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Character: Natsume Takashi
Series: Natsume Yuujinchou
Character Age: 15
Canon: Natsume Yuujinchou is the story about a boy named Natsume Takashi who has the ability to see spirits and demons. After his parents' death, Natsume is shuffled around between relatives who don't want or care about him until one day he ends up with a very distantly related family. In this new town he finds out that his grandmother had the same power he does and he inherits her Book of Friends. This book is filled with the names of spirits that she subjugated and made her servants when she was alive. These spirits, still bound to her even after her death, are now chasing down Natsume in order to reclaim their names and their freedom.
After several years of being mistreated by friends and family, Natsume has become rather wary of humans, although he's never been fond of the supernatural either. Withdrawn and quiet, he spends a lot of time introspecting about his life and past experiences. He's afraid to get too close to anyone for fear of being cast away again and he does his best to keep his ability a secret, but this doesn't actually stop him from caring about the people around him. Despite his often distant behavior, he's slowly started to open up as a result of the kindness he's been shown in his new life. This gives him the chance to reveal the good heart hidden beneath his loneliness, usually in the form of him recklessly putting himself in harm's way for both humans and spirits alike. He has his limits though and can get annoyed easily or be short-tempered at times. He also definitely has no problems fighting back or standing up for himself.
Sample Post:
If I were to keep a diary about all the strange things that happen to me, today's entry would go something like this:
I seem to be destined for an odd and eventful life. The train that I was supposed to take to the countryside ended up dropping me off in America. I’m not really sure how that works, but it’s been pretty disorienting. Even more so since I spent most of the morning running and hiding from zombies. I could only do that for so long until I got pretty tired of it which is when I started punching them instead. I know this was a bad idea, but it was all I could think to do at the time.
I'm just glad that Gorilla-san rescued me when she did. I've heard that you should never look a gift-horse in the mouth, so when she showed up with her purple fur and little pink bow on her head to lay the rest of those zombies flat, I didn't really question it. Maybe I should have, but after the dust had settled, I couldn't even get a word in edgewise with the way she was fussing over me. I've never had a paw so big pet my hair so softly.
Actually the whole thing was pretty embarrassing, but I couldn't really be too mad about it. I think that's why it caught me off guard though, when she started grunting at me as if she was trying to tell me something. I was a little hesitant to listen at first, but I eventually gave in because it's thanks to her that I still have my brain. The conversation that followed was kind hard to keep up with, but her attempt at communicating via charades was cute in an odd way. I somehow managed to get the gist of it. A monster up in a tower had stolen her golden bananas. I'm pretty sure I made some sort of "Really?" face at that point because she started to look disappointed, but after a few wild gestures of my own, I managed to assure her that I would help her out. It wouldn't be the first crazy thing I've done in my life, and I'm positive it won't be the last. Of course I never imagined that what would be waiting for me up in that tower was a tentacle monster.
Now I know that I probably shouldn't have gotten involved. I should have turned around right then and there and left. I could've sworn I'd even heard my voice yelling that at me in the back of my head. But I couldn't get her smile out of my mind. It might seem silly, but it was so bright and she had been so kind to me, that I know I would have never been able to forgive myself if I had backed out. So I climbed that tower with what courage I could muster and I faced those tentacles and I got back those golden bananas.
So what if I'm covered in slime and my clothes are torn up. I keep thinking about how happy she was afterward and how warm the hug she gave me was. I know for a fact that if I were presented with the same situation in the future, I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
Voting went here. 42/0/1 (100%)
Series: Natsume Yuujinchou
Character Age: 15
Canon: Natsume Yuujinchou is the story about a boy named Natsume Takashi who has the ability to see spirits and demons. After his parents' death, Natsume is shuffled around between relatives who don't want or care about him until one day he ends up with a very distantly related family. In this new town he finds out that his grandmother had the same power he does and he inherits her Book of Friends. This book is filled with the names of spirits that she subjugated and made her servants when she was alive. These spirits, still bound to her even after her death, are now chasing down Natsume in order to reclaim their names and their freedom.
After several years of being mistreated by friends and family, Natsume has become rather wary of humans, although he's never been fond of the supernatural either. Withdrawn and quiet, he spends a lot of time introspecting about his life and past experiences. He's afraid to get too close to anyone for fear of being cast away again and he does his best to keep his ability a secret, but this doesn't actually stop him from caring about the people around him. Despite his often distant behavior, he's slowly started to open up as a result of the kindness he's been shown in his new life. This gives him the chance to reveal the good heart hidden beneath his loneliness, usually in the form of him recklessly putting himself in harm's way for both humans and spirits alike. He has his limits though and can get annoyed easily or be short-tempered at times. He also definitely has no problems fighting back or standing up for himself.
Sample Post:
If I were to keep a diary about all the strange things that happen to me, today's entry would go something like this:
I seem to be destined for an odd and eventful life. The train that I was supposed to take to the countryside ended up dropping me off in America. I’m not really sure how that works, but it’s been pretty disorienting. Even more so since I spent most of the morning running and hiding from zombies. I could only do that for so long until I got pretty tired of it which is when I started punching them instead. I know this was a bad idea, but it was all I could think to do at the time.
I'm just glad that Gorilla-san rescued me when she did. I've heard that you should never look a gift-horse in the mouth, so when she showed up with her purple fur and little pink bow on her head to lay the rest of those zombies flat, I didn't really question it. Maybe I should have, but after the dust had settled, I couldn't even get a word in edgewise with the way she was fussing over me. I've never had a paw so big pet my hair so softly.
Actually the whole thing was pretty embarrassing, but I couldn't really be too mad about it. I think that's why it caught me off guard though, when she started grunting at me as if she was trying to tell me something. I was a little hesitant to listen at first, but I eventually gave in because it's thanks to her that I still have my brain. The conversation that followed was kind hard to keep up with, but her attempt at communicating via charades was cute in an odd way. I somehow managed to get the gist of it. A monster up in a tower had stolen her golden bananas. I'm pretty sure I made some sort of "Really?" face at that point because she started to look disappointed, but after a few wild gestures of my own, I managed to assure her that I would help her out. It wouldn't be the first crazy thing I've done in my life, and I'm positive it won't be the last. Of course I never imagined that what would be waiting for me up in that tower was a tentacle monster.
Now I know that I probably shouldn't have gotten involved. I should have turned around right then and there and left. I could've sworn I'd even heard my voice yelling that at me in the back of my head. But I couldn't get her smile out of my mind. It might seem silly, but it was so bright and she had been so kind to me, that I know I would have never been able to forgive myself if I had backed out. So I climbed that tower with what courage I could muster and I faced those tentacles and I got back those golden bananas.
So what if I'm covered in slime and my clothes are torn up. I keep thinking about how happy she was afterward and how warm the hug she gave me was. I know for a fact that if I were presented with the same situation in the future, I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
Voting went here. 42/0/1 (100%)