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Name: Yuko
LJ: spandaex
E-Mail: fleur_de_cerise[at]yahoo.com
IM: [aim] autophaging
Characters played at Discedo: Nai [listeningto
Character's Name: Watanuki Kimihiro
Series: xxxHOLiC ~Rou~
Timeline: Chapter 213 (Post-Series)
Canon Resource Link: Wiki on Watanuki
As the last paragraph says, 10 years pass after Watanuki takes over the shop. However, in the last two chapters (SPOILERS) the series timeskips once more to 100+ year later where he sees Yuuko in a dream where she tells him that he has enough power to leave the shop. The series ends as he talks with the great-grandson of the original Doumeki we know, and Watanuki choosing to STILL wait and forever being a hermit.
Personality
Two words to describe Watanuki is: “house wife” and “child”. Slightly contradictory, but not entirely. He starts out as a complete child with house wife qualities. He could do any housework such as cooking, sewing, cleaning, and washing. What’s more he enjoys doing such activities and often uses up his spare time doing one of those things. (Although it seems he enjoyed reading comic books as well) Yet, even with those skills, he always seemed to be the “young” something to others, whether it be a younger brother or a young child, his actions made it seem more natural for him to be on the side of the head being patted rather than the patter.
However, as all major characters of a comic book does, he matures as he tackles problems and chapters fly by. And after some time, he becomes more adult-like. No longer does he yell and flail his arms around or twirl as he thinks about his crush. Instead, he is more relaxed and quiet, with his default expression being a knowing smile. He spends his days sleeping in and arranging flowers or fixing kimonos; still cooking for his good friend(?), Doumeki and the residents of his house, Mokona, Maru, and Moro.
But even with all the maturing he went through, there’s still a hint of the “child” in him as he bickers with Doumeki and Mokona. For all that “relaxed, nothing surprises me” aura around him, Watanuki’s quite expressive.
Watanuki tries to keep his polite, middle-ground stance to his customers, but despite that he often shows sadness or regret when something tragic happens. He cares for the people he meets deeply, and while he isn’t “self-sacrificing” (as he was in his younger days), he is definitely overly emphatic. Still, he hasn’t been a shop-keeper for years for nothing, as with dangerous clients, (such as the Spider Lady) he takes necessary precautions and talking in a round-a-bout way to not let her gain control in the conversation.
However, for all his mysterious air around him, to his close people, he’s quite easy to figure out and even easier to make him irritated. Which is probably why he often spends his time with Doumeki bickering.
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the story is the fact that Watanuki hardly changes after he becomes the shop keeper. Sure he may be more confident of his abilities and more knowledgeable, but other than that he's still the same mature, yet sometimes childish person he was 100+ years ago. It's like he literally has his time stopped. Or his shopkeeper form was the highest form he has and can no longer evolve. He has to say himself that time had passed for the audience to realize that "this isn't two days later, but 100 years later".
Powers & Abilities:
Seeing spirits. That was the root of all of Watanuki’s problems and now his main weapon. He has been able to see sprits (including ghosts, demons, gods, and supernatural things in general) since he was a child, and what’s more spirits seems to have a keen attraction to him. According to the Spider Lady, his blood and being allows spirits to gain extraordinary amount of power. The aura had always had an effect on him, making him feel sick at times.
His ability to see spirits stems for his high magical power, which he now knows how to use. He is able to create and destroy barriers, search things, create charms, attack, and fortune tell. Watanuki is probably capable of much more, yet he had always been limited to staying in one place alone. He could not leave his house and its grounds for this was the price he had to pay for his wish to be granted.
Speaking of wish, he had taken over the shop from its predecessor (Yuuko) and uses his magical abilities to grant his client’s wishes. He also uses his powers to weigh if the “payment” and the “job” is balanced, since it could quite well backlash onto him if he takes “payment” that is too much or lacking. Since he is unable to leave the house, he usually sends Doumeki to go to a place if he needs to do so, and once Doumeki sees the place, he goes to the place through a dream. (The reason he can go to a place where Doumeki sees is because they share an eye) Non-supernatural beings are unable to see Watanuki as he crosses through dreams, and if he moves too suddenly and such, he wakes up.
He also does not age, and is very hard to kill. It is hinted that with time, he himself will turn from a human to a supernatural being, and perhaps able to fix his wounds in a flash.
His other abilities include, overall skills with housework, extremely high level of cooking, and overall skills of anything related to the Japanese culture. Also he can drink a lot. 8Db
What items will they be bringing with them?
-The kimono he was wearing
-The haori he had on over the kimono
-His(Yuuko-san’s) kiseru (tobacco pipe)
-His glasses
Third-Person Sample:
Watanuki had been at his usual place on the outside corridor facing the inner garden, smoking his usual pipe and wearing a rather tame kimono compared to his other ones. His face showed no outward emotion, as he was deep in thought over the dream he had just seen. He knew the meaning well enough, as there was never a dream he couldn’t figure out, even if it took him some time. After all, dreams were his specialty. It was his free ground and the only way to walk the outside world. There were days when he spent more time in his dream rather than being awake; even so, there were times when he was baffled by a dream or two. Not lately though, no. It had been such a long time since it took him for a while to understand a dream, which made him think to how long he had been doing this. It was truly quite a long time. Longer than he expected though? That was a question he did not know the answer to.
While pondering such thoughts, he remembered that Doumeki would probably be coming soon. Doumeki hadn’t stayed over the night before since he had some business, but Watanuki knew he would be here tonight as well. And if Doumeki was going to come, they would be needing snacks for drinks. The dinner was already done, Watanuki had finished it some time ago, but he had yet to make the side food. Standing up and patting the dust off his kimono, he entered inside the house to go to the kitchen and make something for the sake tonight.
’It’s chilly outside, so I’ll make warm sake. Now what goes with warm sake… Perhaps something western?’ Watanuki went down the hall as he thought about what was in his refrigerator and what wouldn’t clash with the dinner. In just few minutes he had the menu ready, and immediately got to work, cooking in practiced manner.
When Doumeki crossed the doorway to inside, Watanuki had just finished setting the table in the usual Japanese style room. Watanuki said a simple hello as greeting as he went back into the kitchen to take off the apron. While doing that Mokona had come to greet Doumeki as well, hopping around like the hyperactive black bun he was.
Watanuki paused at the doorway as he watched the scene. Nothing special, something that was repeated just few days before. And the week before. And the past few years as well. Mokona bouncing around the alcohol as Doumeki watched with his brick face, both waiting for Watanuki to come back so they could start eating.
Yet something had changed from the first time this scene happened. It wasn't Watanuki or Mokona, or the fact that there was food and alcohol, it wasn't the room either. It was Doumeki. This was the third generation after the original Doumeki he had went to school with. And while the looks and mannerisms hardly differed, it was obvious that this wasn't Doumeki Shizuka. The brand of clothes was one Watanuki had never heard of, the type of cellphone, the current events. They were all different. It was proof time was going by and they're days weren't like pictures, never changing and never ending.
But Watanuki didn't mind. Even after his dream with Yuuko. Sure he missed his old friends from back when he was just a school boy and being able to walk outside the boundaries of his house. But he never regretted being cut out from the normal flow of the world. He didn't mind becoming a timeless figure waiting for the right moment for time to start moving again. He didn't mind being just like Yuuko.
LJ: spandaex
E-Mail: fleur_de_cerise[at]yahoo.com
IM: [aim] autophaging
Characters played at Discedo: Nai [listeningto
Character's Name: Watanuki Kimihiro
Series: xxxHOLiC ~Rou~
Timeline: Chapter 213 (Post-Series)
Canon Resource Link: Wiki on Watanuki
As the last paragraph says, 10 years pass after Watanuki takes over the shop. However, in the last two chapters (SPOILERS) the series timeskips once more to 100+ year later where he sees Yuuko in a dream where she tells him that he has enough power to leave the shop. The series ends as he talks with the great-grandson of the original Doumeki we know, and Watanuki choosing to STILL wait and forever being a hermit.
Personality
Two words to describe Watanuki is: “house wife” and “child”. Slightly contradictory, but not entirely. He starts out as a complete child with house wife qualities. He could do any housework such as cooking, sewing, cleaning, and washing. What’s more he enjoys doing such activities and often uses up his spare time doing one of those things. (Although it seems he enjoyed reading comic books as well) Yet, even with those skills, he always seemed to be the “young” something to others, whether it be a younger brother or a young child, his actions made it seem more natural for him to be on the side of the head being patted rather than the patter.
However, as all major characters of a comic book does, he matures as he tackles problems and chapters fly by. And after some time, he becomes more adult-like. No longer does he yell and flail his arms around or twirl as he thinks about his crush. Instead, he is more relaxed and quiet, with his default expression being a knowing smile. He spends his days sleeping in and arranging flowers or fixing kimonos; still cooking for his good friend(?), Doumeki and the residents of his house, Mokona, Maru, and Moro.
But even with all the maturing he went through, there’s still a hint of the “child” in him as he bickers with Doumeki and Mokona. For all that “relaxed, nothing surprises me” aura around him, Watanuki’s quite expressive.
Watanuki tries to keep his polite, middle-ground stance to his customers, but despite that he often shows sadness or regret when something tragic happens. He cares for the people he meets deeply, and while he isn’t “self-sacrificing” (as he was in his younger days), he is definitely overly emphatic. Still, he hasn’t been a shop-keeper for years for nothing, as with dangerous clients, (such as the Spider Lady) he takes necessary precautions and talking in a round-a-bout way to not let her gain control in the conversation.
However, for all his mysterious air around him, to his close people, he’s quite easy to figure out and even easier to make him irritated. Which is probably why he often spends his time with Doumeki bickering.
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the story is the fact that Watanuki hardly changes after he becomes the shop keeper. Sure he may be more confident of his abilities and more knowledgeable, but other than that he's still the same mature, yet sometimes childish person he was 100+ years ago. It's like he literally has his time stopped. Or his shopkeeper form was the highest form he has and can no longer evolve. He has to say himself that time had passed for the audience to realize that "this isn't two days later, but 100 years later".
Powers & Abilities:
Seeing spirits. That was the root of all of Watanuki’s problems and now his main weapon. He has been able to see sprits (including ghosts, demons, gods, and supernatural things in general) since he was a child, and what’s more spirits seems to have a keen attraction to him. According to the Spider Lady, his blood and being allows spirits to gain extraordinary amount of power. The aura had always had an effect on him, making him feel sick at times.
His ability to see spirits stems for his high magical power, which he now knows how to use. He is able to create and destroy barriers, search things, create charms, attack, and fortune tell. Watanuki is probably capable of much more, yet he had always been limited to staying in one place alone. He could not leave his house and its grounds for this was the price he had to pay for his wish to be granted.
Speaking of wish, he had taken over the shop from its predecessor (Yuuko) and uses his magical abilities to grant his client’s wishes. He also uses his powers to weigh if the “payment” and the “job” is balanced, since it could quite well backlash onto him if he takes “payment” that is too much or lacking. Since he is unable to leave the house, he usually sends Doumeki to go to a place if he needs to do so, and once Doumeki sees the place, he goes to the place through a dream. (The reason he can go to a place where Doumeki sees is because they share an eye) Non-supernatural beings are unable to see Watanuki as he crosses through dreams, and if he moves too suddenly and such, he wakes up.
He also does not age, and is very hard to kill. It is hinted that with time, he himself will turn from a human to a supernatural being, and perhaps able to fix his wounds in a flash.
His other abilities include, overall skills with housework, extremely high level of cooking, and overall skills of anything related to the Japanese culture. Also he can drink a lot. 8Db
What items will they be bringing with them?
-The kimono he was wearing
-The haori he had on over the kimono
-His(Yuuko-san’s) kiseru (tobacco pipe)
-His glasses
Third-Person Sample:
Watanuki had been at his usual place on the outside corridor facing the inner garden, smoking his usual pipe and wearing a rather tame kimono compared to his other ones. His face showed no outward emotion, as he was deep in thought over the dream he had just seen. He knew the meaning well enough, as there was never a dream he couldn’t figure out, even if it took him some time. After all, dreams were his specialty. It was his free ground and the only way to walk the outside world. There were days when he spent more time in his dream rather than being awake; even so, there were times when he was baffled by a dream or two. Not lately though, no. It had been such a long time since it took him for a while to understand a dream, which made him think to how long he had been doing this. It was truly quite a long time. Longer than he expected though? That was a question he did not know the answer to.
While pondering such thoughts, he remembered that Doumeki would probably be coming soon. Doumeki hadn’t stayed over the night before since he had some business, but Watanuki knew he would be here tonight as well. And if Doumeki was going to come, they would be needing snacks for drinks. The dinner was already done, Watanuki had finished it some time ago, but he had yet to make the side food. Standing up and patting the dust off his kimono, he entered inside the house to go to the kitchen and make something for the sake tonight.
’It’s chilly outside, so I’ll make warm sake. Now what goes with warm sake… Perhaps something western?’ Watanuki went down the hall as he thought about what was in his refrigerator and what wouldn’t clash with the dinner. In just few minutes he had the menu ready, and immediately got to work, cooking in practiced manner.
When Doumeki crossed the doorway to inside, Watanuki had just finished setting the table in the usual Japanese style room. Watanuki said a simple hello as greeting as he went back into the kitchen to take off the apron. While doing that Mokona had come to greet Doumeki as well, hopping around like the hyperactive black bun he was.
Watanuki paused at the doorway as he watched the scene. Nothing special, something that was repeated just few days before. And the week before. And the past few years as well. Mokona bouncing around the alcohol as Doumeki watched with his brick face, both waiting for Watanuki to come back so they could start eating.
Yet something had changed from the first time this scene happened. It wasn't Watanuki or Mokona, or the fact that there was food and alcohol, it wasn't the room either. It was Doumeki. This was the third generation after the original Doumeki he had went to school with. And while the looks and mannerisms hardly differed, it was obvious that this wasn't Doumeki Shizuka. The brand of clothes was one Watanuki had never heard of, the type of cellphone, the current events. They were all different. It was proof time was going by and they're days weren't like pictures, never changing and never ending.
But Watanuki didn't mind. Even after his dream with Yuuko. Sure he missed his old friends from back when he was just a school boy and being able to walk outside the boundaries of his house. But he never regretted being cut out from the normal flow of the world. He didn't mind becoming a timeless figure waiting for the right moment for time to start moving again. He didn't mind being just like Yuuko.