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[beguiledcard]

Who: Akira and you!
What: Akira can now change into a kitten and a merman! Also there are throwing knives!
When: Week after intro for kitten, and then two weeks after intro for Merkira. Knife practice is a Throughout The Month thing.
Where: Beach for knives practice and ocean for the Merkira thing. Then, it's literally everywhere else for kitten prompt, because lbr Cats Get Into Everything.
Warnings: Nada!


Kitten Around


[ Maybe it's as they're busy with something, maybe it's just within the corner of their eye, or... maybe it's something to be heard, rather than seen.

Either way, there's a small floof that's running loose around here. The tiny kitten will be taking advantage of its small size to launch sneak attacks on someone's feet - namely if they have shoelaces that can be played with.

The little mysterious bundle of energy will also be doing its best to sneak up behind anyone who's sitting on the couch to just... gently attack their hair or lightly pat their shoulder, before just... running away??

Play with him!!!





NO, SERIOUSLY, HE HAS ALL THIS ENERGY AND HAS NO FUCKING CLUE WHAT TO DO WITH IT AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH... ]



Knife to Meet You Practice
guest starring: Naruto Expy + controlled emotional projection


[ Back on the human side of things, Akira's having fun with his emotions no longer being inflicted on people against his will. Also knives. He's set up a board and attached it to a nice, broad boulder. It's been marked the same way a dart board would be, and... well, what better way to get skilled in using throwing knives?

Maybe they're catching him when he first starts out. In which case, he's not even remotely hitting his target. It's... about as far away from the target as he could get, without missing the board entirely. Whoops.

Granted, after some practice (and some learning out how to properly hold the damn thing, thanks to Ignis!!!), he manages to hit right in the center...! ]

Nice!

[ Whoops, he's doing one of those tiny dance-in-place-of-excitement things???? DON'T JUDGE HIM...

Later on, he will be sitting down and watching some anime called Oturan about ninja and some loud guy in lime green and some asshole with hair shaped like a pigeon's butt. Also there sure is a lot of udon love in this thing... ]

... I feel like I've seen this before.

[ He doesn't sound... proud of that... ]



Merkira
first part closed


[ It's... honestly out of nowhere. One second, he's finishing up with his shower, the next he's dropping to the floor of the shower, releasing a quiet hiss of pain when his elbow smacks against the wall of it.

He hadn't even had a chance to turn the water off, which... he could be kind of grateful for? One hand reaches to poke a finger at the tail. This is the same coloration he had in that dungeon a while back. Why is he only just now changing back into this? Can the effects really be this delayed for some people? It's with a quiet sigh, he runs a finger through his damp hair, and does take a moment to try... willing himself back to normal? Alas, no cigar.

He has no idea if he made enough noise to alert at least one fiance, and... might as well make sure anyway: ]

Hey, uh... [ since there's no getting himself to the ocean ] ... A little help?



[ And it's after having been helped to the ocean, he can be found swimming around! Since he did kind of miss being able to do this, he'll be out here for a while until he decides to lie on the beach for a bit, waiting for it to wear off. Fortunately, it does wear off... for the time being. He'll be winding up out here, at random, for the next three days, until he finally figures out how to control it... ]

Comments

KITTEN

[hairpincurves]

[She's just been sitting around reading when suddenly there's a kitten attacking the shoelaces of her boots. She watches for a few moments, before grinning. Her hair falls as it's freed from the ponytail it was in, held up by a glowing white hair ribbon... that she now dangles within the kitten's reach.]

[beguiledcard]

[ Mission: Make Akana Smile... Success.

... Though, it would seem that the plan has backfired a tiny bit. He peers at that ribbon for a moment, his tail swishing a bit...

And then he's launching himself at it! ]

[hairpincurves]

[God, what the hell, that's so cute. She giggles as she lets him capture the ribbon, then starts trying to tug it away... Maybe letting her hand get within capturing range.]

Cute...

naruto

[nojohnyouare]

Have you?

[Mai has probably seen Naruto on the cover of a magazine somewhere, but not enough to actually recognize it.]

...Udon.

[beguiledcard]

[ He lightly rubs at the back of his neck. ]

Yeeeeah... when I was kid, there was something almost exactly like this on TV all the time. It looks like the same general plot, at least.

[ There's a nod at the question. ]

I've got to admit, this kid has good taste... I kind of miss udon.

[nojohnyouare]

...Do you think we could make it. Despite the different ingredients here.

KITTY!!!!!

[thecompletionofthings]

Harriet is in the library, slumped in a chair, staring at a book on magic. She exhausted herself that morning at kung fu class (can't even call it Fight Club yet in her case as she's neither skilled, strong, fast nor fit enough yet to fight anyone), she probably hasn't drunk enough water, and her brain is just shutting down in self-defense against the dreadful abstruse prose.

She closes her eyes, and then immediately opens them again as something starts batting at the turquoise-beaded hairtie securing the end of her braid.

"Oh my God," she says, rescuing her hair before the kitten can undo it, "are you the cutest thing? You are, you absolutely are the cutest thing! Yes!"

In moments she's conjured a springy dangly thing made of non-light and is gently bouncing it near the floor for the kitten to play with while she murmurs goofy words of encouragement.

[beguiledcard]

Holy shit.

Akira, if he could make faces, would probably make a face at this gushing... If not for the fact that some part of him kind of likes it? More than he thinks he would as a human?? There's a soft purr-like sound (he's... getting the hang of that sound, slowly) as the toy is bounced near the floor.

Quietly, there's a sound that's similar to something between a soft growl and a meow as he attempts to attack it!!! Let 'im at it!!!

[thecompletionofthings]

Harriet deftly zigzags the dangly bit of the toy, letting the kitten get his paws on it from time to time, but mostly keeping it an inch or two out of his reach. Sometimes she bounces it high, trying to get him to rear up or jump.

After about five minutes, she allows him to get a solid grip on the dangle, long enough for him to celebrate his victory with a little gnawing, before vanishing the toy--and creating a small jingling bell-sphere for him to bat around on the floor, with the additional property that, when she feels like it or if it threatens to get stuck under something, it can suddenly change course.

him sneak

[makejapangreat]

[Well, Shido normally just Does Not animals, frankly? This would be no exception, really, with the black kitten attacking his feet... if he wasn't aware that this cute ball of fuzz was actually his practically adopted son by now Akira in the shape of animated soot.]

Well well, what do we have here?

[He's going to kneel down and waggle his fingers enticingly at the kitten with a thoroughly amused smirk.]

him attacc!

[beguiledcard]

[ Yep, he has... no clue that Shido knows it's him, so he's glad to see this is brightening the older man's mood, already.

Oho~ Looks like he's being given a suitable target, too. There's a moment where he butt wiggles switches his weight between each hind leg, before he moves in to attack that entire hand. He's gonna do it!! He's gonna capture that hand!!! ]

[makejapangreat]

[He gives a little chuckle at that. That's going to be a pretty difficult feat considering his hand is pretty much the size of Akira, right now...

Which he's going to demonstrate by attempting to scoop Akira up and place him on his back so he can relentlessly tickle his stomach.]

kitten around

[meowna]

[Is there really any question of whether Morgana would be in the kitchen when someone was making seafood? Morgana is lurking on the counter, eagerly watching Akira's sushi preparation, when..... suddenly there's no Akira anymore? What is this, the #whatthefluffchallenge?

Morgana looks around in bewilderment, hesitates a moment..... then leans over the counter and peers down, spotting a tiny black cloud of fluff that definitely wasn't there before.]

.....Akira.....? You okay?

[beguiledcard]

[ The black cloud of fluff is... definitely confused. ]

Uhhh...

[ Said fluff's voice is way higher than Akira's should be, and it's having a Time with its legs. It decides to just. Sit for now, its head tilted as it peers waaaaaaay up at where Morgana is. ]

Did I... shrink?

[ UMMM....... looking down tells him that this isn't even his body. What happened???? ]

[meowna]

[Yeah, that's..... that's Akira's voice, he's pretty sure. Higher and softer, more childish, but then again..... Morgana snorts, covering his mouth with a paw; he only manages to half-stifle the laugh.]

I'll say! A kitten that small..... what are you, two months old? Less?

[At least he's not rolling on the counter laughing his tail off at him? He jumps down to the floor to join Akira instead.]

throwing stabs

[bloodyashes]

[Asch had been doing a practice of his own down on the beach, but he's been paused for a few minutes now to watch the knife-throwing. If Akira is listening, a bit of music can be heard under the sound of the waves.

When the center is hit, there's a good bit of polite clapping.]

Nice shot.

[beguiledcard]

[ He won't complain about the music, because it's very nice music! It's after he hears the clapping, he turns to give the person a small smile as he presses a hand to the back of his neck. ]

It's all thanks to Ignis.

[ After that, he's going to go collect the knife, and then walk over to the person. ]

Sorry I didn't introduce myself sooner. I was sick and then I dove into planning for the festival. [ a nod! ] You can call me Akira... or Kira, if you want to make it slightly easier, given there's another Akira Kurusu here.

[ His smile isn't quite reaching his eyes for just a moment. ]

Either way, it's nice to meet you.

[bloodyashes]

Akira's fine. Call me Asch.

[If Akira is paying attention, he might notice that Asch doesn't so much as blink at the fact that 'you learned to throw knives from a blind guy' is a thing. A little odd, that.]

KITTY

[riderofcharlemagne]

[Poor Astolfo, he was only minding his own business when suddenly a terrifying creature of shadow lunges towards his heels!]

Ah! [He cries, pure terror resonating throughout his voice.] Spare me, fiend!

[beguiledcard]

[ The creature will show no mercy!!!

As the fierce and deadly hunter latches onto Astolfo's shoe, it will gently bite down on whatever fabric or material it can! RIP ASTOLFO... ]

[riderofcharlemagne]

UwwaaaAAAHHHH!

[The Servant's dying cry rings out as he falls dramatically to the floor. Oh, the brutality! The Holy Grail War had nothing on this!]

Please, spare my life, foul demon!

knife emojis @ you

[promittere]

Well done.

[Can you consider it having an audience when the person can't even see? Probably.

And sure, he can't actually see the blade hit the target, but he knows the feeling of finally succeeding at something you've been actively training for, and he has no doubts of the boy's ability to improve.]

[beguiledcard]

[ Akira's still beaming, tbh.

With a small grin, he turns to Ignis. ]

It just proves I picked a great teacher, after all. You should go have a look.

[ YOU CAN "LOOK" AT THINGS WITH YOUR HANDS, OKAY. ]

knife practice~

[matchmakes]

[Well, Robin's certainly not about to judge Akira's little impromptu celebration. He walks over to put a hand on Akira's shoulder with a grin.]

Nice one, Akira!

what the fuck!!! the notif for this apparently got deleted oidsjfkljh

[beguiledcard]

[ He grins up at Robin, clearly not even ashamed to have been seen during his moment of doing the dance of his people (read: of nerds). ]

Finally! [ holding a hand up for a high-five before somewhat sheepishly adding: ] Now to see if I can do it again...