animal companions, revised edition

[ippenshindemiru]

The Revised Animal Companion Meme



Your character has acquired an Animal Companion, has become one, or is in the market for one (or more than one, if you want a multi-person thread).

Animal Companions can be whatever you want them to be, ranging from a character wearing plush cat ears and a tail to one transformed entirely into an animal. They can also vary in level of cooperation in this whole "companion" business, or by how much the "animal" nature might affect them.

Is this a prank? A dare? Did someone lose a bet? Did you get on the wrong side of a mad scientist? Pick one or make up your own, and let the fur fly.

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Anders | Dragon Age | OTA

[wardennolonger]

[Anders is in the market for a kitteh! Or, you know, any kind of kitty themed character >>; ]

[silverwings]

[It wasn't clear exactly what had happened, for whatever it had been had also turned Yuna's memories of the event hazy and indistinct. It must have been some kind of spell, or maybe a bizarre and unexpected magical backlash, but somehow she'd been trapped in or perhaps shifted into the body of a Coeurl. Lost, disoriented, confused, and therefore completely unable to use any of the abilities that came with the form, she'd been easy prey for monster trappers and had ended up at the Monster Arena.

To their vast disappointment, her captors had quickly discovered that she also wasn't vicious enough to be good for real combat (and had a tendency to make noises that sounded distressingly like human speech, unnerving the would-be combatants), and so had shipped her off to market as an exotic pet. Most people had never seen her kind to know how potentially dangerous she should have been, and if they weren't smart enough to ask then the merchants certainly weren't going to tell. And so she sat, curled up in a slightly too-small cage and pawing uselessly at the straps holding her muzzle closed, but still watching the door intently and awaiting her first chance to bolt for freedom.]

Ise Nanao | Bleach

[isefukutaichou]

[Ridiculous. It was utterly ridiculous, that's what it was, and as soon as she found out who had pulled this little stunt Ise Nanao was going to ensure that they regretted it for the next century or so. No enemy would stoop this low, and yet she couldn't remember annoying anyone in Soul Society to this extent recently.

By some trick she had yet to determine, she'd been caught sleeping and bound with a kidou spell she didn't know and had woken up inside a wire cage with a collar around her neck and her hands and feet wrapped in paw-shaped mittens that kept her from removing the thing. Worse than that, somehow her ears had been replaced with a large, floppy pair of dog's ears and she could feel a thin tail sprouting from the base of her spine. Fortunately she still had her uniform on, but she was half-afraid there might be some more alterations underneath the fabric. If not for the fact that something seemed to be damping her own reiatsu the cage and much of the surrounding area would be smoking ashes by now.

It was fortunate for her that she couldn't see the large, colorful sign on top of the cage that read, "TAKE ME HOME!"]

Marius Pontmercy | Les Misèrables

[le_baron_pontmercy]

[Marius is not amused with his mun who thinks this is incredibly funny and decided to turn him into the first animal that popped into her head

Call it a magic spell or some twist of coincidence, but there's a big, black leopard where there should be a French baron. Right now, he's lying low, lest the citizens of wherever he might be see him and be thrown into mass panic. He'll be wandering around back alleys and trying to figure out WTF happened to him.

Hopefully, there's some way to reverse it. Leopards don't belong in cities.

Long story short, he's looking for a fraaaand.]

Rei Hino | Sailor Moon

[guidedbyflame]

[anyone looking for a pet? willing to go partial to full animal (sticking costume ears on her will just get you set on fire). also can play her mid-stars age 16 or post-series age 22.]

[reigndrop]

[any sort of animal in particular? I-I keep thinking crows... ;U;

In any case, Rei, you seem to have found this 15-year-old's back stoop.

King blinks, one visible eye still bleary from sleep. The kid could have sworn there were noises out here just a moment ago...]

[guidedbyflame]

[Crow makes sense for her! Let's do that.

So, we'll call this the result of an enemy attack, and though Rei got away she wasn't entirely unscathed and isn't exactly experienced at flying anyway. The noise he heard would have been a distressed caw followed by flapping wings as the senshi-turned-crow landed awkwardly on the stoop. Now there's a slightly battered-looking bird there, carefully examining one extended wing as she tries to decide if she's ready to try to fly again.]

Yukiko Amagi | Persona 4

[tofantheflames]

[It is as though someone merged the mythical phoenix with a young woman: the creature perched in the gilded cage has the size and vague shape of a human, though one with her arms replaced by broad red-gold wings and feet shaped into four-toed claws, ankles ringed with belled jesses. Her eyes are golden as her Shadow's had been, her mouth now shaped more like a beak, but her features are mostly hidden by the hood placed over her head to keep her calm. It's only partially successful, that much is clear from the way she shifts nervously from foot to foot, her feathers shedding glittering false sparks as her wings flutter a little before folding again.]

Hellsing | Alucard

[nolifecount]

[A pet shouldn't be so bad. He has been very lonely. As to what kind of animal it is, he isn't picky as long it would show loyal and affections without placing too much demands on him.]

[singinghuntress]

[In one of the many places he was searching for a pet, one of them sold exotic animals. They varied from wolf pups to full grown panthers an everything in between.

Sitting in one of the cages happens to be a black panther. A female with sapphire eyes who seems to be watching everything passing by. Around her neck is a leather collar with an elaborate charm of a musket. Once he approaches she lifts her head to gaze at him. Everything about her screamed dangerous hunter.

Especially the muzzle around her mouth, making sure she didn't.. try to take chunks out of her handlers anymore.]

[nolifecount]

[Whoa, just his kind of pet! As soon as he walked by, he peered at the panther through the window. What gorgeous eyes she has! The claws, the teeth, and the sleek fur! And the danger that she carries and the muzzle around her mouth means she might bite.

Alucard can imagine what a great hunter she'll be! Together, they will prowl on their prey under the moonlight!

But the price tag to acquire her is ridiculous! But money is no objection! Since he got the cash, he simply waltz into the petshop, pay up to the owner in cash, got several warnings of the creature, and in no time at all, he got her outside in a caged box carted on wheels. She's heavy, for an ordinary human, but since he's a vampire, she's not heavy at all.

Hopefully, with all of that huffing and puffing, she wouldn't break out of her cage, won't she?]

Kariya Masaki | Inazuma Eleven GO!

[netting_nettles]

[Oops, Kariya's been turned into a kitty.

Was it a Fifth Sector or El Dorado experiment gone wrong? Freak hissatsu accident? Bad run-in with a group of ancient, feline, soccer-playing totem-gods? (All the ancient gods play soccer where he's from.) Well, the short answer is: Yes! Any or maybe all of the above at once.

In any case, it's happened. And he hasn't been quite lucky enough to get away with just the ears and tail. There are those, yeah, but also the sharpened claws poking out where his nails had been, the fangs in his mouth that aren't really human, the hints of body hair that are more like fur and the spine that now moves in ways a person's frankly shouldn't.

It's all been very stressful for him. Probably no surprise, after all that, that he's sticking close to the nearest person's side.]

[doingthemistything]

[Said nearest person being Kirino.

He really, really doesn't question anything that happens to the rest of the team anymore. Naturally, he's watching over Kariya--someone needs to provide a shoulder for the younger defender to lean on during a time like this after all!

... Man, he never expected having to use willing suspension of disbelief on reality itself.]

[netting_nettles]

[Funny that you should mention 'leaning on.'

Because that's about the most tactful term one could use for what Kariya's doing to Kirino, as he lifts up from the crouch he's been resting in. Without much warning, he's forgetting all about personal space, nuzzling some and rubbing his cheeks against him haphazardly. There might be a hint of claws scratching at the sleeves of the other boy's jacket, too, but he's at least being careful not to hurt.

More than anything, he just looks embarrassed and confused by the whole thing. It's only...Kirino's being such a good friend to Kariya lately, except he doesn't smell like him. And it won't stop bothering him.]

hi i saw you mentioned hayami

[facedesk]

[He... can't help staring. He really, really can't. Something about the defender is, frankly, too goddamn cute.
It's like something from Loveless, or Shugo Chara... he's not sure what to think about it -

For now, he's just wandering up to Kariya with a bag in his arms.]

... Kariya-kun? You're not busy, right?

[netting_nettles]

Mm?

[It depends on whether they're counting cat-naps as "busy." Kariya's found he needs to sleep a lot more ever since the whole cat-thing started up, and so after practice he's made a bee-line straight for the club room's couch.

But he'll sit up as Hayami comes over...albeit a little reluctantly.]

...not really. [yaaaaaaawn] What is it, Hayami-senpai?

Shindou Takuto | Inazuma Eleven GO

[fullscale]

[And Shindou's a doggy. Partly, anyway - be it Fifth Sector's fault (always and forever) or some weird potion, Shindou's now half canine, and hating it.

So many smells and so many sounds; everything makes his head swim, and nothing's seemed to help. Not only that, but he always feels like he's intruding on someone else's territory; the soccer field's been marked hundreds of times over by other dogs, it makes him feel like he's not supposed to be here.

... So he's just curled up on the bench with his ears drooped and his tail wrapped around one of his legs, trying to block it all out. Good thing he's not a territorial dog.]

[doingthemistything]

[... lakdjfad Shindou you poor thing. Here, have a best friend coming over and kneeling down next to the bench.

... Gosh someone looks like they need a hug.]

[fullscale]

[He's staying curled up like he is, though he does look up at Kirino.
His ears perk and his tail starts wagging at a million miles an hour too, of course.
These are things he wishes he can control --]

[netting_nettles]

[You know, it's really strange.

Kariya's never had too much of an opinion of Shindou one way or the other, besides some admiration of his skills on the pitch and appreciation of his role on Raimon's team. Ever since the mix-up that's left him with a kitty-cat tail poking out from his shorts, however, he can't seem to walk by the newly canine captain without feeling a hiss threatening to form in his throat. It's like every nerve in his body is warning him to be on guard.

Pity, then, that he's left his water bottle right next to where the poodle-boy is sitting, today. He can't even help but give him the filthiest, most wary look possible, as he edges over towards the bench to grab it.]

[fullscale]

[And he can't help the low growl that bubbles up - though he obviously swallows it part way, before curling up tighter.]

... Just grab it.
And be fast. If anything happens, I can't really stop myself.

Kita Ichiban | Inazuma Eleven GO

[upabovetheworld]

[As far as he's concerned, being half German Shepard just makes it easier to keep everyone in line. He just needs to growl or bark at them and they behave!
It's actually rather convenient!]

[onvioletwings]

[It was... quite odd to see at first, but Hayabusa's adjusted to it. At least the physical part of it. Mentality is probably a whole different story though, and Hayabusa's determined to be there for his friend.

How are you holding up with the canine instincts over there, Captain?]

Hayami Tsurumasa | Inazuma Eleven GO

[facedesk]

[He's a cat that likes to fish. The irony is both astounding and very, very irritating.
As for why? See: Shindou & Kariya.]

[naminoripiero]

[Well, it could be a lot worse!

In other words, Hamano did indeed bring Hayami along fishing with him (as usual) despite Hayami now being a cat... Not because feline stereotype though, he just really likes Hayami's company no matter what!]