(open) stepping on every metaphorical lego brick in the entire city

[tsundog]

WHO: Inuyasha & YOU?
WHERE: Heropa, De Chima
WHEN: All of November
WHAT: Intro Shenanigans and minor mischief
WARNINGS: expletives, violence, comical incompetence at city dwelling

Heropa (11/3) For Sabriel

You know what's a good way of sticking it to the man? By blowing off the polite government entourage in favor of shoving their dumb intro pamphlet into some official's face and running off into the city. Fuck rules. Fuck pamphlets. Unless someone's gonna tell him how to get back home, he's not interested in doing favors for anyone.

You know what's a bad way of sticking it to the man? Getting hopelessly tangled in the barbed wire of a building in Heropa's outskirts shortly after telling the welcome wagon where to shove it.

"Shit!"

He finds himself half dangling off the wall as the wire hooks into his robe and skin. He wasn't quite bleeding, but it still hurt having the metal thorns dig in. It took some vigorous scrambling for him to get a good enough grip on the fence links to be able to muscle his way out of it. Crashing down onto the concrete below, an empty aluminum bin clangs on ground as he tries to get up, almost taking the entirety of some innocent local business' fence with him.

Ok.

Now to focus on ripping this stuff off him. Cursing just about everything under his breath, he begins to free his arms of the snaking loops.

De Chima: Forward Dated to 11/6 and on-

Running off and telling his specially prepared intro party to suck it seemed like a good idea at the time, but Inuyasha admittedly found himself a little lost and confused after he'd calmed down and stopped feeling like an antagonistic piece of shit. With a little help, he'd managed to make his way up north to De Chima, but he was still walking through a city so foreign to him the only thing he really recognized was that it was inhabited by humans and had food.

He'd only visited Kagome's 'modern' era once, and he didn't leave the plot of land that was mostly inhabited with familiar looking shrines to begin with. De Chima was a cavalcade of new sights and smells that inevitably caught his attention multiple times over.

(Open Prompts)

a. A threatening looking hover-truck that got a little too close earns a snarl, because it was looking at him funny, damnit! His hand closes cautiously over his sword as it slowly backs towards the rear end of a store, keeping an eye on the thing in case it wanted to try something fishy.

b. A noodle shop  gets an unwelcome visitor as he squats over its roof. He'd noticed that they sold some kind of excellent smelling broth. Curious, he climbs over the window and sticks his head inside, mane flopping over to basically create a disheveled white curtain between the cashier window and outside.

"Oi!"

One red sleeve reaches inside, ignoring the surprised shout of a teen who wasn't being paid enough to deal with this shit, claws reaching for the bowl they were about to pass outside.

"Hey, are you gonna eat that?"

c. Sometime later, he finds a strange and large block on the street. It was apparently called a 'Vending Machine', or some such. He didn't care. What he did care about was that it was full of food, and the last person pushed some assortment of buttons and got it to dispense the food.

Of course, figures punching in random numbers didn't solve the problem of not having any money, which makes him clench his fists in frustration.

Now, a reasonable person might investigate further why the magical metal brick wasn't complying, but Inuyasha had a simpler solution. Grip it with both hands, raise the entire damn thing right over his head, and vigorously shake it until food fell out.

d. Eventually, he finds a comfortable corner of concrete roof to sit on after a hard day of mischief. He reaches into his robe and takes out the folded pieces of paper he'd taken out of the brown folder, as well as the communicator.

The latter was some kinda mysterious small metal rectangle he'd resolve for another day, but the papers were curious enough to flip through one at a time.

e. Wildcard?

Prose or action is ok, I'll match format. :]

Comments

de chima; November 10th

[amadaman]

[What greets Inuyasha first is the curious voice of a little white dog. Right outside of some building -- it's a pet store -- in De Chima on their usual walk course, Koromaru had stopped in the middle of the street and started calling up to the rooftops with small barks and curious whines, his tail swishing back and forth.

Hey, hey, friend up above! Why don't you come down?

Ken's confused, but he doesn't say anything while he lets his dog buddy do what he wants or needs.]

[tsundog]

[Being acknowledged by dogs wasn't a strange thing, but Koromaru was certainly the first dog here to be so enthusiastic about his presence. He stops what he's doing to listen, his own ears perking up curiously.]

[After some deliberation, Inuyasha drops down onto the roof of the pet store, brushing them with a gentle breeze of his youki as he softens his own fall. He even spares Koromaru a rude greeting. Dogs don't judge you like humans do, after all.]

Who're you?

[amadaman]

[Youki at such a close proximity is something even Ken can feel, but Koromaru lets it pass over him and shakes it off with the attitude of a dog shaking water off of himself. It doesn't deter his enthusiasm to meet this new dog(?) one bit, and he pants happily as he closes the distance between them, sitting down on his haunches once he's close enough and barking. His name is Koromaru! You are a dog!]

[tsundog]

Uh - yeah, sort of.

[Koromaru isn't entirely inaccurate in that guess, and Inuyasha isn't stickler enough to correct him.]

[Seeing as dogs generally don't tend to be filled with ulterior motives, he feels comfortable enough (and curious enough) to drop down from the roof and bend down to meet this little guy.]

[He extends a hand out to let Koromaru make the first move forward, looking oddly at ease with the interaction.]

[amadaman]

[While dogs tend to back away from things suddenly growing close, Koromaru doesn't even flinch at Inuyasha's sudden proximity. When the hand is extended out toward him, he raises one paw and places it on the other's palm with a wag of his tail and a happy bark.

And perhaps it'll be clear once they're in direct contact. Even with the nanites holding back his Persona, Cerberus isn't gone completely and an entire life of living on the shrine grounds can't be taken away that easily. Koromaru definitely has that distinct feeling of someone who's closely associated with the gods and spirits of a shrine grounds, and the supernatural presence of the Persona resting in his mind is unmistakeable.]

[tsundog]

[The scent of the supernatural on Koromaru was instantly recognizable. Inuyasha doesn't consider himself particularly aligned to any shrine, but it was the closest thing he got to what he was surrounded with back home.]

[Even though he's only been here in a few days, it was oddly comforting. In a land full of technology he didn't understand, full of strange and unknown sights and smells, here was someone with the presence of something intimately familiar.]

[His expression softens a little, though he's not sure why. He lets Koromaru's paw go to gently scratch under the dog's chin, mindful of his claws.]

Do you live around here?

[amadaman]

[Koro tilts his head back to allow more of the scratches, eyes narrowing and lips peeling back in a doggy grin. He loooves scratches, and his foot even kicks and thumps against the ground a few times. He's no young puppy; he's only a couple years away from being an old dog, but age doesn't stop a dog from enjoying attention.

He was curious, whether he should be wary of this boy or not. He smelled like a human but there had been something different -- wild and dangerous -- but all the worries are gone now. He opens his big red eyes and cocks his head to one side before shaking it. Nope, this isn't his home. But he's got friends here.]

[tsundog]

Just visiting, huh?

[Now that Koromaru confirmed it, he noticed that he didn't quite have the scent of De Chima on him. The city was such a maelstrom of smells that it was sometimes difficult to pick out right away.]

[Inuyasha dons a boyish grin as Koromaru enjoys his attention. It seemed so simple, just him petting a friendly dog. But Koromaru's energetic enthusiasm and presence did well to calm him in what was an otherwise high-strung situation. He's just gonna go for your ears now, little buddy.]

[amadaman]

[Koromaru's butt does a little wiggle as he gets to his feet and moves on closer, tilting his head to accommodate the hand reaching for his ears while taking some time to sniff at him too. It's an odd smell. It's familiar, similar to the smells he grew up with living on the shrine, but it's older. Cleaner in a way without all the pollutions of civilization, but also different from the smell of spirits that wandered onto those grounds. It's easy to conclude that this other dog(?) is much more ancient than anything he's met here, and he smells of a creature much, much stronger and grander than a simple old dog like him.

When Koromaru steps back and sits -- back as straight as a dog back can get -- and barks again, it's with a tone of reverence on top of the friendliness. You've got some strong blood running in you, he can tell.]

[tsundog]

[He lets off on the petting as Koromaru gets more curious about his scent, letting him take in whatever it is he wanted to investigate. His fingers fully slip away when Koromaru sits up straight in an almost respectful manner, and wonders what exactly he had perceived.]

[It wasn't unusual for Inuyasha to have an easier time with the fellow creatures that lived in the forests he called home. Being used as the occasional perch of some bird or butterfly that took a liking to him was part and parcel of his day. Although he was essentially just part of the nature there, he was very rarely regarded with any kind of reverence. More often than that, he faced mockery from other youkai or fear from human travelers.]

[So it was a little strange, hearing the respect in Koromaru's bark, even if it wasn't unexpected. He was definitely more aware of things than your average dog. But, how to respond to that?]

[Well, being smug about it sounds just about good. The elated grin quickly turns smarmy.]

Heh, you've got good taste.

[amadaman]

[Ah. He saw that coming. But Koromaru gave him the respect while knowing he might get that reaction so it doesn't deter him at all. Instead he barks again at the grin and circles him again.

Sniffing at his butt briefly.

Walling around to his front and trying to jump up to lick his face.

Now his tail is wagging and he's letting his excitement build up now because the introductions are done and the guy doesn't seem to be a danger.]

[tsundog]

[And just like that, Koro's back to being a regular ol' dog. Not that he minds. Inuyasha grins good-naturedly and lets Koromaru lick at his face, giving him some gentle attention in return in the form of some more of those ear scratches. Now this is what he likes!]

[But then he has an idea.]

Oh.

[He grabs Koro's paws and holds them up so their faces are closer to eye level.]

Hey, what's your favorite kinda thing to eat?

[amadaman]

[What.

Koromaru's now sitting straighter, hands supported by the big dog's. He's pretty expressive for an ordinary dog and he tilts his head to the side curiously, trying to figure out why Inuyasha wants to know. Does he look like he eats at a table. He doesn't even have usable thumbs.

But. But! He does have an answer! With a cheerful bark he starts wagging his tail. He can show you! If the kid there lets him.]