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Applications Two
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All that aside, he does have his serious moments. The issue of his "Meal" comes up often, for example, and while most of his worries are never voiced, he does go out of his shell to ask for other people's thoughts on who his meal should be, and what the importance of the meal really is. But he only asks one question, to one person, and only when they ask what he's thinking. This reticence is a way to keep others from worrying about him; the only complaints he ever openly makes to people are health-related, such as exhaustion or hunger, or silly things such as saying fortune telling's a pain. When asked if anything's wrong, or if there's a reason for his questions about the Meal, he denies it and lets the matter rest. In one path in the PSP remake of the game, Yue is confronted with the realization that he actually feels the need to eat his new friend Tsubaki (as opposed to just understanding that he needs to do so eventually), and only manages to voice his fears to Mikoto when she finds him walking around in the middle of the night and asks him what's wrong. But generally Yue keeps these things to himself (and to Shin), wondering what will happen, what he should do, whether he's even able to do it, never telling anyone else his worries. Likewise, he tries not to pry into other people's affairs, backing down if they don't want to answer - though it's still pretty obvious that he really wants to know.
When faced with something particularly dangerous, his first reaction tends to be to freeze up like a deer in headlights; unsure what to think or say or do, he absolutely fails at avoiding attack or injury, and does get laid low once or twice because of this. He dislikes fighting as a general rule, preferring to try to talk it out if given the opportunity, or even when...there really isn't an opportunity. On the other hand, when faced with the prospect of someone particularly close to him getting hurt, especially someone he thinks of as needing his help, he'll immediately run to their aid. For example, he jumps to protect Tsubaki and Akiyoshi when akujiki attack (like a guard dog) but is less likely to do the same for his fellow ayakashi (who are generally able to take care of themselves), and entirely unlikely to attempt helping those humans whose faces he can't even see. (The most he feels for them tends to be something along the lines of how you'd feel for stray dogs or roadkill; a little compassion, but not enough to want to do anything about it.) In other words: he's totally vulnerable when surprised in battle, or when faced with any sort of danger whatsoever, but will give it everything he has if someone he cares about is the one in danger. Sadly his only actual fighting methods are to run away or act as a flimsy human shield, his only useful spiritual attack being saved for instances when running away is not an option.
As for the voice in Yue's head: Shin has yet to have a proper appearance, or even his own lines in the game, but it's stated that Yue has inherited some of his speech patterns. Judging by Yue's replies in their conversations, it seems he's often cheerful and joking, laughing when Sato says he wished Shin could have let them know he was awake, and teasing Yue while talking about his day. He generally lets Yue do whatever he wants, lending him his powers when asked, and rarely if ever takes over (the only times he does are to help Yue escape when he was doing his deer in headlights acts, and during a fight to protect Tsubaki.) But when he himself gets interested in something, he'll hint at it to Yue, and - if the hints don't get through - may actively push him towards it. He only ever does this once, sending them to a field outside the shrine when Yue decides he's too lazy to investigate the thing Shin's gotten so interested in. He's also willing to sacrifice everything to protect those he loves, and it's that determination that led to the situation they're in: an entire town spirited away so that ayakashi can roam in peace, and Shin without a body to call his own. Basically, he's much like Yue, doing what they want when they feel like it, taking most things in stride, staying positive despite the circumstances...and failing miserably to think about his own safety when the safety of others is more important.
Abilities/Powers: Yue is possessed by the fox spirit Shin, who lost his body long before Yue was born, and they often chat, though Yue generally does it when he thinks nobody else is listening, because it kinda looks like he's talking to himself. On the incredibly rare occasions that Shin takes over, or even just lends his power, he has the ability to use immensely powerful foxfire; this fire is apparently strong enough to totally destroy lesser monsters (lesser in power, not size) but it's also a one-shot skill, as one use takes all of Yue's energy and leaves him barely able to stand.
Yue's personal powers include...well, being raised the way he was has led to him looking unnatural himself, as well as giving off a not-entirely-human aura. He's unfazed by cold weather, his weakness being on a more spiritual than physical level, and so while he's likely to catch colds and get fevers and actually feel cold when he's low on energy, it's because of that lack of energy, not because the actual outside temperature is freezing. He needs very little - if any - physical food to survive, though it helps. He's also inherited that ayakashi vision problem where he can't tell humans apart, and needs to eat people to survive. How exactly he goes about "eating" people is never really properly explained, though it's been pretty much confirmed that what he ends up devouring is their soul, as he gains not only energy but also the memories of his victim. He also doesn't need to do it very often, though of course the more energy he uses, the more quickly that need is going to come up again.
I'm thinking of maybe putting up a permissions post asking if anyone's willing to have their characters listed under "potential Meal", once he gets in.
Items/Weapons: A fox mask and a scarf.
Sample Entry: [The face that appears on the screen is pale, and frail, and...male....and also looks kind of worried, but that's probably to be expected in a place like this. He's also dressed a little too lightly for comfort, in a simple yukata and a fox mask. As if he just walked out of one of those festivals you get in Japan. At least he's got a scarf?]
Um...hello. Am I using this right? I remember seeing one of these on TV, people talked with them...[He's peering a little too close at the screen now, actually.] Maybe I need to press more of these buttons...what did they say in the show again, um--
[Aaaand he accidentally turned it off.]
Sample Entry Two: It was strange. He'd woken up, expecting today to be just like yesterday, and the day before that, and every other day for however many days he'd been sitting alone in his room (honestly, he'd lost track a while ago). But this wasn't his room - it wasn't anywhere he recognized at all, but most importantly, it wasn't his room. What if Sato-san found out? What would happen to Akiyoshi? It was the fastest Yue had ever gotten up, stumbling (groggily, clumsily, his limbs heavy from disuse) out of the room he found himself in to try to find out how to get back.
But of course nothing came of that. The door lead to nowhere he recognized; the window showed a picture of humans saying they were safe. Eventually he found himself wandering aimlessly around outside, carefully picking his barefoot way through the rubble strewn across the ground. He was safe here, said the sign. They were all safe here. It felt like a lie, but what did it matter? He'd somehow managed to break his side of the bargain. Akiyoshi was in trouble, and he didn't have any idea how to get back. Whether he himself was safe seemed about as important as the food he'd barely touched back home.
But he could still be safe, couldn't he? said the coaxing, gentle voice in his head. You'll never find out if you give up now. Yue stood silently for a moment, alone, contemplating those words in the rubble of a city that felt like the rubble of his hope. "....You're right." He touched a hand to his mask, a reluctant smile floating across his face. "I'll manage somehow. We'll manage. After all...he'll wait for us, won't he?" The words were more hope than belief, but still, they were enough. Quietly, calmly, he started the trek back to....
....where had he woken up again? He hadn't really paid attention, in his panic. Maybe that building over there....and so he went.
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