video | un: demonchef | Beginning of Cordis

[satanslash]

[Rin is having a bit of an... issue today.

Since about, oh, three or four months ago he's been tying his hair back, as being in a place like Chroma Village (no relation to anything in Prismatica) didn't exactly allow for much hair maintenance outside of cold water washing and maybe taking a knife to it if one was really desperate. Kaoru had managed to get her hands on some better care products, but that still didn't mean he was going to get needed trips to the barber.

As such a hair tie and a messy low ponytail was about all he could do.

Until today.

When he woke up with big, fluffy, Maine Coon-like cat ears atop his head, making it much more difficult to even get a brush through his shaggy mess, let alone pull it back in a ponytail without causing himself pain.

As such when the video turns on he's got a mass of hair hanging in his face, covering his eyes, and very twitchy cat ears showing his annoyance.

In the background, someone is giggling.]

Can anyone tell me where to get this [an angry point at the Anime Extreme Bangs he's got going on] taken care of? Without gettin' my damn ears cut off?

But you look so cute!

Kohaku... I can't see...

[She doesn't say anything else, but there's another giggle as Rin sighs and ends the video.]

Comments

[despairing_hope]

Ah! Then it's not so strange for you.

I feel like a cat person from a video game honestly.

[satanslash]

I mean, I've only had the tail for like two years now. I forget it's there sometimes.

Can't say I've seen any video game cat people who look like you.

[despairing_hope]

Well no. But, it's a common thing in anime and video games to have a beast people, and usually cats.

[satanslash]

I guess I don't play enough video games.

[despairing_hope]

It's not like it's an overwhelming trope or anything, so it's not exactly about quantity.

[satanslash]

Even so, wouldn't I have to play a certain kinda video game to see that?

[despairing_hope]

Probably. A lot of RPGs will have it, or other fantasy settings. Though, not always cats, sometimes its birds or wolves or foxes.

Though, I'm not an expert, I just play the ones I find interesting.

[satanslash]

I don't even get to play those ones most'a the time. I haven't had a new system since I got my DS for my birthday years ago.

[despairing_hope]

I'm sure there are plenty of things even for that. Though, there's always books that have a similar feeling as well.

[satanslash]

I'm uh... I'm not too good at readin'. I can get through manga okay but anythin' heavier than that is too much.

[despairing_hope]

Eh!?

...

Why do you find it difficult? Even light novels?

[satanslash]

Uhm... 'm a drop out... I left before I was done with middle school.

[despairing_hope]

A pity.

Have you thought about going back or self teaching? Also, I doubt reading is an issue here since it’s all auto translated.

[satanslash]

I'm almost eighteen. Not really a reason for me to go to the school here. 'sides, even if I did, doesn't mean I'd be any good at it.

[Undiagnosed learning disorders are a bitch like that.]

[despairing_hope]

Why not? Adults go to school all the time. This is a world with scifi technology and magic, you're just making excuses not to try at this point.

[satanslash]

Look, I got shoved back in to school against my own will and still tried to work my ass off so my brother wouldn't worry so damn much and it took me almost a year to get barely passin' grades.

Maybe I am makin' excuses but I ain't puttin' myself through that bullshit again without good reason.

[despairing_hope]

Fine, fine.

But, I would still try the things you find difficult and see if they are different here.

[satanslash]

What if I just wanna cook?

[despairing_hope]

Then cook? Do you normally find that hard?

[satanslash]

What? No! I'm really good at it!

[despairing_hope]

Then you definitely should cook!

I can't cook at all, the last time I tried the kitchen almost burned down.

[satanslash]

[Snort.]

Need some lessons?

[despairing_hope]

Maybe. I don't know how much it will help, though it is true I've never really needed to cook. Usually I would just buy everything, and don't really eat much to begin with anyway.

[satanslash]

Man, I feel like you're missin' out on a lot that way, though.

[despairing_hope]

I can make toast at least?