Curious Demon

send 🎄 and a muse and i’ll draw them smoochin under the mistletoe // accepting

  Find the target. Steady. Aim. Fire.

He had gotten used and numb to this sort of thing by now. He remembers how much he was shaking after his first hit. How sick he got after he had gone home after all that had happened had sunken in. Even though he was nowhere near the target when he fell, he had stayed in the showers for what felt like hours. But now, he feels nothing. He doesn’t even bat an eye when the body drops. He doesn’t see them as people anymore. Only targets. It was the only way to adapt to this life.

He had expertly packed up his supplies and used his quirk to leave the area undetected. Speed, efficiency and stealth were key. He left a message to his client that the deed is done and he awaits the final payment. The money would cover his expenses for a good while. He might be able to splurge a little and treat himself. But first, time to go home.

As he was making his way there, He was stopped by someone. They looked scared? perhaps they were being followed by creeps. He frowns. He didn’t need this right now.

Change word choice, punctuation, and pronouns, or add any additional context as-needed.

“don’t!”

“don’t tell anyone.”

“don’t laugh.”

“don’t cry.”

“don’t worry.”

“don’t think about that.”

“don’t hide!”

“don’t eat that!”

“don’t drink that!”

“don’t shoot!”

“don’t talk to them like that!”

“don’t make excuses!”

“don’t flatter yourself!”

“don’t say a word!”

“don’t go near them!”

“don’t lie!”

“don’t use it!”

“don’t get too close!”

“don’t talk!”

“don’t say that!”

“don’t leave!”

“don’t go there!”

“don’t touch that!”

“don’t touch me!”

FOR EVERY NUMBER OF FOOD THEY RECEIVE, THEY HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

SEND ‘🥞’, THEY HAVE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR LIFE. IF THE EMOJI CANNOT BE SEEN, SEND ‘Pancakes’.

SEND ‘🥓’, THEY HAVE TO TALK ABOUT SOMEONE IN THEIR FAMILY. IF THE EMOJI CANNOT BE SEEN, SEND ‘Bacon’.

SEND ‘☕️’, THEY HAVE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT KEEPS THEM GOING AND LIVING. IF THE EMOJI CANNOT BE SEEN, SEND ‘Coffee’.

SEND ‘🍳’, THEY HAVE TO TALK ABOUT SOMEONE WHO INSPIRES THEM. IF THE EMOJI CANNOT BE SEEN, SEND ‘Fried Egg’.

SEND ‘🥘’, THEY HAVE TO TALK ABOUT A GROUP OF PEOPLE THEY WANT TO BE AROUND WITH OR ASPIRE TO BE WITH. IF THE EMOJI CANNOT BE SEEN, SEND ‘Hotpot’.

SEND ‘🍎’, THEY HAVE TO TALK ABOUT SOMEONE THEY LOVE/CARE ABOUT/IN LOVE WITH. IF THE EMOJI CANNOT BE SEEN, SEND ‘Apple’

Well he felt a little dumb for mixing up Psychology with Psychiatry. He was sure he wasn’t the first to mix them up, though. So that offered him a small confort. “So help heroes deal with villains? how? like dealing with the moral dilemmas? or how to analyse the villains mindset?” He tried to get some clarification. Nothing too deep, since that should be reserved to the teacher’s actual students. He just wants to understand the sort of thing he tries to teach to the kids.

He smiled when the adult agreed to get him the taiyaki. Then, Unlucky’s luck seemed to have surfaced. He watched the card slid under the counter. Thankfully that shouldn’t be too much of a problem for the teen.

“I got it….” He kneels down and presses his hand onto his own shadow cast on the floor. Using his quirk, his hand sunk into the dark and then emerged into the shadows that were found under the counter. He fiddled around a little until he was able to grab onto the card and lead it back into the shadow. Pulling his hand back out and standing up he hands the adults his card back. “Here you go. it’s a little dusty now though…”

Unlucky was excited that the kid seemed so curious. There was nothing better than a child asking questions, he was certain this would’ve made a good student. And he certainly wasn’t averse to giving lessons and answers, even if they were free. “ That’s right… But also to understand the villains, and help them recover. Some of them are in very bad places, or situations… And truly, a lot of Hero’s struggle with mental health too. If you can’t take care of your own psyche, how can you take care of others? It’s especially important for quirks that are related to emotions… ”

Ironic of the rabbit, perhaps. Considering his state, the reason he was like this. The fact that he could hardly control his quirk, although he did his very best.

It was a wash of relief when the teenager got the card. A deep breath, almost gasping, Unlucky hadn’t even noticed that he stopped breathing at the very moment. Bowing his head in gratitude, he took the card, very careful to not touch the teenager. “ Thank you, thank you… That’s a very useful quirk… ” 

He smiled at the small compliment about his quirk. he didn’t hear that often when it came to it. Thanks... Though it’s mainly useful for sneaking and theft.... which isn’t very heroic.” He couldn’t help himself and be a debby downer. He feels like the teacher meant well and his compliment was sincere, but growing hearing nothing but bad stuff about your quirk really takes a toll.

Once he was handed his Takoyaki, he lets out a small thank you and follows him out of the convenience store. Seemed like he wanted to stop and eat while sitting on a nearby bench. No harm in that. It’s not like the teen had places to be or things to do.

━  It was lucky for anyone but the Rabbit.

                                                                                       Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit.

“Don’t worry. It’s not that bad. I’ve definitely seen worse.” He tried to comfort the adult about his tired look that he had at the moment..

Listening to the teacher explain the source of his alias made the teen wonder about something else. It used to just affect his own luck. Does that mean it doesn’t just do that now? Has it spread to others? … He could tell this subject sorta made him uncomfortable. perhaps he should try and lighten the mood and put it in a different light.

“Well… You did find me and I’m willing to help you get to where you need to go. so maybe you’re not all that unlucky after all.” The corner of his mouth curved upwards into a small smirk. He was never very good at smiling. They always ended up looking like grins or smirks.

The teacher’s subject matter surprised him. Psychology, seemed like something pretty complicated and deep. “Psychology is about the mind right? Maybe you can confirm that my mental state is beyond fucked up. haha.” 

Oh, right. a snack. hmm what to get? he’d go for candy, but that wouldn’t be much in terms of making him fill full. He followed the man inside and gave the place and options a good look. He was weighting out his options carefully. A melonpan could work, but he wanted something more special. He looked around some more and stopped to point at where the taiyakis were being displayed. 

“could I get one of those?”

Well, that certainly was a point. Chuckling warmly as a response. It wasn’t often people tried to spin his bad luck that way, it was sort of refreshing of a response. Most appreciated, was that there were no follow up questions as to what his quirk actually was. Although, he would probably need to warn the other in case of…

“ Ah, w… well, I wouldn’t use those words, ” he spoke with a concerned tone, trying to smile nervously when Aku mentioned his state of mind. “ I would say that you might be a bit troubled… I am not a psychologist though, I can’t really… Uhm, professionally diagnose. I teach the overview to it, and history of how people found things out, mostly… It’s to help future heroes in dealing with villains. Hopefully… ”

Truly, it wasn’t a subject that was valued, or that many students picked in the first place. Even if Unlucky would argue it was just as important as anything else. Sighing softly at the thought, he would gently pick up a canned iced coffee and some instant noodles. Seemingly doing his shopping in before waiting for the teen to pick. Looking up at the taiyakis, he blinked before nodding.

“ Of course… Those look kind of delicious, ” He spoke thoughtfully, before he nervously wobbled up to the shopkeeper. Taking a deep breathe, he would put all of his items up, before asking for two taiyakis as well. In before trying to pay, fiddling with his wallet only to have the card drop to the floor, somehow managing to get under the counter. 

He smiled when the adult agreed to get him the taiyaki. Then, Unlucky’s luck seemed to have surfaced. He watched the card slid under the counter. Thankfully that shouldn’t be too much of a problem for the teen.

He was glad she agreed and that she didn’t find him monstrous. Perhaps he could think of a better term to refer to him as, if demon doesn’t fit quite right. “I guess you could also use Daemonian as a term? though that would be like using Earthling..”

When he listened to her voice her concerns about his powers he was quick to wave his hands in a slight panic. “No, no no! I have control of them when teleporting within the same world. it’s when i’m world hoping, that it becomes random where I pop up. It’s even easier for me if I can see where i’m teleporting to.”

He hopes his explanation was enough to make the young woman understand. Though she was right. it could prove dangerous to not know where he’s going when world hoping. dangerous for him and perhaps the denizens of the new world he’s going to.

He listened to her explanation of her job and her prisoners’ crimes. His eyes widened from hearing her voice say such things. There was a certain darkness to her voice just then. “I’m glad you are giving them their just desserts then! you are making your world a safer better place. even if you have to do a bit or dark dirty work… I hope it doesn’t take it’s psychological toll on you.”

Surely being among such filth would cause strain on a person’s psyche. to hear day in and day out of all the atrocious things some people did….

“ Hmm.. World hoping you say… I suppose that would make sense, ” she spoke carefully. It was quite a lot to take in, the entire situation truly. But she would not dwell on it for too long; if other worlds truly existed well, she would be awfully interested in it. But first things first, she had to get used to the fact that demons and other worlds existed in the first place.

Her smile would widen, seeing how easily he agreed with her. She didn’t trust him with the whole truth just yet of course. That was something reserved for her most trusted but well… He seemed awfully easy to convince. Chuckling softly at his concern, she rested her hand against her cheek. “ Oh, don’t you worry about me, as much as I appreciate it… ” she glanced to the side, thoughtfully. “ It can be quite a lot to deal with sometimes but, someone has to do it, no? Ah! ”

In a way I guess that part was pretty similar to how it worked in the human world... well sorta. He doubted that she was like the Archdemons...

“The Archdemons are the closest beings to our gods. they aren’t affected by greed or other vices. They simply uphold the law given to them by the gods. They are extremely powerful, but they simply use it so they can do their jobs. There are very few of them around, but they get the job done. they are highly respected. They are apparently quite a sight to behold, though I’ve never seen one myself.”

When spotted he simply waves casually to the man as he eats a few more chips. “Hiya!” Normally he’d complain that most people ask who are you and not what are you, but considering his appearance, the what was reasonable.

So he clases the chip bag and places it delicately on the coffee table and wipes the crumbs off his face before standing up. He smiles, though not intently with malice, but his grins always end up looking more evil than anything else. “I’m a demon! A lesser demon of shadow affinity if you want specifics, but demon works just fine.”