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]

[ 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.

1/2

[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 --

[gevurah]

[ WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT. He's like any other little kid. ]

No, I'm human, and there are some aliens here.

We're not too sure where this place is. Some variation of Earth, I guess.

[hellshaped]

[Any other kid with horns and a tail, yes. Baby Hellboy: adorable as fuck.]

Oh wow, a different Earth! I didn't know there was more than one. Do you know any of the aliens who live here, are they green?

[gevurah]

Definitely not green. [ HE'S SO TALKATIVE. ] Some of them are grey.

[hellshaped]

[He's just very excitable ok......]

Grey! That's weird. [Hellboy you are bright red stop judging] Are you friends with them?