[ You know what. Figures that whoever lived here would ultimately return to it. ]
Sorry, it was -- the faeries, they got me.
[ Maybe it sounds like a weak excuse from a potential burglar, but it really is the entire truth. And never mind that he's unintentionally trespassed, Minato's busy pointing at the mandragora toddling around. ]
Marshmallow's a youkai. [Sano learned quick that there's not much point in lying about things like that in this world. No one really cares who's a youkai and who's not.]
He can talk too. Guess he's just busy. [Scavenging for food.]
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Sorry, it was -- the faeries, they got me.
[ Maybe it sounds like a weak excuse from a potential burglar, but it really is the entire truth. And never mind that he's unintentionally trespassed, Minato's busy pointing at the mandragora toddling around. ]
What's that?
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[Sano is not yet familiar, however:]
That's Marshmallow. He's a mandragora. [There's no use lying about youkai in a place apparently filled with faeries.]
What do you mean they got you? [A glance around. Are the faeries in the room with us?]
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[ Mandragora don't move around like that! Hence, Minato's perplexed expression upon hearing the other's explanation.
Never mind that. This guy deserves a better response as to how Minato landed in his apartment to begin with. ]
If you're not careful, the faeries can teleport you. ...I guess they decided to bring me here.
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[What would there be to rob, even?]
Marshmallow's a youkai. [Sano learned quick that there's not much point in lying about things like that in this world. No one really cares who's a youkai and who's not.]
He can talk too. Guess he's just busy. [Scavenging for food.]
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Youkai?
[ Sure, Shadows and Personas were real. But youkai? Did these supernatural creatures truly exist? ]
I thought youkai would be...
[ How should he put it. ]
Scarier?
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They can be.
[Let that sit for a second or two.]
Marshmallow's just one type.
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Is he yours?
[ Youkai or not, this Marshmallow thing almost feels a little like a pet? A mascot? Minato's never seen anything like it. ]
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[Sano's head turns as Marshmallow pipes up from the corner.]
'Marshmallow doesn't belong to anyone. I'm just the mascot character!'
[Sano:]
Yeah. Don't be rude.
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Sorry. My bad.
[ Just a youkai wandering around all on his own, and not as another person's familiar. Minato can accept this reality.
That doesn't mean all his questions have been answered though. ]
Mascot character of what, though...?
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Our world, I guess.
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Huh.
[ A fascinating concept. Now Minato's thinking about what might be considered the mascot of his own world... ]
I don't think mine has one...
[ As far as mascot characters go though, Marshmallow is pretty cute. Definitely shaped like a highly marketable plushie. ]
But if it did, maybe it would be... round, like the shape of the planet.
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Why do you say that?
[He's curious, at least. This guy can be forgiven for suddenly appearing in his apartment, he supposes, so long as he remains pleasant.]
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[ He's just spitballing at this point. ]
A round mascot would look friendly, wouldn't it?
[ Someplace friendly, welcoming, with arms wide open. ]
Something that looks like you can share how you feel with them.
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Round is good.
[What a funny guy.]
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Which brings them back to Marshmallow, whom Minato stares at quite intently. ]
Does that mean... he symbolizes something about your home world?
[ This guy is from... a world filled with mandragora?? ]
ty for allowing my gag manga fourth walling
[Sano scratches a bit at the back of his head. He's never had to think this much about a one-off gag line before.]
There are a lot of mandragoras at my school, and on the island. So...I guess it's just that.
im crying i gotta check out this series someday
Are they students?
[ Why. ]
PLEASE
Our Biology Club takes care of them.
They might have their own schools though.
[They have their own police force, after all.]