XXI.

[hellshaped]

[Hello Paradisa!

You might come across a small red boy with horns and a tail scampering around the halls. Or maybe he's in the kitchen. Or maybe he's climbing trees outside. Or maybe he's poking around in the stables. Or maybe he's in the lobby, hiding behind a potted plant.

Wherever he is, he just looks curious and excited by everything!!!

And if for whatever reason you don't stumble upon this little guy, there are some nice doodles for you to comment on in the journal.



He's also singing some dumb rhymes as he runs around, so you might hear that too.]

If in Heaven we don't meet, hand in hand we'll face the heat. And if things ever get too hot, Pepsi-Cola hits the spot ...

[ooc. loss start! open over the journal or in person, whichever!]

Comments

[gevurah]

[ Kate's outside, accompanied by this dog she is now the somewhat proud owner of. While the dog is laying in the grass, getting fresh air, she's actually going to check up on the nests she helped to build back at the start of the month! Hopefully those birds are making good use of it. ]

[hellshaped]

[Dogs!!! Hellboy happens to love dogs, and he cautiously approaches it once he's near enough, his flesh hand carefully extended. Maybe it is a mean dog, he doesn't know!]

Hey there, fella ... can I pet you? You're not gonna bite me, are you?

[gevurah]

[ The dog shifts a bit, sniffing Hellboy's hand slowly.

Kate has had her back turned up until now. It's not hard to figure out what the kid is, but there's only one demon who looks like that so... ]

... Hellboy?

[hellshaped]

[Hellboy takes this as evidence that the dog is not vicious, so he gently pats it on the head. Yay, dogs.

He looks up when this lady says his name, though.] Yes? Oh -- do you know the professor? Is he around here too?

[gevurah]

[ She blinks several times, honestly surprised. She knows this is actually common in Paradisa, but... it's Hellboy. ]

I'm afraid I don't know who the professor is.

[hellshaped]

[Kate did you think he just appeared on Earth fully grown or what........

He gives her a suspicious look at that, corners of his mouth turning down slightly.]

Then how do you know my name ...

[gevurah]

[ MAYBE A BIGGER DEMON IDEK... ]

You don't recognize me.

[ Of course. That's how it tends to go. She moves closer to him. ]

I'm Kate.

[hellshaped]

[OH NO he stops petting the dog and takes a cautious step backwards.]

Hello ...

[gevurah]

[ She holds her hands up to indicate she's not a threat. ]

I'm not going to hurt you. We're friends.

[hellshaped]

[Well ... she doesn't look like a Nazi or a Soviet, so ...]

We are? [He still looks a little cautious!!] Well, okay. What's your dog's name?

[gevurah]

The castle sometimes messes with people's memories. So right now? You won't remember.

[ A tiny, gentle smile. ]

He doesn't have one yet.

[hellshaped]

Really? That's so weird! I wonder why it would do that.

[BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT DOGS] Hmmm. My dog's name is Mac. How long have you had him? Everybody should have a name.

[gevurah]

[ This is oddly adorable, if a bit jarring. ]

Nearly a week. He belonged to someone else before. [ ... ] What kind of dog is Mac?

[hellshaped]

[He wasn't always a huge lineface!]

Oh, so you adopted him? That's really nice of you.

[He returns to petting Kate's dog, smiling at him a little. Dogs......] Mac's a Labrador. Do you know what kind of dog this is?

[gevurah]

[ LOOKS AT... THIS HUGE ASS DOG. ]

Not too sure yet.

[hellshaped]

Hmmm. Well, is there a library here? They might have books on dogs, and you can find out.

[gevurah]

I'll be sure to check it out. [ Head tilt. ] How old are you?

[hellshaped]

I'm two -- but I'll be three in December, it's not that far away.

[gevurah]

[ Okay, so demon ages don't work like human ages. DUH, KATE. ]

Do you know where you are?

[hellshaped]

[Hellboy was full grown and going on investigations by the time he was ten, it's weird ...]

Err, not really. [He frowns, looking around.] I guess I forgot that too.

[gevurah]

[ CHILD LABOUR!!1 ]

This place is called Paradisa.

[hellshaped]

"Paradisa"? That's a weird name. Is it an island? [He looks around.] I didn't think islands had castles.

[gevurah]

It's... in another world, Hellboy.

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[hellshaped]

[..... wait ....]

What ...?

[hellshaped]

That's so cool! Are you an alien? You don't look like an alien. Are there aliens here? Is this Mars, or are we even in the same galaxy? I read a comic about Martians once, but they went to Earth instead of bringing people there --