@alatumlepus​

"What the hell? Stupid assholes? How are you even running so fast?”

Naki was an idiot. Because he was an idiot, naturally there were a lot of things he did not know.  Because he did not know things, he wanted to find them out, but also he was an idiot so he went about them in a reckless way.  That erratic train of logic was what had led Naki to start a fight with the new ghouls  the city. The normally lifeless and blank looking things that nonetheless smelled like ghouls. The moment he drew their agression though he regretted it, as without a kagune or men behind him he was woefully outnumbered and underpowered. 

Which is why he did the first smart thing that he had thought of that entire day, and turned tail and ran. Now through the streets of Hive CIty, there was a man being chased by a small mob gnashing their teeth mindlessly at him as they ran. Naki screamed but nobody seemed to turn their heads, either they were indifferent to the suffering of others or they were just so used to the chaos of the city they no longer cared.

At his limit, Naki turned the corner and barreled into a nearby cafe. Without even asking permission, he ran past the waitress and jumped over the counter, diving over and hiding behind it. The ghouls walked in and gave the place a quick one look over, before leaving while muttering incomprehensible things to themselves. 

    His kindred spirit, she answered to no one save her rider and she who originally held the reins. Graceful yet deadly, and a companion who'd withstood horrors he would have been unable to face alone. So to see her in such a pitiful state angered him more than anyone else might understand, to have an extension of himself tampered with was simply unacceptable. What's more she was confined to live underground, such a place wasn't fit for a creature that owned the skies as she did. Regardless he's not so naive to think he can cure her of this ailment so swiftly, but it's a top priority along with locating any allies that may have fallen victim to the whims of these supposed scientists.

    Perhaps he ought to feel more perplexed by the whole situation, yet knowing other worlds existed and travelling back in time was possible, has somewhat dulled his reaction. Besides, it clouded the mind to succumb to confusion, there was no sense in it. Instead he finds it within himself to be useful, despite all the baffling contraptions that barred his path. Perched atop his shoulder it would seem their roles were reversed as he eyed some questionable concoctions in this worlds market. He doesn't hold much hope that he'll find anything to revert her back to her original form but he cannot sit idle, sitting still and doing nothing useful wasn't in his nature. His attention is only drawn away when her screeching demands his attention, even her usually fearsome cry had been muted somewhat.

    A turn of his head to see her small mouth clamped down on someone's hand, the action drew blood but it was far from serious. In her normal form she'd have bitten the hand clean off. More importantly what was this stranger doing? It appeared they'd tried to reach out to her, surely she hadn't been trying to...

Every year she, her sister and her brothers ended up wearing matching outfits, each year was fun, each year was precious. However, bliss didn't last forever, the day lost it's meaning with the person gone who showed them how fun it could be.

She was over all that now, though. Once again her life got turned upside down and she was still fond of dressing up, being somebody else for at least one day.

Standing in front of a small shop that sold costumes and gimmicks, Kido glared through the window, then rummaged through a few accessoires that were on display outside and for sale. Without thinking, she put on cute looking kitty-ears, looked at her reflecting in the window in front of her and almost jumped.

"You.......... you. How much did you see?"