planet earth turns slowly

[missleadingquestions]

WHO: Maya Fey and probably you
WHERE: PLACES! Multiple ones, in fact!
WHEN: All over the course of January.
WHAT: This is a catchall. For catching all these threads I can't hold.
WARNINGS: None yet!

A catchall for threads in January, since I have many planned. If you want a starter from me or want to start one for me, contact me on plurk at gueyprince. A reminder that Maya will be ported out for a power update from the afternoon of 1/12 to 1/13!

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[monge]

[Oh dear, there was a misunderstanding. That's okay, he'll just have to explain himself better!]

O-Oh, no, I just meant I like Miss Maya's hair better, zura.

[SURELY THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING.]

[rassera]

That's the same exact thing!

[Maya help him out here!]

[missleadingquestions]

[Sorry, Kaneda, Maya's too busy laughing and pulling off the dye gloves to correct Komasan.]

C'mon, Kaneda, I think your hair looks fancy. It's okay.

[She's still chuckling, though she at leasts casts Kaneda a little grin.]

Too bad Komasan doesn't have any hair to dye, though. I was kinda having fun.

[monge]

[He doesn't understand, he never said it was bad... He just said Maya's was better... Couldn't something be good but something else be better? Humans are so weird sometimes...

Speaking of weird human things, hair in general. Maya's comment catches him off guard and all his prior excitement seems to disappear. A paw is thrown behind his head as he begins to chuckle nervously.]

H-Heh, yeah, that's too bad, z-zura...

[rassera]

[Kaneda doesn't speak for the first few moments, wandering over to the mirror to check out the red streak in his hair. It looks...nice. It's not a full dye like Tetsuo's, or a fancy pattern like Maya's, but just a dash of something...It's recognizable.


He's only partially paying attention to the conversation going on in the background, flipping that streak to get it back to seamlessly blending into his hair.

And then he hears Maya's little lament.]

...

[And Komasan's reply.

Without missing a beat, or even looking up from the mirror, his mouth speaks before he can stop it. Not that he'd stop it in the first place.]

Oi, can't you change into a human?

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[missleadingquestions]

Oh--

[And suddenly, all of Maya's attention is on Komasan.]

[missleadingquestions]

You can shapeshift?!

[AND YOU DIDN'T SHOW HER YOUR COOL SHAPESHIFTING POWERS??? bad dog]

[monge]

[Komasan never thought he'd ever experience the feeling that is "dying on the inside," but the moment Kaneda opens his big dumb mouth, it's like his world spirals into darkness. He was keeping that a secret. Not...that he told Kaneda that, he just sort of...trusted him...

...OH GOD, WHY DID HE TRUST HIM?

Face frozen in horror, he looks between Kaneda, betrayed, and Maya, heartbroken. He's unsure how to get out of this, WHAT DOES HE DO? WHAT DOES HE SAY?]

I....I....

[His voice is higher than usual, practically a squeak. He didn't want Maya to know, he sleeps with her. She'll think he's weird! No one wants their dog to end up being some guy, look at Inuyasha. That worked out for nobody.]

[rassera]

[Komasan's soft stuttering is enough to attract his attention away from the mirror, looking at the youkai, and then at Maya.



...



Giving Maya a shrug.



What'd he say?]

[missleadingquestions]

[Maya gives Kaneda a shrug right back. She doesn't know what happened, either.]

...Ummm, Komasan?

[....]

You okay, pal?

[monge]

[Why are they acting so calm? Don't they realize the raging storm of emotions they just unleashed within him? Maya must be playing it cool for her own sake, there's no way this can't upset her. He'll have to move out, go back to his house in De Chima, all alone in his room as he risks a random kidnapping from some war he doesn't understand. All because he got careless.

...Maybe he can save this, maybe he can set things right.]

I-I have no idea what he's talking about, z-zura...

[OH GOD NO NOW HE'S A LIAR. HIS MOTHER WOULD NEVER SPEAK TO HIM AGAIN. KANEDA, WHY?!]

I-I mean, I might know a little bit, z-zura...

[rassera]

[And just to help the situation, Kaneda walks over, standing next to Maya with hands in his pockets.


...

What is he talking about...?]

Remember? When we tested out my Jukebox!

[missleadingquestions]

--Wait, Kaneda got to see and I didn't?

That's not fair!

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[monge]

[Oh no, there it is, she really is upset.]

Zurazurazurazurazurazura...

[That's it, there's no going back. Even if he doesn't want to, he can't keep hiding his terrible dark secrets from Maya. Look at her, she's probably fuming. ...More on the inside, this mild annoyance act she's pulling is obviously just for his sake. She's so kind, so thoughtful. Unlike him, a dirty rotten secret keeper.

Shuffling his feet, he gives a small sigh as he mentally prepares himself for what's to come. He's really going to miss sleeping with her...]

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[monge]

[Without saying anything, Komasan just sort of...changes in front of them. It's nothing flashy or fancy, just a really smooth transition from dog to person. He's significantly taller, at least compared to the walking stuffed animal that is Komasan Classic, but it doesn't make him feel anymore confident. In fact, he's still a trembling mess as he throws his hands over his face, apparently ashamed for whatever reason he gave himself.

It was easier with Kaneda, he didn't care what Kaneda thought. Maya's opinions actually matter.]

I'm so sorry, Miss Maya, I should've told you sooner, zura....

[rassera]

...

[Well, that got him to change for her, certainly, but he's not really sure why he's freaking out about it. They were in a world with powers, right?

And hey, at least Komasan was ORIGINALLY a komainu, unlike some weirdo in a bear-suit who just liked to be a mascot 24/7.]

She's not mad!

[A quick lean in to Maya.]

You're not mad, right?

[missleadingquestions]

[Maya's about to speak when Kaneda cuts her off.]

--Huh? Mad?

No way! Look at 'im, he's even cuter than Teddie!

[Somewhere in some other world a bear must be very jealous.]

And now we can dye his hair, too! You really shoulda told me sooner, though.

[...It'd have been a lot easier not to treat him like an actual baby...]

[monge]

[wat]

C-Cute, zura?!

[That was exactly what he wasn't expecting. Komasan's head jerks up as he looks at the two of them, clearly very confused. He can already feel his dumb swirly cheeks grow red, is he seriously the only one who thinks this is weird? Him? The guy from the world that gave us the sentient wall? What even is a Teddie?]

Y-You...you really want to dye my hair, zura?!

[A hand absentmindedly goes to touch said hair and it's almost humorous how much it throws him off when he realizes just how different that shit is from fur. This...isn't really a form he goes into very often if it wasn't obvious enough, he never really thought about his hair this much before.]

[rassera]

[Look he really doesn't want to get into the conversation of what counts as weird. His best friend turns into a giant microwaved marshmallow peep and the birth of the universe happened. You turning into a human's pretty mundane, okay.]

Wellllll not as cute as Maya, but no one really is.

[But hey, he won't shy him away from a hair dye.]

You could get something like hers, you know.

[missleadingquestions]

Yeah!

[Reflexively, Maya swings her arm into Kaneda's in a sort of swat-of-agreement before bouncing on her toes.]

Komasan! We could have matching hair!

[monge]

I...I could have space hair, zura...?

M-Monge...

[The best part about space is clearly the colors, Komasan mentioned it to people before that he wanted to be surrounded by them. To have them in his hair, that would mean he'd have them with him wherever he went. ...Er, provided he was human.

It's a tough choice.]

I-It's not gonna hurt...is it, zura?




[...Also hit Kaneda again.]

[rassera]

[His body is nudged only barely by that swing of her arm, and honestly, he barely notices. Like he's accepted this kind of abuse as part of his life now.

Even if it does get a slight pout lip. HE WAS SPEAKING THE TRUTH!]

Didn't hurt any of us! You've just got to be tough.



And you're tough, right?

[missleadingquestions]

Of course he's tough.

[She winks at Komasan, hands on her hips.]

Tough enough for cool space hair.

[monge]

E-Eh...

[Komasan would've said no to Kaneda, that he really isn't that tough. ...But Maya just vouched for him, he can't make her a liar. Not after everything he's just done.]

S-Sure! What...what do I have to do, zura?

[rassera]

[Welcome to being a human, Komasan. Where you have to fake it until you make it. Kaneda steps forward, giving a pat on the guy's shoulder as he walks past, going to collect his red jacket from the chair.]