Character: Shinonome Kon
Series:
AmatsukiAge: 17-18
Canon: For those newly tuning in, Amatsuki is about Rikugou Tokidoki's adventures into the past... or some simulation thereof. In the world of "Edo" there are the humans and then there are the ayakashi, the nonhumans. Everyone on both sides have predetermined fates that are written into this thing called "Heaven's Net". The only one able to defy and rewrite these fates besides the god in charge is a person who is from a different world and thus is not included in "Heaven's Net", Tokidoki! And maybe Kon.
Shinonome Kon is a delinquent from modern Japan who was sent to "Edo" by the Nue (a demon type thing) before Toki was. He spends two years getting acclimated to the time period and as a result he puts his hair up in sexy top-knots and forgoes wearing pants. Er... that is, by the time Toki arrives Kon has plenty of useful knowledge and advice to bestow upon the poor confused boy whom he takes under wing. One gets the impression that he has a lazy and disinterested disposition since he is generally the cool-headed and logical type; you know, one of those people whose normal range of expressions are basically deadpan or a smirk. But actually he's into all kinds of things... Like starting fights and getting kicked out of school for it... Seriously though, despite being a delinquent he is fairly book-smart as well as street smart. He also turns out to be an adept cook and thinks that as long as you've got good food life isn't so bad. Overall, he can be a caring guy but he spends most of the time being a jerk and teasing his friends, often getting kicked in the head because of it.
Sample:
What is this. I nod off for a moment and suddenly I wake up a kitchen slave... And what am I supposed to be cooking here-- myself? I guess that's to be expected of the man-eating undead, but suddenly throwing a guy into a cauldron and thinking he'll make himself into stew for you is just retarded. Look, I don't really care about your culinary preferences, why don't you focus on maintaining your own brain functions first. There're some pretty decent ingredients here... and since I'm such a nice guy I'll show you how.
It's all about a properly balanced diet. If I call it 'brain food' it's more appealing, right? Yeah yeah, we both know that I didn't mean that I'm back on the menu, so get the hell off. Don't be an idiot while I'm trying to take you seriously. Now, this is how it goes. I'll broil some salmon for omega-3 and protein, prepare steamed eggs for choline --that's another vitamin-- and it's not a proper Japanese meal unless it's got miso. I'll add tofu and seaweed to the miso soup along with more fish seasoning, and there'll be rice at the end for your source of carbohydrates. I have the feeling you're the type that prefers fruits and nuts, but that's too bad. The kind you're thinking of would scream and run off if you tried to eat them. And my nuts aren't full of carbs either (heh) so you can forget about trying to make a grab at me. The point is, keeping your own brain healthy means you can stop trying to take mine. Eating it isn't gonna do either of us any good.
Anyway, if you have the sense to have things cooked before you eat it then you're not completely braindead. Which means you can at least tell me where the hell I am while we wait for the food to cook. Or you can gesture vaguely at me--? Oh. Huh, nice pamphlet. So this is Camp Fuck You Die... Looks like the shotgun and laptop are mine then. That's a better deal than I got the last time reality switched on me. Hmmm, but what a terrifying place this looks like. Crappy food on Tuesdays, common time anomalies, an ultimate puppeteer called the Director... It's definitely full of weird things everywhere you turn. Almost like Edo, now that I think about it.
Haah... At least this says there are living people around. Too bad, Zombie-chan, looks like we'll be parting ways soon. But for now, the food's finished cooking and we're not gonna waste it. When we're done eating you're taking me to the nearest live settlement since I was kind and generous enough to treat you to dinner. Hey! You in the mood to see how fast I learn to use this shotgun? If you keep trying to tie me up I'll have to blow your head off. I wasn't trying to wine and dine you and you're still not wining and dining on me, got it?
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