[OPEN] bite & arbeit

[halfmoon]

Who: Makoto and you!
When: Throughout mid-September
Where: All in Aefenglom - shopping district; industrial district; vampire bar maybe??; etc.
What: Part-time work, quests, full moon changes.
Warnings: Threads set at Victorious Secret are likely to be a little racy. Will edit if anything else comes up!

Starters are in the comments!

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B - I'm tagging this very late, I apologize

[eluci]

The first couple times he catches the kid staring, he's willing to pass it off as a coincidence. People look at you when you pass by them, generally, and his path takes him near Makoto several times. After those times, though, he's pretty sure that it's happening on purpose. The ears and tail give him away as 'not human' pretty easily, and while he won't admit it, he's still very self-conscious about them being visible.

The book's about turnskins, he notices, and to him that confirms the purposeful staring, so he sets down the stack of books he was moving to confront the kid...who's already noticed. Hm.

"Y'know, talking is a lot less creepy than staring."

it's ok!

[halfmoon]

Makoto watches the man walk over, his face calm and neutral. He rests his hand on the top of his book, partially obscuring the gold lettering on the cover that reads Turnskin Varieties and Their Attributes. Makoto himself is wearing a long cloak, and his face is partially obstructed by the hood pulled over his head, but the stranger should be able to see his blood red eyes easily, if he hadn't noticed them already.

"Sorry," he answers with a polite shrug. "Some turnskins have heightened senses, right? I should have known you'd notice."

He sets his book aside and stands up to offer him a respectful hand. "I'm Makoto Yuuki."

[eluci]

In contrast to Makoto's neutral expression, Noctis still looks annoyed, but not much more than someone would be at catching someone staring at them. His tail matches that expression, moving slowly back and forth, the tip twitching occasionally, and if Makoto knows anything about cats, he might recognize what that means.

"I guess so," he admits, lightly tugging on one ear. "But most people notice when someone else is staring at them."

He accepts the handshake, grateful for still-human hands to do so with. "Noctis."

[halfmoon]

Makoto tries not to look down at his hand when they shake, but silently, he's feeling for cat pads on his palm - which don't seem to be there. Had Noctis not already looked annoyed, he might've just taken a look, but he doesn't want to put him off.

"Are you a mirrorbound?" Makoto asks, hoping the question won't set off any alarm bells, considering the heightened animosity towards them lately. To set him at ease, he quickly adds, "I am. This is my second month here. I've been trying to learn as much as possible about this place, now that it seems I'm stuck here." Hence the books, and the people-watching.

[eluci]

He'll be very disappointed, unfortunately. While Noctis has a couple sword-related calluses on his hands, it's not the full moon, so there are no pads to be found. There are on his feet, including beans, but they're currently hidden inside his shoes.

"Yeah...been here about four months now."

He glances at the other books Makoto has with him--if the one he's been reading is about Turnskins, then the rest might be about other monsters. Which makes him wonder if that means that he himself is a monster trying to learn about the others or a witch trying to collect non-magic information.

"So are you turning into anything or are you one of the luckier ones?"

[halfmoon]

Makoto laughs softly at the question and shakes his head. Instead of using words, he reaches up with one hand to pull one bottom eyelid down, emphasizing his blood red eyes. And then he smiles, showing off his fangs - still developing, and still small, but already capable of piercing skin.

"Not one of the lucky ones." He crosses his arms, his hands disappearing into the fabric of the long black cloak he's wearing. "I thought for a while that being a vampire would be a lucky second place option, but now I'm not so sure. I might look mostly the same, but... there are a lot of mental changes, I guess you could say."