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Character: Tomoe
Series: Kamisama Hajimemashita
Character Age: Older than 500, but can pass for a high school student.
Canon: Momozono Nanami is just your average Japanese high school student who tries her best to scrape through life before her deadbeat dad with a gambling problem skips town, leaving her broke and homeless. Luckily for her, the stranger she helps out in the park says he has a house out in the boonies that he doesn’t need anymore, so she can have it if she wants. While this is normally the point where the story ends with “and no one ever saw her again,” Nanami does find a house when she follows the directions . . . it’s just that it’s the shrine of the land god (in other words, her). So begins Nanami’s adventures in surprise godhood, and dealing with the politics, responsibilities and dangers of her new position. Fortunately, the shrine also comes with a familiar to guide, serve and protect her.
Tomoe is a fox spirit who was previously known in supernatural circles as the “number one familiar in Japan.” He puts his skills to use eventually, once the yelling is over and he settles into his new role as Nanami’s long-suffering housewife, bodyguard, eye candy, and all-around bitch. Tomoe’s devotion to his duties is shown in the way he behaves-he may scold Nanami for being recklessly naive, but it’s obvious her well-being is his top priority. As for other people, he’ll be diplomatic and charming if he believes it’s good for her and the shrine, but otherwise he tends to be blunt and somewhat callous. And if he thinks they’re a danger, he’s all too willing to turn them into animals before laughing maniacally as he threatens to fry them as part of a perfectly balanced meal for his master.
Sample Post:
Oh my, Marcy-san, you must pass my thanks to Sayre-sama for so graciously inviting me here to survey her large tracts of farmland. They’re very impressive for such a new shrine. Ah, but I’m getting ahead of myself. As your master has recognized my many talents, it would be my pleasure to give a fellow familiar some friendly advice on the care and feeding of a god. And of course, the fact that we both have human masters is even more of a reason to stick together-hahaha, but not that close! Your tentacles are quite lovely, but please understand, there’s only one girl for me. I simply cannot betray her by getting so . . . familiar with another familiar.
However, I must admit that I was expecting a slightly different situation. It’s usually the god who remains in a single area of the shrine instead of the familiar, you know. But it was clear from the moment I arrived that this land god does things her own way. Her method of gaining power is ingenious, really. One would think that as a god who is sustained by belief, she would be powerless and cease to exist-but instead, the despair and frustration of her captives merely strengthens her. Such devoted hatred is, after all, still a form of faith. Your role is to reinforce those negative feelings, naturally. And the more they rail against her barrier, the more powerful it becomes, keeping them trapped here to ensure a steady supply of unwitting worshippers.
In any case, the two of you obviously have everything figured out. There is nothing left for me to say about your charmingly rustic shrine, so the time has come for me to bid you farewell. I would hate to impose on you any longer, and I really should be heading back to prepare dinner for my master . . . oh, you’ve already brought her here to dine with us? My, your master certainly doesn’t lack courage. And neither do you, squid, if you think you can stop me. She has dared to touch my master, so she must be ready to deal with the consequences. I’ll turn every stalk of corn to cinders, every cow to scrap metal-I’ll burn everything here to the ground! Even your master’s precious barrier, and then we’ll see how brave she is.
But first . . . I think I’ll try out this new recipe for deep fried squid tentacles.
Voting went here. 94.0% (47 in, 3 out)
Series: Kamisama Hajimemashita
Character Age: Older than 500, but can pass for a high school student.
Canon: Momozono Nanami is just your average Japanese high school student who tries her best to scrape through life before her deadbeat dad with a gambling problem skips town, leaving her broke and homeless. Luckily for her, the stranger she helps out in the park says he has a house out in the boonies that he doesn’t need anymore, so she can have it if she wants. While this is normally the point where the story ends with “and no one ever saw her again,” Nanami does find a house when she follows the directions . . . it’s just that it’s the shrine of the land god (in other words, her). So begins Nanami’s adventures in surprise godhood, and dealing with the politics, responsibilities and dangers of her new position. Fortunately, the shrine also comes with a familiar to guide, serve and protect her.
Tomoe is a fox spirit who was previously known in supernatural circles as the “number one familiar in Japan.” He puts his skills to use eventually, once the yelling is over and he settles into his new role as Nanami’s long-suffering housewife, bodyguard, eye candy, and all-around bitch. Tomoe’s devotion to his duties is shown in the way he behaves-he may scold Nanami for being recklessly naive, but it’s obvious her well-being is his top priority. As for other people, he’ll be diplomatic and charming if he believes it’s good for her and the shrine, but otherwise he tends to be blunt and somewhat callous. And if he thinks they’re a danger, he’s all too willing to turn them into animals before laughing maniacally as he threatens to fry them as part of a perfectly balanced meal for his master.
Sample Post:
Oh my, Marcy-san, you must pass my thanks to Sayre-sama for so graciously inviting me here to survey her large tracts of farmland. They’re very impressive for such a new shrine. Ah, but I’m getting ahead of myself. As your master has recognized my many talents, it would be my pleasure to give a fellow familiar some friendly advice on the care and feeding of a god. And of course, the fact that we both have human masters is even more of a reason to stick together-hahaha, but not that close! Your tentacles are quite lovely, but please understand, there’s only one girl for me. I simply cannot betray her by getting so . . . familiar with another familiar.
However, I must admit that I was expecting a slightly different situation. It’s usually the god who remains in a single area of the shrine instead of the familiar, you know. But it was clear from the moment I arrived that this land god does things her own way. Her method of gaining power is ingenious, really. One would think that as a god who is sustained by belief, she would be powerless and cease to exist-but instead, the despair and frustration of her captives merely strengthens her. Such devoted hatred is, after all, still a form of faith. Your role is to reinforce those negative feelings, naturally. And the more they rail against her barrier, the more powerful it becomes, keeping them trapped here to ensure a steady supply of unwitting worshippers.
In any case, the two of you obviously have everything figured out. There is nothing left for me to say about your charmingly rustic shrine, so the time has come for me to bid you farewell. I would hate to impose on you any longer, and I really should be heading back to prepare dinner for my master . . . oh, you’ve already brought her here to dine with us? My, your master certainly doesn’t lack courage. And neither do you, squid, if you think you can stop me. She has dared to touch my master, so she must be ready to deal with the consequences. I’ll turn every stalk of corn to cinders, every cow to scrap metal-I’ll burn everything here to the ground! Even your master’s precious barrier, and then we’ll see how brave she is.
But first . . . I think I’ll try out this new recipe for deep fried squid tentacles.
Voting went here. 94.0% (47 in, 3 out)