starter call | @ninjassin encounters chiyo!

" so... that was my grandma. " she's a lil awkward in her delivery, gaze bouncing from timmy's expression to the sidewalk and back. " won't lie, i was more nervous for you to meet her than my parents. she's great, obviously, but she's more... well, she can put you on the spot. " even if the old woman waits till they're alone, even if it's in private, chiyo's well-acquainted with her grandmother's talks. she's the type of person to ask a question and expect an honest answer -- whether she has to wrestle it out of you or not.

her fingers curl around timmy's hand, and chiyo chances another glance at his face. " that wasn't too much, was it? "

reasons why my ghoulies have their individual (and they're all complete, nyehehe.) kakujas and the what the fuck do they look like, let's fuckin GO.

ren: his kakuja's appearance resembles a long, spindly figure (every single limb of his is elongated, including the neck.) wrapped in thick bandages with seemingly no end and no beginning. think, maybe, of the "black ghosts" from ajin-- he's about twice his height whilst in kakuja form and is in full control of both himself and his kagune while maintaining it. acquired from eating any ghoul he decided was "too annoying" or just because he was hungry; there wasn't really any desire within him to become stronger (why do that when you already are?) or anything of the sort. moreover, he eats ghouls as something of a powerplay, which could butt heads with the aforementioned idea but, y'know-- semantics smemantics. whilst in kakuja, additionally, he can sprout several spiderlike-legs out from his back that increases his speed and power exponentially. his voice, too, retains its usual nasally tone but has a tendency to drag on and on, like a tape recorder that's been fed a bad tape or a vhs tape that's been rewound way too many times it's start to go "wrong". he's an honest to god nightmare to deal with, truth be told.

yori: think of dark souls knights. ok. now, think of the dark souls knights that are, like, fifty feet taller than the player character. that's generally the gist of yori's kakuja's appearance; it's a full-plate of armor, allowing for him to withstand a, laughably so, shit ton of damage before, finally, falling. i wanna say that the armor itself isn't necessarily bulky nor does it look bulky-- more-so, it's somewhat formfitting and comes with its very own shield! and cape. because capes are cool. yori, while being a very loud and vocal hater of ghoul meat (it tastes foul! bleck!), decided to commit to the bit and develop a kakuja for one reason: to be able to protect his little prince, nori. this kakuja is focused on being defensive rather than being on the offense, but that isn't to say yori isn't capable of tearing shit up. because, god willing, he most certainly will if nori is threatened because, guess what, it also comes with a sword! how fun! retaining his sanity, yori's voice is mostly normal whilst in this form, but it has the tendency to... yell. he can get quite loud on seemingly random syllables for seemingly no reason.

jun: his kakuja is... strange in the sense that it might seem atypical to a lot-- it looks the most to a "wolf", but it's definitely taken heavy inspiration from the "big bad wolf" of little red riding hood fame-- or, well, in this case would it be infamy? who knows! in terms of size and overall appearance, jun's kakuja is... massive. that isn't to say it can dwarf buildings but, well, it can come close to it. that's why he's usually hunchbacking it when in kakuja mode. appearance-wise, it's a werewolf sort of thing (think of a mix of vicar amelia and cleric beast of bloodborne!) that is incredibly strong but, maybe, not as fast as he'd prefer. this is a kakuja that's focused purely on power rather than speed. a mere swing of the arm would be more than enough, in most scenarios, for him to incapacitate several investigators at once. or ghouls, if that's more your flavor. its story of acquiring is somewhat odd, as his family line caused him (and aimi.) to favor ghoul meat than to outright be disgusted by it. over time, he just developed one due to his dietary needs. he doesn't really talk while in this form. he communicates like a wild animal. don't let that fool you, though-- he's just as sane as everyone else on this list!

chiyo: this one is fun. mostly because it's chiyo's imagination running rampant and exposing the various predators she's come into contact with's "kinks"-- this kakuja is an overindulgence. its silhouette is meant to represent the "jessica rabbit"; itty-bitty waist with a big chest and ass, also known as "the perfect body type" to those that have no clue what an actual woman looks like. while jessica rabbit, as a character, represented that "appearances aren't everything" in a more... y'know "kind" way, chiyo's kakuja represents this idea in a very violent and downright on the nose way. out of the shadows, her face is concealed and replaced with a lamprey's mouth (ballerina from cabin in the woods vibes.) while the remainder of her body is covered, head to toe, with thick tendrils of "flesh". her arms and hands? big, meaty claws. her legs and feet? thin and very petite. her hair, as well, is kakuja-fied, morphed into actual tendrils that she can control at will in order to stab at anyone and thing at will. they're as sharp as knives and are more than capable of breaking through another ghoul's kagune and, potentially, kakuja if she tries hard enough. she gains her kakuja as means of wanting to protect her wife and her nephews, wondering if there'll be a day she'll ever get a chance of killing her sister's killer and giving him a taste of his own medicine. she fakes being insane for the sheer comedy but is, in fact, in full control of herself.

masao: just a fucked up looking oni kinda guy! instead of the one faces, he's got four faces-- all split up into their own, little heads facing left, straight, back, and, you guessed it, right. they're all functional and can talk at will, too, though the "straight" facing face is the dominant one. each face also has its very own set of long, protruding fangs from both the top and bottom of his gums, similar to that of a sabretooth tiger but worse. he also has two extra pairs of arms, both of which are grotesquely muscular that look, almost, like he could use them to propel himself forward like a gorilla or something-- wait, actually? yes. yes, he can in fact do that. this is a kakuja that's focused, once again, mostly on power and not at all in speed. what it lacks in speed, however, is its defensive capabilities; it's able of withstanding severe "damage" from an investigator's (and ghoul, while we're at it.) onslaught and shaking it off like a little bee sting. his kakuja enables him to be fully sentient (as expected.) but his voice retains a sort of "fakeness" to it, now. it sounds like it's in a perpetual "tunnel throat", even when speaking normally. many find this really weird and, perhaps, a bit disconcerting, especially when he laughs whilst kakuja-fied.