Character name: Deneb
Series: Kamen (Masked) Rider Den-O
Age: Unknown
Canon:
The year is 2007. Invaders from an alternate future have come to the present, where each possesses a person, takes the form of a humanoid monster from deep in their subconscious, and offers them the deal of a lifetime: state your wish, any wish at all, and they'll grant it. Of course, as one would expect, it's a contract laced with one glaring bit of small text - there's something that needs to be paid in return. Once the terms of the wish are fulfilled, these 'Imajin' can open a door to rampage in that person's past, and from there change not only the present, but the future as well.
Of course, there's nothing saying that that's what they have to do. Here and there, exceptions pop up. Four (four!) such Imajin end up possessing Nogami Ryoutarou, the main character, a young man who gets sidelined into fighting Imajin and protecting the flow of time as the hero 'Kamen Rider Den-O' through a combination of horrible luck and... well. More bad luck. The fifth exceptional Imajin, though, is something entirely different.
If one were to use a single word to describe Deneb, it would probably have to be 'motherly'. He's also polite, enthusiastic, generous, bumbling, honourable to a fault and possibly not as smart as one might hope. He is entirely devoted to his contract holder, Sakurai Yuuto (who also happens to be the other masked rider of the series -- Zeronos). Deneb's hobbies include cooking for Yuuto (especially dishes with shiitake mushrooms, which Yuuto hates to the point of violent abuse but Deneb insists are healthy), enduring Yuuto's aforementioned physical abuse and comforting him when Yuuto inevitably ends up hurting himself, cleaning the time-travelling train that he and Yuuto use to chase down rampaging Imajin, apologizing to others for Yuuto's behaviour, and handing out 'Deneb candy', mysterious bonbons that Deneb seems to produce in unlimited supply from his, er, crotch. While asking that people take care of Yuuto and treat him well, of course.
Sample Entry:
Yuuto! Yuuuuuuto!!
Ah, pardon me. Have any of you seen a young man come this way? His name is Sakurai Yuuto, and he was wearing, well, you probably can't tell anymore, but he would have been very muddy, and even if he looked angry, I assure you he's a very gentle person at heart. I am afraid to say that we got separated a while back, you see, and it's his first time being in a foreign country by himself. I was just looking at the guidebook for a moment, and I must say that your local photography team put together some very nice shots for displaying the local animals; it is the first time I have seen such vivid close-up shots of mouths and teeth, when I stumbled over a very enthusiastic example of this community's top-ranked endangered plant. Yes, yes, the one with the striped vines and the spiked flowers, that's the one. A very fine example of the species, I'm su-
-- oh, yes. My apologies. Top-ranked endangering plant, yes. That would make far more sense. Thank you for the correction.
Oh, if only I hadn't mentioned picking mushrooms on the mountain before going home..! But it seemed we would be there for a while, since he was half-sunk in the bog and I was tangled up in the tree, and conversation seemed a good way to make the best of things. I'm sure that Yuuto didn't think it would take me so long to work myself free, but by the time I was untangled, it was far too easy to lose sight of him through the trees. I looked high and low, from the slope of the mountain to the twisting passages of the deep caves, but it's been no use. So I thought, if I follow this path down to the lake, and call from the edge of its verdant shores, we might finally be able to met up again.
Thank you for letting me share my story with you. It really is true, isn't it, that sharing a burden will lighten the load, even when it's a burden of the heart. I feel refreshed! ... here, I do not have much to give you in thanks, but take this -- it's Deneb candy. And, since we seem to be going the same way, would you like to walk togeth- what was that?
I'm not sure what you're saying, but no, I'm quite sure that van belongs to someone else. Even if it didn't, driving it without a proper license would be against the law, not to mention dangerous. Using the proper protection isn't always enough; even if you wore your seatbelt, there is always a chance that something could happen.
And look, it's not that far -- here's the shore now. What a magnificent view! Of course, it's a little different to have the glow coming from the water itself, instead of the reflection of the sunset, but not bad, not bad at all. With this much open space, if I walk all the way around, I will definitely find Yuuto again. Unless he is on one side, and I am on the other, and we both walk around without ever crossing paths... no, that's too sad, much too sad! I'll just have to run to catch up with him!
If it isn't to much to ask, if you meet Yuuto, please tell him to travel counter-clockwise! And please, treat him well. Yuuto can be energetic, but though it might not seem like it at first, he would definitely like to be friends with all of you here. In his heart, that's what he truly believes. So, if you have any local greetings or customs, please be sure to include him. Like what Miss.... Marcy, is it? Is demonstrating with me right now. What would you call this?
Ahh, the upside-down tentacle-touch leg shake. Yes, yes. This would be perfect.
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