canon is tokyo ghoul | voicetesting uta-san

[humanthrill]

Mun-san, it's too hard to surprise you when I live in your head.

( your surprises suck, uta-san. )

Oh. Sorry, then.

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[alwaysgrumpy]

There's being lonely, and then there's being the last one. That's a whole other deal.

[humanthrill]

...I see.

[What's he supposed to say in a situation like this? Things have been dire back home, but there's never been the outright threat of extinction. He can't even imagine how lonely it would be being the last ghoul - no Touka or Ken or Itori or Ren. It's scary.]

Sorry. Want a snack?

[alwaysgrumpy]

Eh, no thanks. I've seen what you guys "snack" on. I might be a werewolf, but I only chew people in self-defense.

[humanthrill]

You're missing out. Brown eyes are the absolute best.

[alwaysgrumpy]

Yeah, that's pretty damned disgusting. I'm not into cannibalism.

[humanthrill]

It's not cannibalism if you're a werewolf.

[alwaysgrumpy]

Discounting the fact that my father was a pure human, they're full of preservatives and other terrible shit. Of all the animals on Earth, they're one of the most unhealthy, from a chemical standpoint.

[humanthrill]

Is that so? I should probably stick to vegans, then.

Such a small market, though.

[alwaysgrumpy]

Yeah, but they usually have to take supplements or specially modified food. Vegetables don't give you everything you need, since humans evolved to be omnivores.

I'm really surprised people haven't just designed special human-like food to deal with you guys and your appetite. Seems easier than tryin' to fight you in the street.

I mean, you guys can only eat homo sapien, right? There has to be some kind of reason. Animals that only rely on one food source tend to hit an evolutionary dead end.

[humanthrill]

You're really hurting my options here, Inugami-kun.

For them, letting us live is as bad an encouraging us to feast. Even if it's a substitute, humans won't like the idea of monsters running loose. Besides, I think I like eyes too much to give them up. They're very, very tasty... Are you sure you don't want to try one? I won't judge. I've seen cannibalism, before. Lots of times, actually.

Evolution? Wow, you're quite scientific, Inugami-kun. Do you want to be a scientist when you're older?

[alwaysgrumpy]

I'm very interested in what makes human what they are, and what makes non-humans what they are. Helps me try to at least understand why we can't seem to co-exist.

With you guys, at least it's obvious. You're killers, and you're wasteful killers at that. I can't say I entirely blame 'em for bein' afraid.

My people are just victims of bad press. My ancestors could have out-competed the human race at the very start, if they wanted to. Except they DIDN'T want to. They lived in balance with the world, they didn't want to subjugate it.

[humanthrill]

Ah, but aren't you a killer, too? I thought dogs ate plenty of meat.

[Uta blinks, lazy and unaffected. He could really go for a snack right now, but maybe he should hold back.]

I wouldn't mind living with humans. They make my pulse race - they're exciting. I like it when humans visit me.

And... a lot of ghouls work hard, you know. To blend in. To co-exist. They risk their lives to make friends, go to school, work - I think it's rather cruel of you to lump them in with the rest of us.

[alwaysgrumpy]

Hamburgers generally don't talk back. If a cow could hold a conversation with me and showed sapient thought, I wouldn't be so cavalier about eating one. Nor would most people.

Maybe so, but the danger would always be present. If I had a bunch of you guys in my neighborhood, I'd be running myself ragged keeping track of you.

[humanthrill]

So you'd feel better if I was ashamed of myself for eating? That's not very healthy.

Hm... You must have a lot of time to waste if you'd spend it on watching us. Wouldn't you prefer to spend it with your lover? I'm sure they'd get bored of waiting for you to put down the pitchfork and come back to bed.

I'm jealous. I miss being young and having lots of time on my hands. Although I suppose this type of life is fun, too.

[alwaysgrumpy]

I don't go in for all that romance stuff.

[humanthrill]

Why is that?