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Post by ninjasoilder on Dec 11, 2017 18:33:25 GMT
"Well, moreso naughty ghosts and supernatural beings, like myself. Not that I have an issue walking around there and escaping them, but I would rather not play that sort of game with other humans." Choushin said. He did wonder why the kid had reacted so strongly about that. Surely if the kid had been to town, he would know that. "Not to mention places where you can get food and what you need to survive. Unless you wish to leave yourself open to beings you can't fight, like a kitsune for example. One who has shown he can alter what you see." He said, pointing to himself when he said Kitsune.
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Post by 0 on Dec 11, 2017 20:47:01 GMT
Doppler listened intently as the fox began to speak, divulging information he never thought he'd get, least of all from the horse's own mouth.
Honestly he was almost more impressed the pawed animal pointed to itself, giving Doppler the strange sense that he was living in a cartoon or comic.
"One sec," he said when the fox finished, dropping his spoon and popping off his chair.
The boy ran out of the kitchen, past the entrance hall, through the living room, and into a small makeshift den set just off from it.
He shuffled around in a dusty desk, picking out a notepad and a pen, and immediately started jotting down what he could remember the ghost (or "supernatural being" and "kitsune" as it had put it) having told him, slowly walking back towards the kitchen.
Doppler slowly mouthed the words as he wrote them, not looking up until he got down all the information he wanted.
"Okay, so...," he said at last, looking around for the fox.
There was a pause in his words as he tried to organize the questions running through his head; why, there were so many of them!
So many unanswered questions about the great beyond.
"What do ghosts--erm...KITSUNES," he amended, eyeing the beast carefully: no need to get dishes thrown at him because he happened to offend the poor undead's sensibilities; "need to survive?"
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Post by ninjasoilder on Dec 17, 2017 21:13:41 GMT
Choushin shrugged. "It's many things. We can eat food to survive, indulge in a planet's energy, or what some will do: Take part in souls of creatures. You see, us kitsune are capable of possessing beings, such as yourself. We can do such a thing for as long as we wish, sometimes feeding off the soul as we do it. I know I'm capable of such feats, able to control what others do, as well as access their soul to do what I wish to it. It can be a fun game, especially with those who get it the most. For me, I do any manner of these, which means you better not anger me, or else your soul and body will be mine." He said, flashing a big grin at the end.
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Post by 0 on Dec 17, 2017 23:20:44 GMT
"Uh-huh...," said Doppler, jotting down everything that the fox said.
He tapped the pen against his chin as he examined the notes and thought of what to ask next, not even seeming to notice the threat being tossed his way.
Information first, THEN worry for his life and limb.
Maybe.
Probably not.
"Right," he continued, glancing up at the beast again, "so, how'd you die?
Get run over on the road?"
He couldn't hold back the smirk that quirked up at his own question.
Well, how else does a wild animal die only to find its soul wandering the earth for all eternity?
Huh...animals had souls apparently--next thing you know, the fox'll be telling him that it has a name.
Ridiculous!
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Post by ninjasoilder on Dec 18, 2017 1:07:07 GMT
Choushin shook his head. "What makes you think I'm dead? Kitsune are living beings, with a heart, blood, and muscle. It's just that we're born with powers, is all. If you still don't believe me, then I can show you more of what I mean." He said.
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Post by 0 on Dec 18, 2017 4:06:08 GMT
'Ghost in denial,' wrote Doppler.
He suspected such a thing to be common.
Otherwise, wouldn't ghosts just walk off to...wherever dead people go?
Or perhaps they were lost....
"Uh...yeah!
Sure," he said, watching the fox keenly.
Knowing what ghosts could do was always in a ghost hunt--a-hem, RESEARCHER's best interests.
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Post by ninjasoilder on Dec 20, 2017 5:42:35 GMT
Choushin did something simple: He raked a claw over one of his arms. Some blood was coming down from where he did so. This would prove that he was living and not a ghost. He then began to try to force telepathic thought onto the kid. "See? I'm as real as real can be. After all, ghosts can't bleed." He spoke to the kid's mind.
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Post by 0 on Dec 20, 2017 20:33:45 GMT
Doppler winced just a mite bit when the fox suddenly raked one of its legs, causing blood to pour out.
He wasn't usually the woozy sort, but he hadn't exactly been expecting it, and it was only further puncuated by a dull ache in his head.
A mumble seemed to pulse between his ears, the fox's voice muddled but there; after a moment he was able to parse what was being said--thought?--to him.
The child rubbed his head with his pen-holding hand and said, "Okay, okay, fine; you're alive."
There was a measurable note of disappointment to his tone; much as he wanted to believe otherwise, he couldn't exactly deny the blood he was seeing.
He didn't know much about ghost physiology, but he was pretty sure the fox was right in that they didn't bleed.
What in the world did that make this fox (or "kitsune" as the beast put it), then?
Boggled the boy's mind.
He sighed as he looked down at his notepad, not sure whether to continue making notes on something that was strange and no doubt unknown, but not at all what he was looking for.
What a waste.
He eyed the...kitsune.
"Do you need a bandage?"
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Post by ninjasoilder on Dec 24, 2017 1:19:08 GMT
Choushin shook his head. "I'll be fine without it. Besides, you might need it more in the future yourself." He said, tempted to change himself into a human to see how the kid reacted. "Of course, you can go to the library in town to find out more about Kitsunes. There might be a few running around in there. Or Cherry Blossom Forest, where Kitsune run rampant there." He said.
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