[That is such a sibling description... The corners of his eyes crinkle with open amusement.]
He sounds like a pretty interesting guy! And you guys sound really close. [Squish squish goes the mongoose. He thinks briefly back on a conversation he had with Gojou once, and wonders what it would be like to feel that kind of bond.]
Once we're done here, you get to go back and see him again, right?
[He gives them a quiet look for a second, but lets the topic drop. Good choice in any case, his curse instincts always kick in around sour emotions...]
Mm? Not really. There's a half-curse that has a ton of brothers, but that guy's an outlier in a lot of ways. [BEING HALF-CURSE AND ALL.] The curses closest to me are more like... comrades! Since we get each other on a level no one else can, you know? But we're all born alone.
Makes sense. Me and uh, Despair are sort of like that? Definitely not in the sibling or comrade sense, but in that sort of uh, gets each other on a level nobody else can sort of way.
[A nod... This is something he can actually understand on a firsthand level for once!]
It's really nice, right? Having someone who gets you like that. Talking about it makes me miss them. [HIS CURSE FAM!! He's reached the point in his stay where the luster is starting to wear off both in terms of the indulging itself and the people he's with... He sighs a little.] Gojou Satoru is the closest thing I have to that here.
[Their weird, fucked up dysfunctional murderous not-friendship, wow. Also good question?! He makes a face and shrugs.]
I dunno, I don't really get it either. Human mom, curse dad? He's way more durable than a regular human and he can use cursed energy easier, but those guys leave actual bodies behind when they're killed. I think he feels things in a way that's closer to human, too...
[Several people here have fucked a curse multiple times. Very bad. Anyway, he looks like he's going to open his mouth and probably say some more cursed shit, but he's distracted by this. A MONGOOSE OF HIS VERY OWN...!!]
Eh— really? [!!!! He is immediately and carefully cradling it in his arms.] Thanks! This is the third time someone's given me something nice!
[His other two coveted items are Getou's bubble wand and Pride's eternal passionflower, which he still often wears in his hair, especially during trials. God bless.]
What? Why? [HE SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE PRIOR TO THE LAST 5 WEEKS KILLING PEOPLE AND FIGHTING EXORCISTS of course he doesn't have many gifts.
Though he does pause after that, seemingly thinking it over... Like who knows, maybe he is somehow forgetting a gift despite owning 3 whole items.]
Mmm... I'm pretty sure it's only been three? Besides Hanami and Dagon! Hanami gives me flowers sometimes, and Dagon likes to give me nice-looking shells, too.
[Jogo just gives him scoldings him for being a shitpunk.]
Oh! Hah - I dunno, maybe it's just because there's not much to give to people around here?
[A little sloping shrug. Unlike most maniac sociopaths, he's not feigning a persona to endear himself to others so much as just selectively not showing the parts of his personality that involve murder, so he truly doesn't expect anything from anyone.
He's also holding his new mongoose friend very close!!]
It is! It's cute and soft! I've been talking for ages about how much I miss being around animals, too. [And he is absolutely the kind of person who can at least temporarily be mollified by a stuffed toy version of one...]
[Sometimes you are cute when you aren't being a literal junji ito spawn of satan!!]
I've never named anything before... [HE'S NOT PRACTICED AT THIS AND IT SEEMS LIKE AN IMPORTANT THING TO HAVE PRACTICE IN!! Nervewracking. He'll give this some consideration as he continues walking, holding the mongoose up to examine it again.]
Hm... Maybe Moko Moko? Because it's so soft and tiny and light!
[Literally naming this stuffed animal after the onomatopoeia for stuffed animals.]
[WHY IS THIS NAME EVOLVING... But he'll just stick with Moko Moko wow. Can't believe he only gets to enjoy Moko Moko's company for a few days before he becomes the pink panther.]
I'm not gonna lose it! I take good care of my stuff, you know.
[His THREE WHOLE ITEMS THAT HE OWNS BACK HOME... A HAMMOCK, A BUBBLE WAND AND A SINGLE BOOK.]
That'd be really nice! I wanna take Pride's flower with me, too. [The one he wears to trials, god.] My friends would really like seeing both of them, probably!
I'm surprised Pride gave you that. They don't like anybody. [they're amused by this though.] I guess the curses that hate human stuff would really enjoy flowers and animals, huh.
Also he looks genuinely a bit surprised by that, jesus.]
Really? They've been nice to me the whole time, though! Maybe other people just aren't giving them enough space? [THEY ARE LIKE A FUSSY CAT one must be grateful for the single pat they are allowed and then let them wander back off into the night...
That gets him to laugh, though.]
Makes sense, right? But some of us like a lot of human things, too! For some reason, that always seems to surprise people. [For some reason.] Like - I hate humans, but I still like people, sometimes. As individuals, they're really interesting! And they make a lot of good stuff. I love their books and movies, and they're good architects and problem-solvers. They can be pretty inspiring!
[tmw your official likes and dislikes in the fanbook both include humans. RELATIONSHIP STATUS WITH HUMANITY: IT'S COMPLICATED. As expected of a curse with his source.]
I can enjoy nature without any complicated or innate feelings, though, so I really like it a lot. It's probably the same for them.
[hate that you've nailed pride's personality exactly
anyway.]
I like people too. Sometimes, uh, large gatherings are bad, and sometimes the individuals are too, but I don't know if I've ever met someone who I didn't think deserved the experience of living bright and beautiful.
[ME, POINTING AT ROYCE, WHO'S BASICALLY A RACCOON WITH THE PERSONALITY OF A STRAY CAT.]
Hah, wow - not a single one? That's pretty unique. [He actually sounds like he means it genuinely, too. He's not sure if he believes it - but a lot of the people here are outliers to what he's come to expect, anyway.
He holds a hand briefly, palm flat, like he's catching some rain in the cradle of it.]
What's your favorite part about people? And about nature?
I can still think they're assholes and want them to live. [they point out, with a hint of a grin in their voice.] ... I think I'm like you in that I really like that people create. I like that for most people it's second nature to hold out a hand to other people, even if they're scared to do it.
... For nature, uh, it's that it's terrifying. Haha. It doesn't give a fuck if you're in the way.
Mm... Well! We're different there, of course. [Of course! Curse life. But--] They really are creative, though! It's nice, living in a world with the things they make.
[Now if only he could push them outta their own sandbox.]
That's a good reason to like nature, too. I'd say you might like talking to Jogo, but Hanami is a much better conversationalist.
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He sounds like a pretty interesting guy! And you guys sound really close. [Squish squish goes the mongoose. He thinks briefly back on a conversation he had with Gojou once, and wonders what it would be like to feel that kind of bond.]
Once we're done here, you get to go back and see him again, right?
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... I hope so. [but they refuse to be melancholy around mahito, so.] Do curses even have things like siblings?
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Mm? Not really. There's a half-curse that has a ton of brothers, but that guy's an outlier in a lot of ways. [BEING HALF-CURSE AND ALL.] The curses closest to me are more like... comrades! Since we get each other on a level no one else can, you know? But we're all born alone.
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... How does being a half curse work? [what,]
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It's really nice, right? Having someone who gets you like that. Talking about it makes me miss them. [HIS CURSE FAM!! He's reached the point in his stay where the luster is starting to wear off both in terms of the indulging itself and the people he's with... He sighs a little.] Gojou Satoru is the closest thing I have to that here.
[Their weird, fucked up dysfunctional murderous not-friendship, wow. Also good question?! He makes a face and shrugs.]
I dunno, I don't really get it either. Human mom, curse dad? He's way more durable than a regular human and he can use cursed energy easier, but those guys leave actual bodies behind when they're killed. I think he feels things in a way that's closer to human, too...
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[sniff.] ... Weird. Ah, gross, dude, I don't want to think about what it's like to fuck a curse.
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[Unfortunately this is very true. (hei voice) gojou might as well be a curse, i never realized so much until i played him against mahito.
He also holds his hands up at that!!]
You're the one who asked! Anyway, I dunno how it actually happened, just that he and his brothers are out there.
[They're out there........]
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Someone fucked a curse... multiple times. [somewhere envy sneezes.] Hate that that knowledge is now in my brain forever.
You can keep that plush, by the way. Have fun with it.
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Eh— really? [!!!! He is immediately and carefully cradling it in his arms.] Thanks! This is the third time someone's given me something nice!
[His other two coveted items are Getou's bubble wand and Pride's eternal passionflower, which he still often wears in his hair, especially during trials. God bless.]
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Really? Nobody else has given you gifts? I find that hard to believe, my dude.
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Though he does pause after that, seemingly thinking it over... Like who knows, maybe he is somehow forgetting a gift despite owning 3 whole items.]
Mmm... I'm pretty sure it's only been three? Besides Hanami and Dagon! Hanami gives me flowers sometimes, and Dagon likes to give me nice-looking shells, too.
[Jogo just gives him scoldings him for being a shitpunk.]
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[shrug.]
It's not that important! Jeeze. It's just a mongoose. [or whatever!!!]
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[A little sloping shrug. Unlike most maniac sociopaths, he's not feigning a persona to endear himself to others so much as just selectively not showing the parts of his personality that involve murder, so he truly doesn't expect anything from anyone.
He's also holding his new mongoose friend very close!!]
It is! It's cute and soft! I've been talking for ages about how much I miss being around animals, too. [And he is absolutely the kind of person who can at least temporarily be mollified by a stuffed toy version of one...]
--Should it have a name, do you think?
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I guess, yeah. What are you going to name it?
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I've never named anything before... [HE'S NOT PRACTICED AT THIS AND IT SEEMS LIKE AN IMPORTANT THING TO HAVE PRACTICE IN!! Nervewracking. He'll give this some consideration as he continues walking, holding the mongoose up to examine it again.]
Hm... Maybe Moko Moko? Because it's so soft and tiny and light!
[Literally naming this stuffed animal after the onomatopoeia for stuffed animals.]
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Hah, I like that. Sounds like Koko. [anyway] Moko Moko it is. Don't lose it, I'm not giving you another one.
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[WHY IS THIS NAME EVOLVING... But he'll just stick with Moko Moko wow. Can't believe he only gets to enjoy Moko Moko's company for a few days before he becomes the pink panther.]
I'm not gonna lose it! I take good care of my stuff, you know.
[His THREE WHOLE ITEMS THAT HE OWNS BACK HOME... A HAMMOCK, A BUBBLE WAND AND A SINGLE BOOK.]
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Uh huh. [they twirl their umbrella.] Hopefully you can take it with you whenever you make it out of here.
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That'd be really nice! I wanna take Pride's flower with me, too. [The one he wears to trials, god.] My friends would really like seeing both of them, probably!
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I'm surprised Pride gave you that. They don't like anybody. [they're amused by this though.] I guess the curses that hate human stuff would really enjoy flowers and animals, huh.
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Also he looks genuinely a bit surprised by that, jesus.]
Really? They've been nice to me the whole time, though! Maybe other people just aren't giving them enough space? [THEY ARE LIKE A FUSSY CAT one must be grateful for the single pat they are allowed and then let them wander back off into the night...
That gets him to laugh, though.]
Makes sense, right? But some of us like a lot of human things, too! For some reason, that always seems to surprise people. [For some reason.] Like - I hate humans, but I still like people, sometimes. As individuals, they're really interesting! And they make a lot of good stuff. I love their books and movies, and they're good architects and problem-solvers. They can be pretty inspiring!
[tmw your official likes and dislikes in the fanbook both include humans. RELATIONSHIP STATUS WITH HUMANITY: IT'S COMPLICATED. As expected of a curse with his source.]
I can enjoy nature without any complicated or innate feelings, though, so I really like it a lot. It's probably the same for them.
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anyway.]
I like people too. Sometimes, uh, large gatherings are bad, and sometimes the individuals are too, but I don't know if I've ever met someone who I didn't think deserved the experience of living bright and beautiful.
[a twirl of their umbrella again.]
You're right though - nature is easy.
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Hah, wow - not a single one? That's pretty unique. [He actually sounds like he means it genuinely, too. He's not sure if he believes it - but a lot of the people here are outliers to what he's come to expect, anyway.
He holds a hand briefly, palm flat, like he's catching some rain in the cradle of it.]
What's your favorite part about people? And about nature?
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I can still think they're assholes and want them to live. [they point out, with a hint of a grin in their voice.] ... I think I'm like you in that I really like that people create. I like that for most people it's second nature to hold out a hand to other people, even if they're scared to do it.
... For nature, uh, it's that it's terrifying. Haha. It doesn't give a fuck if you're in the way.
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Mm... Well! We're different there, of course. [Of course! Curse life. But--] They really are creative, though! It's nice, living in a world with the things they make.
[Now if only he could push them outta their own sandbox.]
That's a good reason to like nature, too. I'd say you might like talking to Jogo, but Hanami is a much better conversationalist.