(Intro) Kitti
(Intro) Minx
(Intro) A S M R
(Intro) All around you
[Creek noises and Occasional Bird chirping] [Japanese-Style ambient music]
Hey!
Watch where you're going
I was trying to take a nap here
and then you had to go in and
step on my tail like that
I really, really dont appreciate it
Hoowee, I'm exhausted
There is this huuuuge village
just outside the forest
It's so big and so crowded
Full of food too mhhhmm
Such delicious food and all of my favourites.
My favourite human food like
chips and cheesey things
and all kinda things even something
my friend told me is called
'Beef Jerky'
Not exactly sure what beef is
but the jerky was deeeelicious
mhhhmm
I dont know why i'm telling you all this
You're just some random human
Hey human
[sniffing on the right side]
[sniffing on the left side]
Do you have any food on you?
I'm Hungry
Then again, I'm always hungry
I could always go for something to eat
You - you smell interesting
[sniffing on right side]
[sniffing on left side]
You smell like -
you smell like -
wolf
Are you - are you a wolf?
No?
Ahh, you're just travelling with one
Well, where is he?
Oh, oh I'm sorry
She
Where is she? What's she doing? I-
I dont really like wolves
not really
not really my thing
in fact
theyyyy
kinda scare me
They kinda scare me quite alot, they're just
They have those really sharp teeth, you know?
And they're sooo much bigger than me
I don't know I-
I'm not a fan, but
whatever floats your boat y'know?
'though I dont really know what a boat is either
Wh-what's a boat?
C-can you eat it? Can you eat a boat?
I don't know, that was just some saying i heard
just passing through
heard some random human say it and
It's an interesting saying
whateverrrrr floats your boat
Row row float your boat!
I heard a song like that too
some humans were humming it as they were hiking through the wood
I hear all kindsa things here
It's why it's my favourite napping spot
It's not too far from the cabins either
where i can just rustle through the trash
Oooo that's the best, it's so delicious just rustling on through
Rustle rustle rustle rustle and then you find some
yummy tasties to eat mhhmhmm
Oh, oh my
Where are my manners?
The name's Trua
What's your name?
Woah, Woah
Wait, lemme get this straight, you're
THAT human?
that human
you
That's you?
You're that human?
The one who met and defeated the forest's spirit guardian?
And got venom from the- from the- creepy crawlies?
AND- and was dubbed an honorary wolf by the lead pack?
You're FAMOUS in this forest
plus
well
you're famous through my friend too, my friend knows you pretty well
In fact it was her cabin i just came from
Yeah, her name's Freya
She's a fox
I like her alot
We have alot in common you know?
Oh, what am I?
I'm let's call it a 'Tanuki'
We're shapeshifters
We're kinda like hrrmmmm
Lemme think
We're kinda like what you would call a
a racoon
Except we're kinda a bit more- more doglike
Aroof!
Er, that was really cheesey of me
I'm sorry about that, but yeah, my name's Trua
I'm a Tanuki
I can shapeshift and take pretty much any form I like
it's part of my- my special abilities,
as a Tanuki
We're pretty rare in this forest
In fact we're considered, well, transplants
we came here accidentally years n years n years ago
For some- zoo research project
Aaaand my ancestors kinda just
got away and escaped into here
and we've been living here ever since
it's pretty nice though, I quite like this forest
it's pretty laid back and mellow
even with the human activity
I actually like the human activity
I like when the humans come by because it means
mhm mhm mhm
Freeee food
Can't say no to free food
Can you?
yeah no , thought not
Not many that i come across can say no to a free meal
whether it's a hot meal, a cold meal
any kinda meal
Though I'm a bit more a fan of the crunchy snackies
Yeah I love the crunchy snackies that you humans have
They're sooo good
(right side) crunch crunch crunch
(left side) crunch crunch crunch crunch crunch
Haww i just love the feeling of them in my teeth just mhhmmhhmm
Oh I'm getting hungry just thinking about it
Do you have any crunchy snakies on you?
[sniffing left side]
No?
Hoo-wee
You have quite a smell you smell like you could use a bath
When was the last time you had a bath? You smell like you drowned in a lake
and then got dragged through the woods
in the mud
and
obviously you smell like wolf too, you smell like alot of things
it's really weird
I'm not sure i like it
not a good smell
So, how do you take a bath?
Ohhhh, you need your cabin
Well, i hate to say it but it's
It's kinda
Freya's cabin now
She's been using it the whooole time you've been gone
Inviting friends over and just having a grand ol' time
I been over there a few times already
She seems to be able to get plenty of food
Not sure how she does it, think she steals it
There's plenty of other cabins nearby that dont keep locks on their trashcans
They dont keep locks on their doors either so we can just sneak on in
Grab whatever we want from all of those fancy kitchen gadgets
Not really sure what things are called
there's the biiig thing that's cold and keeps things nice and cold
and then there are things that make things hot
don't really know what they are, dont know what their names are
but they make food extra delicious
and people just seem to leave their around them, so
it makes it super easy for us
Yup yup yup!
Anyway, I guess i should explain to you exactly what i can do
I can shapeshift
This form is just one I like
I like just being all lougey and relaxy
letting my tail flow free
and my ears twitch
I just- I like that, that's my favourite thing
And i like to wear human clothes
Not exactly sure why, I just do
bit more comfy than the clothes my- my family makes
but, here's an interesting fact
I'm a girl now, but
I was born a boy
yeah , I was born male
but, i'm female now
I like this form better
it suits me y'know?
I prefer to be more- more feminine
y'know?
it just
vibes with me
if that makes any sense
Though I've been told my voice is still pretty- pretty boyish
I don't like being told that
What do you think? Is my voice pretty boyish?
Oh is is?
Well... drat
On thing i can't really shapeshift is my voice
It kinda stays the same regardless of the form I'm in
Even when I'm in my critter form
Yeah that's what I call it when we take our actual forms, critter form
I think it's a fun way way to call it
those of us that can change around
have critter forms, so that's most of us in the forest
I say most of us not everbody i mean
mermaids don't turn into fish after all
Though it'd be kinda funny if they did
Though i guess things would eat them, that wouldn't be very good
We kinda need the mermaids y'know?
Oh yeah, I did hear about that
You were on a quest for the merdmaids
You seem to be put on alotta quests
You must be a veeeery special human, not that I blame you
I can kinda see it now that I've gotten a closer look at you
and a closer smell of you
Though you would be better if you carried snacks
much better, much more special if you carried snacks on you
What?
I can't help it
I aaalways think with my tummy
(right side) I just eat n' eat n' eat n' eat n' eat n' eat n' eat
(left side) eat n' eat n' eat n' eat n' eat n' eat
What?
Us Tanuki, we're supposed to be on the chunky side
Chunky, chubby and all around cuddly
That's one thing I love about me and my kind
We're the cuddliest thing around the forest
You better believe it
(slightly annoyed) Oh alright
You can pet my tail
I don't really mind
I don't know what it is with you humans and touching everything
(right side) touch touch touch
(left side) touch touch touch
[Repeatedly saying 'touchy' while going from right side to left side back to right side]
[sighs]
At least your food is worth it
It's worth the hassle
I've had little humans find me before, while I'm sleeping and
touch my ears and touch my tail
it's really annoying
I don't like it very much
but I can't do anything about because they're- they're little humans
and they don't really know any better
And if i hurt them, then, well
I could get in trouble, not just with my kind
or the spirit guardian
but, well, other humans
humans with things that go Bang!
bang bang bang- bang
And then when humans do go
bang bang, bang bang bang - bang
critters are no more here
they just
go away into the- big behond
And I'm interested in going into the big behond
I like where I am, right here
Nice and safe right here, Nice and comfy right here
I like it alot, plus there's food here
I don't know if there's food in the big behond
I don't wanna risk it
So I'm just gonna here where it's cozy and nice
and full of the things and people I love
aaand food
deeefinitely food
Of course friends, that's what i meant by people, my friends
, my family
What about you?
Do you wanna be my friend?
Oh, you do?
Well, that's really really great to hear
I- don't really have many- many human friends
Most of my friends are creatures of the forest
So, I think it'd be nice to have a human friend
Plus, if Freya likes you
you're allll good my book
one-hundred percent
Is that the right thing to say? Good in my book?
It's another human saying i heard
It's the right thing to say?
Okay good
just making sure
You know, you are pretty interesting
even if you don't have food on you
And you have quite alot to say, I like that
I like someone who's good at- conversation
sometimes i just talk to myself
or talk to a rock
or a tree, sometimes I talk to a tree
they're not very good at talking back
they're pretty dull
Oh don't laugh at me
you'd do the same thing too if you hung out alone alot
I don't know, I'm super social but I also like my me time y'know?
Can you relate to that?
I mean I don't mind going to like
really big awesome raging parties like the one in the cabin
But then afterwards I like to
be alone to
recharge and just
hang out, which is what I was doing,
when you stepped on my tail
so
say you're sorry
Alright
apology accepted
Just
don't do it again
My tail's very sensitive
y'know?
yeah
Oh?
You're waiting on your- your wolf friend?
Well, where did she go?
Oh, she went hunting for you two?
Well that's- that's awfully nice of her
Come to think of it, according to Freya
you were supposed to bring her food, but that was ages ago
So she got bored and went and found her own food
She also stopped by her den a few times
to pick up some stuff, drop off some other stuff
I had to help her, cause she got alotta stuff
Just going around cabin to cabin
picking up goodies
and then hauling them all the way to both the cabin, and her den
She's pretty clever, that Freya
It's why we get along so great
And she doesn't mind my-
my me-ness
y'know?
what makes me me
she's very, accepting like that
I-
I kinda have a crush on her, but-
don't tell her, don't- don't tell her at all when you see her because
I'm not- I'm not ready to tell her
plus I'm not sure how
I just-
I just really really like her and
and
admire her
she's so brave
and out there
gets things done
knows how to bring folks together
and puts on amazing parties
that really just, get your energy going
She's just
really
really something special
And I really really like and care about her and I just-
I just want what's best for her
y'know, I gotta be honest with you
I've been trying to get her to go home, for a while
she needs to be in her den
but she refuses to go beause, well
she's been waiting at that cabin
for you
for quite a long time
She understands that you got carried away
Word spreads around this forest pretty fast
yep yep yep
It spreads really fast, so she heard about what you did for the wolves
And your fight with the spirit guardian
And all your other adventures
so, she understands, but
just to warn you, she's not very happy with you
nope nope nope
not very happy with you at all
Because, she got hungry the first few days waiting for you
And then, you didn't come back
And then, weeks passed
And then, over a month passed
And then she kinda gave up
but she didn't lose hope completely especially as the story spread
and now she's really looking forward to your return
you can bring your wolf friend too
I don't think she'd mind
In fact I think-
I think she'd like to meet her
and
thank her for helping you
In fact
i know she would
she can be a bit stand-offish and brash at times but
but deep deep DEEP down
Freya, she has a good heart
It's part of why I- I like her so much
I just
I just really, really like her mind
and her heart
and her spirit
just
everthing about her and she's-
she's so beautiful
you know?
so, so very beautiful
I just
can't help but
like and
care about her
Anyway
you're pretty close to the cabin
I can take you there if you want
Your wolf can follow our scent and meet us there
I that okay with you?
Because i've gotta be honest
You- you really, really stink
and could use a bath
And like you said, your bath is at your cabin
So i can take you there, here, follow me
it's just through this clearing here
Just a few
more steps
it's alright
don't be scared, it's not too far
you'll be okay
This forest loves you after all
This forest is your friend
here
now
you can just see your cabin in the distance
Riiight ooveerr
Oh no [Sounds of a roaring fire]
welp, that's Freya for ya
I guess the party got outta hand
here
I'll go help you
Go call your wolf friend
I'll meet you at the cabin
Okay? Okay.
See ya later,
[Fadeout into silence]
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