Ios | Kitsu
Kitsu peered around the open spaces of the apartment before sliding into her favourite spot between the sofa and the wall. Ios certainly wouldn't notice her here, as he was attempting to tidy the apartment, with little success. There wasn't much here; it had only been a month since he had used his limited powers to make the abandoned house livable. On the inside it was rather nice now, if a little antiquated, but the outside still had the look of a building that was falling apart. Not even the postal service thought anyone lived here. Kitsu loved it though, having a nice private place for her and Ios.
But Kitsu worried about Ios sometimes. Adult people were supposed to have adult friends! Which is why she had borrowed his phone without asking, probably the only real rule she had. He wouldn't be angry with her, she was sure, since she was going to find him a really nice friend and he'd be really happy and forget all about her breaking a rule. Still, the thought of breaking a rule made her squirm.
Shaking the anxiety away, she unlocked the phone and googled "adult friend". To be perfectly honest, she didn't understand what most of the links were saying, but one site jumped out at her. "The Love Me Corporation." She had to bite her lip to keep from giggling in her excitement. Ios needed someone to love him, definitely!
Discovering the link led to an application with a bunch of questions, she began filling it out.
"Name three to five words that you think best describe you."
(Well, he adopted her.) Nice. (He plays with her.) Friendly. (Answers all her questions.) Smart. (He's lived, like, forever)Old(Wait she shouldn't say that. The house always has stuff all over it though. That would surprise the new friend so they should know.) Messy."What do you enjoy doing in your free time?"
(She's never seen Ios do anything but play with her and sleep and read and stuff. Reading's boring though, who wants their friend to read all the time?) Watch movies and play games."Do you enjoy eating sweet things, like candies or pastries?"
(Well, Ios doesn't need to eat. Oh, but he always eats it and says it tastes good when she makes him cupcakes!) Sometimes."Do you have a favourite color?"
(She always tried so darn hard to find out whenever they went clothes shopping but he always just said "it looks nice". Maybe he just didn't have one favourite.) All of them."What is your favourite, non-gender defining, physical feature on a person?"
(Ios only ever talked to Kitsu. Though, he did seem to fuss about her hair a lot.) Hair."What is your favourite holiday?"
(Oh finally, an easy one!) Halloween."What do you do for a living?"
(Oops. Kitsu wasn't supposed to tell people about Ios's job. 'Vanish dead people' would sound scary, after all. She struggled for a bit to think of how she could be really vague about it.) Visit really sick and hurt people."Do you enjoy cuddling?"
(If Kitsu really wanted to, he would, but he didn't really like touching other people. Maybe it would be ok if she just said that?) If I know them really well maybe."Do you enjoy art?"
(What? Like, painting? Kitsu had never seen Ios paint. But that didn't mean he couldn't learn!) Maybe."Do you tend to hog the covers in bed?"
(Oh, they could have sleepovers!? Kitsu never had a sleepover before. But...Ios didn't need to sleep very much, and he hardly used the bed at all. It was currently covered in Kitsu's stuffed animals.) No."Do you find shorter or longer hair attractive?"
(Did that matter? Anyway, she didn't think Ios cared very much about how long it was.) It doesn't matter"Are you more of an indoor or outdoor person? Or both?"
(Oh no. Ios was definitely an indoor person, but she didn't think people would like that very much. It would probably be ok to say both. She was sure it would work out in the end!) Both!"Describe your sense of humor."
(She had to google that. Funny? How do you describe funny? Kitsu honestly couldn't think of a good answer, but she had to put something.) Funny is funny."Do you have any vices?"
(She googled that too. Bad things? Ios didn't do bad things! Oh...well, actually sometimes he smoked, but hardly ever anymore because she didn't like it. Maybe that counted.) Almost never smoke but sometimes."Do you have any family at home?"
(Of course! But what was she supposed to call herself? What would Ios call her?) I take care of a kid."What are you most interested in, in a relationship?"
(Like, what did he want to do with a friend?) Talking and having fun"Lights on or off?"
(What? Why was this a question? Who kept the lights off when they weren't sleeping? And Ios hardly slept so why in all of Evelon would he like the lights off?) Lights on!
With the form completed and sent off to the company, Kitsu slowly wiggled out of her spot to replace the phone before Ios could notice it was missing. With a massive grin, she bounded off to her room. She couldn't wait to see what this new friend would be like!