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[deathly_origami]

Jean-Henri Fabre? That was the identity of the grasshopper man who attacked me in Jinbocho and tried to steal my book? But... but that's just not possible!

[1% memory on identity of the grasshopper man and his historical background. 23% total, 12% remaining.]

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[freedomwing]

Why is it not possible? Was he someone you knew of?

[deathly_origami]

Yes... he was an author who wrote an extensive book on insects who died nearly 100 years ago.

[freedomwing]

Died? You're saying that he somehow came back to life in that state?

[deathly_origami]

I... I really have no idea how this could have happened. It defies logic... I haven't remembered anything about any ways that it could be possible for the dead to be restored to life and with unusual powers...

[notaluchador]

This might be a dumb question, but... who is Mr. Fabre, anyway?

[deathly_origami]

Jean-Henri Fabre was an expert in entomology, the study of insects, Jaime. He wrote a book on the subject called Souvenirs Entomologiques... He died in the year 1915.

[notaluchador]

What? But if he's dead... how can he still be alive in your world?

[deathly_origami]

I'm not sure either... this doesn't make sense at all. If he'd been dead for almost 100 years, why was he in Jinbocho trying to steal my book? And... where do the giant grasshopper and his antennae fit into it?

[shoukanjutsu]

Mystery solved! Clearly, this man was of an ancient race of giant grasshopper demons.

[deathly_origami]

...how do you figure that, Mr. Klarth? All I'm aware of is that he wrote a book on insects in the past in my world...

[shoukanjutsu]

Just a joke. I'm inclined to think that if demons were willing to take insect form at all, they'd be locusts. Which are actually almost the same things as grasshoppers, but.

You don't remember anything else about him? Odd.

[deathly_origami]

Hmm... locusts...

No, all I know is that while he lived, he wrote a book on insects, but... he died long before I was even born, and I don't remember anything about him historically that indicated that he had any special abilities or that he had animal-like characteristics...