Unpacking (Open RP)

[hungry-noteyes.livejournal.com]

Corinthian doesn't have much to unpack, really. Extra sunglasses, some knives, a few books, and of course plenty of food.

Now to find himself a bed, get to know the place, meet people, and all that jazz. Sounds like fun, eh?

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[tako-time.livejournal.com]

If one only got to know the people of Hogwarts, they'd be missing half the fun!

Tako poked his head in on the new guy. "Hey, Kojak!" he said. Tako had no idea what he was talking about.

[hungry-noteyes.livejournal.com]

"My name is Corinthian, actually."

He doesn't so much as blink at the talking octopus. He's from Nightmare, and the Dreaming is much, much weirder than this.

"What's your name?"

[tako-time.livejournal.com]

"That's cool," Tako said. "Can I call you Doric (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doric_order)?" The octopus hop-splashed his metal bucket into the room. "I'm Tako the Octopus! Would you like an autograph?"

He had a sharpie ready in one of his tentacles, just in case.

[hungry-noteyes.livejournal.com]

"I'd rather you didn't, it's a very poor joke. Maybe Cori, if I decide I like you as anything other than lunch.

"And why would I want your autograph? I haven't a clue who you are."

[tako-time.livejournal.com]

Tako snorted. "I haven't a clue who you are, but I'm still offering. That should tell you something!" No, Tako, it really doesn't.

[hungry-noteyes.livejournal.com]

"Only that you have an outsized ego.

"Anyway, the pillars aren't what I was named for. 'Corinthian' comes from the place, mostly--well, the place and the mode of behavior."

[tako-time.livejournal.com]

Tako didn't have ears, but the expression fit. In one, and out the other.

"Is that a 'no' on the autograph?"

[hungry-noteyes.livejournal.com]

"Emphatically. If you keep on trying to give me one, I'll have your eyeballs for a snack. I happen to be fond of them, and I haven't had octopus in quite some time."

[tako-time.livejournal.com]

He waved a tentacle. "Nobody eats octopus eyes. What did the last octopus you ate have to say about it?"

[hungry-noteyes.livejournal.com]

Corinthian grins and takes off his sunglasses.

"I Like All Eyes," say the mouth where his own eyes should be.

[tako-time.livejournal.com]

Tako was really too dim to be phased one bit.

"'I like all eyes'? Really?" He scratched his head with a tentacle. "What a strange thing for an octopus to say."

[hungry-noteyes.livejournal.com]

"I'm not an octopus," is the wry response.

[tako-time.livejournal.com]

"Well, duh," Tako said, with extra duh on the side. "I asked you what the octopus said, and that's what you told me. Of course you're not an octopus."

[bowchickamaou.livejournal.com]

Shibuya Yuuri, ordinary Japanese teenager turned much-beleaguered Maou of the Mazoku (king of the demons, that was; and what a surprise!) had been pretty happy lately. Wolfram and Waltorana von Bielefeld had gone off on a 'wildlife conservation safari', leaving the Maou to his own devices. As long as he could dodge Gwendal's dutiful attempts to make him study, Yuuri could do whatever he wanted.

For once in Yuuri's life, it was actually good to be king.

He'd wandered down to the Hufflepuff foodlibraries for a snack, and it was then that he saw the new guy. Yuuri always tried to be welcoming to newcomers. "Hi!" He waved, with a cheery smile. "I'm Shibuya Yuuri. You must be new!"

[hungry-noteyes.livejournal.com]

"Just got in, yeah. And I'm the Corinthian, and it's a pleasure.

"Too many 'and's in that, but oh well."

He frowns at Yuuri. There's something a tad . . . inhuman, about the boy.

[bowchickamaou.livejournal.com]

Yuuri caught the frown, and refused to be disheartened by it. People came to Hogwarts unhappy for all kinds of reasons.

"Do you like curry?"

[hungry-noteyes.livejournal.com]

"Most of the things I like are better left unsaid."

[bowchickamaou.livejournal.com]

Yuuri frowned a little, himself, now. "Wait, does that mean you do like curry, or you don't?"

[hungry-noteyes.livejournal.com]

"That means that my favorite food is raw eyeballs, actually. Unfortunate side effect of being a nightmare."

[bowchickamaou.livejournal.com]

Yuuri made a face. "That's kind of problematic. Are animal eyeballs okay? I bet some butchers still sell that stuff, and brains and tongue."

[hungry-noteyes.livejournal.com]

"They're okay, but I like human better."

[bowchickamaou.livejournal.com]

"Wow." Yuuri's sense of dignity as the Maou was the only thing keeping him from sticking his tongue out in disgust. "That's going to take a lot of eye donors. Or maybe a scientist can clone you some! Because you know, you can't kill people here. And even if you could, it wouldn't be right."

The Maou was very big on justice. If an injustice was done, the Maou was liable to be taken over by his mysterious future self. He would grow a mullet, make long speeches in an unusually deep voice, and wreak mass destruction.

Fortunately, though a frequent occurrence in Shin Makoku, this had only happened to Yuuri once (http://community.livejournal.com/hogwarts_hocus/1527071.html#comments) at Hogwarts. Yuuri felt pretty good about the odds of staying in control of his maryoku.

But it didn't take a Maou-mullet to give him an air of authority beyond that of the ordinary Japanese teenager he looked like, when he said that something wouldn't be right.

[hungry-noteyes.livejournal.com]

"They magicked me some, but it probably won't be enough. Mostly I'll stick to animals, I suppose.

"Or people who really deserve it."

[bowchickamaou.livejournal.com]

"There are lots of scientists and powerful wizards here. I bet if you ask nicely they can figure out a humane way to get you some more eyeballs. But also, Hogwarts is a good place to learn about other cultures and cuisines. That's why I'm here!" Yuuri beamed. "So are you a Hufflepuff too?"

Even though he knew it wasn't very nice of him, he was hoping, a little, that the Corinthian would say no. Trying to integrate this guy into Wolfram's strict ideals on Hufflepuff morality and deportment would be a lost cause.

[hungry-noteyes.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. It seems to be the House of Strange, so far. I've met a man without a heart and a very annoying talking octopus. So I should fit in well enough.

"Speaking of which, you seem more than human yourself. What would you be?"