran out completely.
You grab one his arms.
It tastes unpleasant. It wasn't physically sickening like any human food was, but it wasn't exactly something you enjoyed eating. It tasted like it had just expired earlier that day, and had been dropped in a muddy field repeatedly.
After two bites, you gave up. There was no point in this, extra food would have been nice but you weren't desperate and was not worth the effort and disgust. You rip off the arm, last thing you wanted was a particularly eaten corpse being traced back to you.
You stuffed the remains into a dumpster. The arm goes into your backpack. You would probably end up just disposing of it later but it would do in a pinch of something happened to the supply next week.
~~~
The walk home was quiet. Thankfully you had only a bit few drops of the Ghoul's blood on you, and the backpack did well to hide the massive gash your Kagune had ripped in your shirt and hoodie. Your hair was in a mess and dust and dirt covered much of clothing. You looked like a mess but most people wouldn't give you more than a glance.
You weren't troubled by your actions, only by the fact that it had happened in the first place. That ghoul had forced your hand, it had to be done. A family saved, a wild dog put down, most people wouldn't find fault with that.
The thief, Jess had escaped though. That was troubling, she couldn't go to the police. Well she could but it wouldn't amount to anything, she had no evidence and her account would have to be drastically altered to avoid mentioning the fact she was working with a ghoul, which was rather illegal.
A ghoul and human working together, you'd never heard of that before, outside of your mom and you of course. It was interesting to see, though it was a shame the two had been on a such a criminal path. You had hoped your first contact with your kind would have been more pleasant but really, it was expected. Humanity stereotyped Ghouls as vicious monsters who lurked in the shadows, preying upon humanity. Stereotypes like that exist for a good reason.
It was completely dark when you arrived at the apartment block. Mom was not going to be happy.
You and your mother looked nothing alike. She was black, with short dark hair. You were pale with long blonde hair that went down your back. Temperament wise, she had never been as serious as you tended to be, but she could be strict when she wanted to be.
You walked in normally, trying to sneak in would have been pointless and only angered her.
"You're late." She called out from the kitchen.
"I know, I know." You replied wearily "I was held up."
"If class ran late you could have called. It would have spared me some worry-"
Your mother walked into the hallway, stunned by your appearance. "Is that blood?"
You looked down at the dried spot of blood on your left knee.
"I-Yeah it's a."
She ran towards you and grabbed you in a tight pressing hug.
"Are you okay? What happened?!" She asked
What do you tell your mom?
[]The Truth
-[]Everything
-[]Leave out the cannibalism.
[]Lie
-[]Write in Details
/
I should note Alicia has absolutely no idea that eating other ghouls could make her stronger.
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Ghostdevil
The Devil of Ghosts
- Location
- United States
[X]The Truth
-[X]Everything
Shes the one we need to open up to, lying will strain the only relationship our character has
-[X]Everything
Shes the one we need to open up to, lying will strain the only relationship our character has
- Location
- Who Knows
[X]The Truth
-[X]Everything
I mean...we do have an arm in our backpack.....That might be difficult to explain...
-[X]Everything
I mean...we do have an arm in our backpack.....That might be difficult to explain...
TheRuisu
I think that I'm the Dragon
- Location
- Best Location, of course. Keijoverse
It's not that I want to confide in mom, but it seems like a douche move from us.
She feed us, a ghoul, for all our life and then we go and fight some random mook and eat his arm?
- Pronouns
- He/Him
She has literally no idea that's even a thing. From her POV there's no reason to waste time eating something rather nasty in the middle of an alley.
Ghostdevil
The Devil of Ghosts
- Location
- United States
Well he tried to murder us, so as a being that survives on eating human and in this case ghoul meat, then eating someone who tried to hurt us and we then kill in turn is fine. Besides we didn't go fight a mook for no reason, we did it for something precious to us.