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Well, this was embarrassing. Nanachi hated to admit it but the supplies that were needed for Remitty’s stock were all on a shelf far out of the narehate’s reach.
“Uhmmm...”
A quick look around and her gaze landed upon the man just down the aisle. A small hop and a wave of her paw to hail his attention were done before she spoke up.
“Hey you there! Ya, you! Couldja help me get something from the shelf? Maybe? Please?”
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“Welcome to Remitty!”
At first only the narehate’s large ears were visible, but Nanachi would quickly hop onto her stool so she could see over the counter and wave. The bells had alerted her to the door opening.
“Didja need medicine or are you lookin’ for treatment?”
Seems I’m lackin’ replies to do here again so hmu for a tiny bunny-shaped starter. I mean... they’ll probably be real small, I’m stretchin my legs here again.
Work Opportunity (Closed - Nanachi)
fatedareiado:
Focusing all of his attention on the task at hand - Schezo had to admit, while the runes had been puzzling at first: they were a lot simpler to figure out the meanings of than the complicated runes back home, so he was quite relieved for this (in comparison) simpler cipher of common tongue. It was a strange similarity that both his potential boss’s books and the Dark World used runes, though.
Perhaps proof that all realms were intricately linked in some way or another. Ah, but best not to get distracted: still, to know home was close by in heart if not physically was a nice warming thought.
The swift, sure work was paused at the other admitting he was doing better than expected: by that, he gauged that the language barrier had been the sole source of difficulty for potential workers here?
“Runes are a difficult barrier for many, I’d imagine, but my eyes are eagle-sharp! I catch every subtlety!” Except for his own awful wording, evidently, but that was a topic for another time, if the other wished to address it at all. “Indeed - I am a man who walked in a world of monsters, and one had to adapt and understand the language of runes quickly to survive…”
Nodding dramatically, he paused. He got a strange probing sensation there - was his boss trying to gauge his power? The other would sense indeed, a potent magical aura of darkness about the boy. It was strange, though. Like there was a …something else, at the aura’s core, but it was very hard to note, like the magician didn’t want that part of himself being let loose. (Schezo was doing his best to hide any ‘internal kindness’ in his aura there.)
That might have been a failed attempt at him noting the other’s tail was wagging. There goes Schezo’s internal ‘cuteness proximity’ reaction, he can’t hold it inside anymore: he giggled and looked like a awe-struck child in a candy-shop as he spoke, there.
“Ah…I know you are human, as I am, but…your current ears are so cute! Can I pat them, please?”
Dear oh dear. Schezo Wedgey, ‘Dark Mage’, everyone.
The boy, strange as he was, seemed to understand the type of life Nanachi had quickly adapted to in order to survive. Quick learning and understanding was crucial to surviving the depths of the Abyss, even with her careful form as a narehate.
That said -- he seemed just as guarded as she was. At least, until he wound up giggling at her large ears.
“Nnnya....”
The tone was one that conveyed her sheepishness at the question, ears perking upright at the compliment as well as the strangeness of the situation. She still was not quite used to being around other people, let alone those who didn’t think she was an abomination.
“V-very well. Keep yer hands above my shoulders and I’ll accept it. Just don’t pull at them, okay?” For the love of the Abyss, please don’t pull the not-rabbit’s ears. She didn’t think he would but it certainly didn’t stop her from being nervous.
ekodadetective:
He remained unimpressed by her joke. His reputation as a detective might be a little overused in this case. Decided against his own will, Saguru tried to hold back his smirk.
“Joke’s on you, I don’t think it is about you. Come to think of it, is it a bit late in that get up? Yet Halloween is almost over.”
The narehate’s laugh is dry and nasally as ‘she’ waves a paw at the man’s comment about her ‘costume’. It’s not the first time someone has assumed the rabbit-like appearance was a costume.
“Nyaha~. Do you mean my armor? It is kinda heavy, but it keeps me safe. I’m mostly jus’ fur underneath it all - the planks an’ horns aren’t part of my body. I just think they make me look a bit more intimidating.”
once upon a time @ekodadetective liked for a starter
“Y’know... if you’re worried I might be doin’ something unsavory you could just come inside an’ ask. Seems kind of rude to sneak around a store like this, don’tcha think? Or were you just curious because you heard rumors of the bunny girl? Sorry t’ disappoint my friend but I’m no rabbit.”
@deepsea-dolphi liked for a starter ages ago
Don’t stare, don’t stare. It’s rude to stare, Nanachi is well aware of this, but the person she’s staring at almost looks like another narehate. The only thing that confuses the rabbit-like individual is that the abyss’s barrier doesn’t seem to affect their aura any -- there’s no blessing nor is there a curse clinging to this one.
Does this mean they’re just a fish person?
What kind of person is just a fish person?
Furthermore, you can’t just ask someone why they’re a fish.
So instead Nanachi simply stares for an uncomfortably long period of silence.
“メイドナナチ😝”
Work Opportunity (Closed - Nanachi)
fatedareiado:
Schezo nods rather enthusiastically with a beaming grin of continued confidence, clearly spurred on by the other verbally agreeing with him - clearly, ‘Dark Magic’ does not also include mind-reading, luckily for Nanachi’s continued amusement. “I am quite heartened by the fact my potential future employer agrees with me, yes yes!”
Speaking of his potential future employer, actually - he didn’t pick up on it before, because of being preoccupied with shoving his usual ‘cuteness proximity’ reaction and instinct to act a cute animal straight-out bluntly if he could pet them really really far back (part of him still wanted to ask that, but you couldn’t just ask that of your boss, he knew that!) - but there was the unmistakable aura of dark curse magic about her.
He knew what the vibe of one who had been cursed felt like as a sense of him ‘picking up on’ powers using his abilities: the fact she called herself ‘no longer human’ in her explanatory sentence confirmed his ability to - as usual - to be right on the money. How and why did this curse happen?
Ah: now was not the time for getting sidetracked. He highly doubted someone he just met wanted ‘sympathy’ for the curse, and for him to apologize about it, so he focused on the task at hand. (Well, if it were him under a curse, he wouldn’t want unneeded sympathy either.)
The task at hand seemed simple enough - sort through those curious plants and label them correctly! Even if the book was in another language, he’d adapted to new things in the Dark World oft enough to roll with something unexpected this time as well!
“I shan’t let you down: those herbs will be no match for my nimble and dexterous strokes of momentum!”
Looks like Nanachi would continue to get amusement from Schezo’s bad wording for a while. He headed right for the guidebook first - after all, it was best to skim through it and see what the plants actually were named in that official thing first before labelling them! He didn’t take long to go through the tome, before getting to work.
True to his word, he worked swiftly and surely. Well, it made sense. In the Dark World, where you had to figure monster’s weaknesses quickly lest they hurt you - it was a skill one had to have, to identify quickly.
While he got to work with the labeling (and once again somehow speaking in innuendos he didn’t seem to get), Nanachi took a broom up in her paws and begun to sweep up. It wasn’t that the shop was particularly messy, but older buildings tended to settle weird and keeping things clean was a must, especially when one worked in medicines.
Once she was satisfied in the state of the floors the narehate walked over to get a good look at his progress. Jars were already labelled and correctly, causing her to give an approving hum. For a while Nanachi watched him work before finally chipping in.
“Better than I expected.”
Large ears drooped forward as she leaned close, whiskers twitching slightly. Not too many people managed to figure out what was going on with the book even with the illustrations, but the runes were truly little more than a cipher of a more common language : even if they were an older variant.
“You’re well versed in languages too, then?” She inquired, plopping down on the floor next to him , focused primarily on the mage’s aura. It was different than the monsters of the abyss and the barrier that weighed down upon the entire land. So it was true that people were from different worlds entirely here.
Different worlds meant more possibilities. Maybe this world wasn’t as bleak, then. As she watched the tip of her tail began to wag, thumping gently against the floor.
//- so like… hit that heart for a small starter. To be done whenever I’m not feeling like a complete mess, or maybe when I am. Who knows. Both’s good. Kek
Shit I forgot about this! I’ll roll out some starters soon, I hope. Last week got stupid busy, ne In the meantime y’all can like/unlike and I’ll try to throw something out tomorrow~.
Work Opportunity (Closed - Nanachi)
fatedareiado:
Schezo is aware of a light jingling behind him as he makes his dramatic entrance - but was too caught up in making it suitably important for a grand entrance worthy of a ‘great Dark Mage’ as himself to care. Sadly, it seemed as though nobody was actually there to behold his amazing display, for he saw nobody. After all that effort, really?
Wait, no: someone was there, but seemed to have been busy beforehand. There was a strange rattling of wood, before fluffy ears poked up over the counter, a fluffy bunny-like creature that somewhat reminded Schezo of Carbuncle soon following suit and looking somewhat bemused at it all. He’d seen some strange things in his realm, so a talking bunny wasn’t odd to him.
…It was exceedingly difficult to hold his usual ‘cuteness proximity’ reaction in check, however.
“Ah? Nobody’s asked as I have before? Well, where I come from - if you desire something, you grasp the opportunity firmly in hand at the first chance you get as directly as possible, so it seemed the best way to go about it here too!”
Schezo’s wording continues to be awful. Despite not catching his own double entendres, the dark mage nodded in enthusiasm when asked if his intent was to work here. When asked if he was good with herbs and medicines, his eyes only shined even more with energetic enthusiasm.
(Please stop this dork mage.)
“I, Schezo, the Dark Mage - have much experience with herbal remedies, either potions or curatives, yes! It comes with part of my ‘title’ as a necessity, after all…mages oft have to collect remedies or ingredients for their own concotions. Insert whatever test you should like - my body is ready for it!”
Oh, oh dear, his wording….
Part of Nanachi is tempted to take advantage of this poor boy’s wording, how he seems oblivious to the double meanings his language might hold. Unfortunately it does not seem like any sort of lesson would be learned from such a thing and why would Nanachi wish for him to stop? Their amusement at his unique style of speech far outweighs any incentive to ‘correct’ it.
“Firmly in hand would be the right way to do it!” A snickering remark as the Narehate pulls themselves up and stands upon the counter to tower over the boy. A dark mage... perhaps he holds some level of magic that could undo the Abyss’ curse in time. To go back to being human was something Nanachi had never dared dream of but the prospect was exciting.
“Very well! I am Nanachi, what the dwellers of the Abyss would call a ‘narehate’. It’s a term meaning ‘the shadow of one’s self’, since I’m no longer human.” Large ears perk upwards as the Nanachi adjusts their hat and points one large paw towards the shelves nearby. They had to come up with a test and fast, can’t seem incapable in front of the newcomer.
“I’ll do ya the honor of becoming my apprentice if you can sort through these plants and properly label ‘em! There’s a guidebook on the shelf, though it’s written in the language of the Abyss. If you get stuck feel free t’ ask, I won’t dock points. Oh, an’ try to not open the jars... some of that stuff you really don’t wanna be breathing in without a mask.”
That’s right... they were just going to make him help set up shop.
Congratulations, Dark Mage Schezo, Nanachi is already viewing you as a chore boy.
nanachi more like nanasit on me
“I mean if ya want a mouthful o’ fur. Sorry to disappoint but I don’t have anything down there. Kukuku~. Maybe if you beg I’ll let you touch my ears however~.”
Work Opportunity (Closed - Nanachi)
Alright: enough was enough fooling around. As tempting as he felt it was to get sidetracked by all this bountiful and wonderful display of human knowledge he could learn from - the fact remained he, Schezo, the great Dark Mage, could not rely on the meager coin he had earnt through Primp forever while he stayed here. It wasn’t that high an amount, for one thing - and for another thing, if he intended on obtaining knowledge here for the sake of becoming powerful enough to finally tell Arle so she understood he desired only her: some of this knowledge could only be gathered by tomes.
Tomes required either battling powerful monsters or demons, like in the Dark World, or money. Also, he would need money to pay curious ‘human’ needs like ‘bills’ or food as well. Though, in all honesty - why humans asked people to pay just for staying at a place was bizarre. He’d never had to pay in coin in the Dark World, merely make sure the area was safe beforehand?
Still, his teleportation to Primp had taught him some things, enough to just shrug and accept it. It was a shame he’d never learnt a money-making spell as the Dark Mage, then he wouldn’t have to work - but that would make things too easy. Looking through the apparent places that were open - a place near where he lived caught his attention.
It wasn’t far from home, so it was convenient in location. Also, they apparently specialized in herbal knowledge! He could certainly do that, being a Dark Mage! How did you ask for jobs in the human realm, again? Well, he’d go up and ask directly! No harm in that!
Having found his way to the place, apparently called Remitty, he knocked on the door before entering with a dramatic flair of his cape, looking intently for the owner of the shop.
“Shopkeep of fate! I wish to discuss important matters with you: of how I wish to have all of myself used as see fit for this work! Where are you?”
Schezo’s wording is terrible, honestly. The sentiment of what it actually meant was there, though. Even if he was awful with double-meanings in his speech unintentionally.
The rabbit-like shopkeep was buried in the back of the store, sorting through boxes that they are still unpacking. Jars and paper bags clutter the floor behind the counter , taking up space while Nanachi works until the bell on the door chimes and someone stops in.
Two large, brown ears perk up and are quickly followed by the rest of the narehate, their wide eyes blinking in momentary confusion before a smug smirk crosses their lips at the boy’s words. Did he not understand what he was saying? Judging from his attire it might be something lost in translation but that didn’t stop Nanachi from giggling.
Hat is adjusted on their head and the bark planks hanging from it rustle with the movement. Nanachi rests up on the (rather short to match their height) counter, leaning on a propped up elbow with an amused grin. Little white whiskers are twitching although they stifle their laughter.
“Oh man. That’s a new way t’ ask for a job and I’ve never had anyone ask me for a job before.” He was indeed enthusiastic which was a good sign.
“You wanna work here, is that it? I wasn’t thinking of hiring any help but hey, I’ll hear you out kid. Are you at all good with herbs and medicines? If you’re confident in it I could draw up a li’l test to see what you know. Or you could stock the shelves and gather for me. Y’know, grunt work~.”
In the very worst scenario it would be an amusing waste of time.
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Hyun wasn’t able to hear them coming closer, his sobbing was a bit to loud. But what he did hear was the crinkle of the bags beside him and the bench shift as the stranger sat beside him- he flinched, choking down his sobs and leaning away, expecting them just to be here to harass him and he was in no mood to be touched or photographed right now.
However, once he looked at them however, his mouth dropped, red eyes going wide at their appearance. He has never seen someone so adorable in his life, what the heck???
Glancing at the snack he wipes at his eyes, sniffling as he takes the treat. He can’t understand what they’re saying and just decides to unwrap the sweet bun and nibble at it. “귀엽다” he mumbles with a small smile. “고맙습니다. 내가 어디 있는지 모르겠다.“Hyun sniffles some more, rubbing his face on his sleeves before pointing to her ears. “나는 애완 동물 할 수 있니?”
Haaa… This person is so cute? He doesn’t know what to do with himself- does he even deserve to be near such cuteness?
“That’s better.”
Nanachi smiles as the child takes the treat and unwraps it. Food was the great equalizer and many sad things could be healed with the a proper balance of TLC and food. There’s the clear shock at the narehate’s appearance - to be expected - and Nanachi doesn’t take offence, people here have been kind thus far despite their initial shock.
The boy speaks and they have very little idea what’s being said. That is, until he points up to the brown silky ears poking through their hat and suddenly Nanachi giggles.
“What a good child, asking for permission.” Nanachi remarks with a warm tone before leaning over and lowering their head some, showing Zen he can go ahead and pet. As long as he doesn’t start tugging or touching where he shouldn’t it’s really no problem, especially if it cheers him up.
This is… This is not good. Hyun had no idea where he woke up this morning, the outside wasn’t any more familiar either. It was beautiful, at least… sitting on a park bench near the beach he was doing his best not to cry; everyone spoke a strange language, he was no where near home, his brother wasn’t here-
Had his mother given him away?
Ah… That did it. He felt his face get warm as tears started to flow, the young child grabbing at his hair and trying to pull it in front of his face. His brother was wrong, he was ugly, he was stupid, and no one liked him. He was just some freak show…!
His sobbing got louder, hands moving in front of his face as he curled up on the bench.
Just another shopping trip, that’s all this was supposed to be. A quick retreat from their home and straight back, in and out and--
-- oh great barrier was that a child crying?
Nope, none of their business. Keep walking. Grocery bags clutched tight in their hands that’s the initial thought, keep going, not something for them to worry about, most certainly not. Keep their head focused on the sidewalk going past the park, don’t look. Large ears swiveled in the direction of the noise regardless of their intent as the sobs only grew louder, more fearful and desperate.
Soft padded feet come to a stop and slowly turn to change direction. Pity has begun to form a lump in their stomach and gentle footsteps signal the narehate’s approach, barely audible normally but completely silent beneath the child’s cries. They fish around in their bag before pulling out an individually wrapped sweet bun. They had stocked up on several after trying one once and crying children liked treats, right?
Nanachi carefully set their bags on one end of the bench before hopping up beside Zen and offering over the wrapped snack.
“Hey, take this.” Despite the narehate’s fluffy appearance their voice is nasally and somewhat feminine in tone, much like their appearance. “Is everything okay, kid? It’s a bit sad to see such a cute child cryin’ all alone out here like this. Didja girlfriend dump you?”
//- so like... hit that heart for a small starter. To be done whenever I’m not feeling like a complete mess, or maybe when I am. Who knows. Both’s good. Kek
“All of the food here is so good, I can’t believe there is food you can prepare with only hot water.”
A certain rabbit-like person’s large tail is thumping around slowly as they glance over the convenience store display, arms full of cup noodles. They’d figured out things such as a ‘loan’ so money wasn’t the issue yet and they were quite confident they would more than break even.
But now... now... it was hard to not drool on the merchandise.
Everything smelled so good! Ready-made meals that didn’t require cooking... this world was amazing.
