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Table of Contents 1.) Introduction 2.) Notes and Plans 3.) Toybox 4.) Candyce 5.) Akio 6.) Shōsetsu
. : ❄ : . : ❄ : . : ❄ : . : ❄ : . Male Winter season alignment January 6, 2013 Respectful, caring, a bit grim First generation
. : ❄ : . : ❄ : . : ❄ : . : ❄ : . Won from Christmas RP event Colored by Renshu Li
Winter’s chilling breeze swayed down the mountain and through a certain Maneki Neko’s thick, silvery coat. The cold didn’t faze him as he continued to meander through the deep snow left by a recent blizzard. His walking pace was slow so that he could continue to observe the scenery he enjoyed. Trees looked much more beautiful dressed in white than green. The ground glistened in the morning sun. He wished it could be this tranquil all year round. But in the springtime frost farther down the slope will be nothing more than a past memory.
Lost in “if only” thoughts, the male didn’t spot a strange mound until he was practically on top of it. His bushy ears suddenly picked up the faint murmur of a heart beat. It sounded unusually different from a hibernating animal’s. Curiously he dug into the pile and discovered a middle-aged human probably from the village to the south. He brushed away as much snow as possible to free the barely alive man. Unable to think of a different way, the feline decided warm the human up with his fur by lying down on his chest. After a little while the man stirred slightly and his eyes slowly opened. “…Thank you kind spirit,” he said to the neko weakly. “May I ask you your name?”
“I have none,”the cat coolly responded as he was about to move but decided against it. An unknown feeling told him not to.
“Then as thanks for staving off death for a moment longer I’ll name you … Shōsetsu. It means thawing snow.”
He absorbed the bittersweet name for a few moments before finally accepting it. The man smiled as best he could, but they both knew there wasn’t much time left.
“As my dying wish, I’d like you to help others like me who lost their way in the cold and met a terrible fate.”
Shōsetsu nodded his head.“They will have my mercy.”
“Thank you… Friend.” The man closed his eyes again making it appear as though he was sleeping. He was able to pass on peacefully thanks to the cat's sympathetic gesture. While the Maneki Neko prayed for this human, it began to lightly snow. In a few hours the man would be covered back the way he was.
A difficult task lied before him; however, Shōsetsu suspected he couldn’t complete it alone. Helping one poor soul who just happened to be in his path was easy. Searching for people to help proved to be more of a challenge. Perhaps other nekos understood Winter’s compassionate nature or he could follow ones aligned with death in order to find frozen victims and show them comfort. Maybe just maybe.
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