hh_mirror | Antubis From Kingdom Hospital

Antubis had done what he had stayed in Kingdom Hospital for, finally. Mary was now safe and in a better place, and he had repayed all the favors he owed to the various people he had dealings with throughout the course of his time here. He stood up on his hind legs and stretched, growling as he did so. To anyone who didn't know him it would be a menacing growl. Those who knew him were aware he could be a lot more menacing than that.

He started lumbering down into the old kingdom, on his way to what Mary would call "the in between place." For now he had decided to keep the form Mary's mispronunciation of his true name gave him. He looked like a mix between a three toed sloth and an anteater, albiet much bigger. And neither of those creatures has incredibly sharp teeth like him.

As he carried on down the old kingdom hallway, he heard a song that had become very familiar to him begin to play. ((http://youtube.com/watch?v=swarVZkC9-E)) So far it had only seemed to play when something important was happening, which confused Antubis. He thought everything was done here. Soon, though, he saw an obviously disturbed and evil man in pajamas brandishing a toothbrush. Hearing the man repeating the phrase "Hows Annie?" over and over to himself, Antubis knew something had to be done. He followed the man's shrieking laughter through a set of doors.

As he passed through the doorway to find the man, the song grew louder, and he exited into... a great hall of some sort? He regarded the people milling around with casual concern, carrying his body in a way that told everyone he was not afraid or confused in the slightest. As he walked up to the quill that would undoubtedly write down his answers, the song continued to play from somewhere. When he spoke it faded away.

1. What is your favorite cheese? Why is it your favorite?

When Antubis speaks, his voice is very slow and cool, almost soothing in a way. "Well, its not exactly cheese, but people say it kind of looks like cottage cheese. Its called escamoles. They eat it down in Mexico, usually on tacos. Basically its ant larvae, and it is ant-solutely delicious."

2. Who would you kill first, Barney or Carrottop?

"Well, that would really depend on what either of them have to offer me. Mary Jensen said it better than I could myself. I can cure, and I can kill. And I would do either to Barney or Carrottop if I thought it was in my best interests."

3. What time is it where you are?

"I am here, and I just got here, so I couldn't say. If you are referring to where I came from, its timeless in its own way. Days don't seem very long at all anyway when you've been around as long as I have."

4. If you were Albus Dumbledore returned from the dead, which member of the Order of the Phoenix would you sexually harass? How would you harass them? If you are Albus Dumbledore, please answer as if you were Sirius Black.

"If I was anyone returned from the dead, I'd probably focus on figuring out how to return to my eternal rest. And I'm going to go out a limb and guess that molesting someone probably wouldn't help me do so."

5. If you are pushing to be in:

A. Slytherin - please state the clever, witty name of the bar in which you bartend, in the dark.

Antubis sat on his haunches in thought for a moment, licking his mouth with a long, darting tongue. "I'd probably call it The Guardian of the Gate."

B. Gryffindor – Debate whether Harry should ultimately end up married to Fred or George. Use examples from a variety of world mythologies to bolster your argument.

"Compare it to mythology, eh? I suppose I can do that. Fred and George are twins, right? Well I knew someone name Antaios a long time ago. Some people called him "The Twin Falcons." Harry's problem here is that Fred and George seem to be two halves of the same whole, much as my old friend Antaios. Eventually Antaios combined his two halves, and when he did so he also renamed himself Horus. Perhaps, similarly, Harry should consider an ongoing relationship with both Fred and George as they are almost one entity."

C. Ravenclaw – You guys are supposed to be smart. Explain why my desk is inundated with paperwork at all times, even though I’m constantly disposing of it.

"Life is a vicious cycle, slick. That's just the way things are. Though it does sound like your desk is seriously racked up."

D. Hufflepuff – Prove you are not useless.

"I've been alive for thousands of years, in countless different places. I'm sure that a place like that could find a use for what I've learned."

6. Offer a bribe to the members of this community so that they will not squib you. Items used in bribery do not necessarily have to belong to the person offering the bribe. Do not threaten us rather than offering a bribe. A threat indicates you either don't really want to be here, or don't have enough sense to answer the question properly. The hat will automatically squib you, regardless of other votes, if you do.

Antubis was suddenly bathed in light for a moment, and when the light cleared, there was a young man with long black hair standing in his place. "I can be seen as many different things to many different people, or not be seen at all." The boy faded completely from view, and after a moment the anteater form returned. "Surely this could be used in your interests somehow. The only other thing I'll add is this: This is how it works, I do you a solid, you do me a solid."

"I have read the hogwarts_hocus faq, and understand it is a crazy, cracktastic sorting community and RPG. Antubis
I have read the hogwarts_hocus rules and agree to abide by each and every one of them. Antubis
I agree to be a good sport and not get my knickers in a bunch. Antubis
One day, marmalade will rule the world. Antubis

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Kusuriyuri blinked at the response. Another of the 'not quite right' things, then. "I have not met a shinikami before," he murmured, bowing slightly.

He returned the bow with a nod of his large head. "And how about you, what do you do?"

"I am just a simple medicine peddler," Kusuriyuri replied. There was more. There was always more, but that was his primary occupation.

Antubis doubted that that was all he was, but he didn't say anything. "My real name seems to be misheard whenever I say it, so for now I'm going by Antubis. Nice to meet you."

"My real name has been lost to time. I am Kusuriyuri." His occupation was his name now. "If I may, you are from?"

"I'm from a place in between all other places. But before I came here I was in Lewiston, Maine. At a hospital helping out a young girl."

The first answer made more sense than the second. "A hospital?" he echoed. "That is a place where the sick gather? Are you then a 'doctor'?"

Antubis smiled, not realizing how scary it probably looked. "No, I'm definitely not a doctor. Just your regular everyday peacekeeper between the known fabric of the universe. I dont think Im cut out to be a doctor."

"Is that so?" Kusuriyuri asked. He bowed slightly. "There are many things here I do not understand."

"In this place, I don't blame you. I'm a little bit taken aback myself. Everyone smells like they are from a different place."

"That is so," Kusuriyuri replied. "I am told I am from far far east of here and 90 years ago."

"Its hard for me to judge stuff like that. Seeing as I could easily go back 90 years if I had to go fix something."

"So, you are not mortal, then. Mortals lack that capacity." He himself had been known to alter time in order to kill a mononoke.

"Well, I'm pretty sure if someone tried to kill me I'd die, in the off chance they were able to succeed. But time doesn't affect me."

"So, then, you are a youkai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youkai)? or a kami (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kami)?" If he knew what he was dealing with, he'd know then where to continue.

Luckily over the years, Antubis had had dealing with quite a few different pantheons.

"People who use those names for their faith have called me Juroujin."

"Is that so?" he asked. Bowing deeply, he continued, "It is a pleasure to meet you Juroujin-dono."

"Dono sounds so formal, doesn't it? San is perfectly fine. Whats in a name anyway, right? People don't even understand me when I try to say my real one."

Kusuriyuri's eyes widened. Though he'd never met a kami before, to be asked to address one so informally seemed disrespectful. But, then, to go against his wishes would be disrespectful. "As you say, Juroujin-san."

Antubis could tell Kusuriyuri was uncomfortable, and wadn't sure if his next comment would help or not. "Don't worry so much. We aren't really all that different. We have just have different jobs, you know?"

"That may be so," Kusuriyuri replied. As he thought about it, he wasn't sure how they were similar, aside from being able to step into that place the bridges the words. He, when he had the truth, form and reason of a mononoke, Juroujin-dono, his mind insisted, at any time he pleased.

Antubis sat down on his back legs and scratched at his ear for a moment. "So how did you end up here?"

Amusement touches Kusuriyuri's lips. "I arrived. More than that, I do not know." He thinks for a moment before adding, "I do not recall entering the space between worlds, though."

"Sometimes it happens so quick you barely notice it. Half your body might be in the new world, half in the old, and a tiny little sliver in the middle will be passing through my home. It makes catching those going where they aren't supposed to quite a chore sometimes."

"I have not experienced such before," Kusuriyuri admits, referring not knowing he'd entered the space between worlds. "However," he adds, dismissing the prior topic, "this place is rather different from where I came.