Im gonna dread this more than ever. The Danny Fenton\Phantom Ken Kaneki duo popped in my head from the restaurant chapter Now I can focus on pathing for the future
Bookmarked? No, ch 50 is more bookmarked stuff than chapter
"Don't twist my words. We're on a day to day basis with new road blocks." says Hide.
"Then dragging bug Batman out of the living room is meaningless." says Cain looking at Centipede.
"He does have a point. I imagine its getting late and I tried to keep calm despite everyone needing answers." says Sankou standing up to leave.
"Don't leave without us." says Kiyama.
"We need to leave together." says Cain.
"We're putting the chatty one on edge." says Sankou.
"Centipede Ken will lean on me only when he knows there's no-one around or are about to get the doves involved. He likes both meat but ghouls are better off eaten; moreso than humans. But who am I to judge actions of ghouls who lose everything? We cant do anything about his mental state as he is now. Noone knows where Ken is in the hero to villain ratio. Not even Ken himself. Books that bring imagination to life better suit freaky here than me. Manga life only has so many genres to offer and horror freak show chaos was the first to be given to read. I should've thought that through better but homebodies dont have much to hand over." says Hide looking at Centipede, scanning for expressions.
"Double put himself and me down as whoever Danny Fenton and Danny Phantom are. Batman and Danny whoever don't mix quite right." says Centipede.
"Well, you're no Bruce Wayne but shifting from human to half ghoul aligns you with Danny Fenton\Phantom. You don't have a vehicle yet you have a ghoul eye and appendages that act as a ghost sense when humans or ghouls seem off or whatever. I don't really know where I'd be placed in that imagery. Touka works either way." says Hide.
"Double now? Hide did say Anteiku would show another Ken. What's with this Yuno chick Hide suddenly detests being compared to?" think everyone.
"Wasn't Danny Phantom an American show? What does that have to do with Japan?" wonders the male.
"Its not Japan, it has everything to do with Ken. I have been studying English and now in a sense, the weight gain makes me feel like an american? I'm not that good with American shows. Does Japan know of Danny Phantom? It'll be worried about later. Ken is a nightly hero like Batman depending on how it appears but he prefers being atop buildings like Bruce Wayne when watching the citizens from high buildings. His kagune make him appear villainous which humans despise. Only ties linking to the show is like Danny, he started off human and something disrupted his genetics. Unlike Danny who is loved by humans, Ken is hated by humans. Danny only has to worry about ghosts interrupting daily life. Ken has to be cautious of both species, never knowing the outcome. Eating humans is devilish, as for eating ghouls, hard to say what's true toward kakuja when ghouls and humans are on the same menu. Neither Carnivore or Cannibal to call Ken's meat diet?" says Hide.
"Humans are omnivores unless they are able to eat eachother if stranded, ghouls are cannibals. Well, Ken would be doubled cannibal; him being human eating humans, him being a ghoul eats ghouls." says Cain.
"That's all I got. Anymore topics and I'll go brain dead." says Hide.
Day 6:December 31
Hide's place...
Night...
The clock was ticking closer and closer to midnight with Hide watching the small flat screen tv in the kitchen.
"Yo, Ke-Centipede, come back to your senses for the ball drop! I'm not sure how to feel about missing students after the Ken Kaneki disappearance." says Hide calling Centipede over.
Hide didn't expect so much as a noise since most people automatically put up 'HAPPY NEW YEARS' on Facebook once they see its after midnight. Would Centipede be the shrugging off type? He would pick up on the noise of neighbors cheering and fireworks going off. Hide was on the verge of screaming for Centipede to get in the kitchen when he felt a tentacle slink around his mouth to shut him up. Unbeknownst to Hide, Centipede snuck into the kitchen, tentacles slithering in front of the sink and cabinets with the bug ghoul landing in front of the door. Once Centipede got behind his human, he quieted Hide with a tentacle then showed his face hearing the deafening cheers of the crowds on the tv. Hide took notice of Centipede who briefly smiled back before taking the tentacle away. As much as Centipede wanted to toy with Hide's body, spiky centipede armor would injure him.
"Mindless drone or not, it'd be nice if you talked more when friends are over. If you can call them friends. Not like it's expected." says Hide wrapping an arm around Centipede to pull him closer, "You can only ring in the new year once like the holidays of set months. A new years resolution must be the very thing we need to live up to in the upcoming year. Since you're useless-deadly now, everyone you saw including myself need to think up resolutions that speak us that helps you and me hopefully. I've already gained 100lbs in record time and you with socialism around schoolmates works yet doesnt."
Centipede frowned turning away looking at the floor as if wanting Hide to let go. Centipede wasn't useless, he was deadly though. One touch of the centipede looking tentacle armor and you're bleeding in seconds. No amount of softening the touch would help the moments they are seen in.
"No, no, no." says Hide shaking his head, "What we need is ways to get flesh and an alternate drinking source for you. Blood bags are technical drinks for ghouls but stealing from hospitality is cruel and not me at all. How to incorporate that into a resolution for ghoul kind? It sounds right but feels off putting. I'm at a loss for my end of this.
Centipede turned to look at Hide, trying to make it so he was still confused but his mouth was back to showing no emotion.
"We need to store stuff that compliments you without getting dirty; becoming Yuki and Yuno without being them. You three share trust through similar methods but Yuno is possessive while you keep to yourself, leaving others to their own accord. That throws off Centipede style first strike first bite compared to lying in wait to strike." says Hide.
Centipede thought he understood. Blood bags were stored at hospitals where some humans die. If this were to be an apocalypse game, zombies were the best source of human meat to a ghoul pallet. If Centipede took the lead, everyone would be disheveled from shock seeing him crashing in with tentacles on standby. With Hide taking the lead, there's no cuffs to keep them together at all times as a precaution. Not that standard cuffs would help.
Wait, aren't hospitals the enemy after what Kanou did to Ken? Not exactly this cycle but hospitals in general?
"It's about time the grey area got some love. We need resources and what better way than to scout the hospitals. You are not allowed to kill anyone in the buildings but you should be able to catch the scent of the dead. Would do the healers some good if ghouls ate the dead before going to the mortuary. Suicides only help so much." says Hide.
If everyday norm was equivalent to an apocalypse then why would adults want kids born into a world where ghouls eat humans of all ages? But it's not just that, ghouls of all ages fear the CCG hunting them down so where's the alternative for the ghoul side? There will never be one if no-one talks it over with Arima. Right, all minimal chatter will be quieted so humans can have the world to themselves.
Day 7:January 1
Mid Afternoon?...
"We're leaving Centipede." says Hide frowning.
Centipede stood stiffly straight before nodding and letting Hide lead the way. The biggest question is, should they start with headquarters to show Hide is fine despite being reprimanded and have the ghoul caged up to rot away while the human that took part in headquarters is forced to hear screams day in and day out until it breaks the human like it does the ghoul. Other option was head straight for the nearest hospital to tell the staff Hide was assigned a ghoul and never stocked up after letting him stay in the house? To many cons to count.
"Headquarters, this is where my ideals stray from yours. I want to protect not set out for purgatory damation. Been fun while it lasted but this ghoul is under my supervision. Time to break free and find a bunkerlike place that's homey away from home. Except there's no say in findings." thinks Hide.
Hell, with kakuja having limited to no mindset, would be weird to have us do it whether I get Centipede in a hot and bothered state or if tentacles are used for masterbation. I'm pretty confident that Centipede has more food lust than sexual frustration. No, shake it out of your brain. There's no way Centipede would try anything perverted with the way Centipede acts compared to usual Ken. Would be like raping him and that's to fucked up in our position. Getting horny is the least of my worries...not that Centipede would be able to tell.
"Where's a phone number when you need one? I have the workers on my Facebook but I'm basically chatting with myself. Its pointless to check my page if no-one really cares to comment. Contacts...all I ever needed was this Tokyo's Ken along with Touka and maybe the manager of Anteiku. It felt wrong having people from headquarters to ring up if I'm uneasy about their strategies. If I were to ring up Amon, he would talk over me or never let me speak unless he doesn't answer. I have to bring it up to someone but I can't be to hasty toward my role of hanging around a ghoul at all times. I'm pretty much dead weight to everyone in the building so me dieing wouldn't hinder them unless I was good friends with everyone there. Facebook messenger is useless. Calling up headquarters to know what's going on to better prepare ourselves is fruitless since not calling still counts as harboring the enemy. Amon, what are you putting me through?" thinks Hide cautiously looking at Centipede.
"Now my mind is varying between hormones and normalcy. We need a proper sex life but we can't jump the gun. Whether its him slithering around me or me squeezing him. Last 2 times were a bust. Focus on the hospital. Everything else will hold you back. Where was the hospital located again? My mind can't focus when I have to play the role of 2 people. Why can't I have a talkative Centipede. Its creepy not knowing what Centipede will do next." thinks Hide shadow eyed.
"New year, new chaoses and mindsets blown out of proportion." whispers Hide to himself.
"Humans and demons, which is the lesser evil? Everything that happened or is happening is a result of to much meshing together. You can pry at the demons until they die away but then where are the friends you realize are demons? Only empty holes and nothing more. Neh CCG? Both species are the scum of the earth yet everyone sees things differently. Yeah, ghoul lovers are hated by all. Ghoul lovers are no better than ghouls. Everybody loves peace yet wars wage on with no end point to close things for good. If the world is plagued with monsters in human skin its only right for ghouls to fend themselves. Most if not all, just eat all the innocence available instead of going after the evils the world shows us. Everyone keeps quiet and no-one get anywhere. Humans scream we need a clean world filled with no bloodshed and vise versa, ghouls can only eat flesh yet not a soul gets them the resources so life can be worth living." mutters Hide.
