Monster Soap
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Thread Topic: Monster Soap
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Brook had not been surprised when her mother sent the letter informing her that she was to take the enclosed money and purchase her first monster. Disappointed and slightly disgusted, yes, but not surprised. She was getting older, and the Lancaster name meant two things in the land- money and monsters, lots of monsters. She hated it, hated anytime she visited her parents and was forced to watch those poor miserable creatures treat her like she was somehow above them, despite the fact that most of them could probably kill her if they still had the will to try.
Nervousness twisted her stomach in a sickening way as she stepped into the enormous auction house. She'd never been here, and the countless large cages and chains were enough to make Brook glance away for a moment. She stayed there, standing awkwardly and uncomfortably by the entrance, until a tall man in a suit approached her, grinning widely. "Excuse me, ma'am, but I'm sure I can help you find whatever you're looking to get here." He winked and Brook forced a polite smile. "...Something easy, please. Not too big."
That's how, after about ten minutes of explaining how wonderfully submissive all of their monsters were, they finally stopped in front of a rather humanesque fawn monster. "Ah, this one's been broken for quite some time, won't give you any trouble!" Brook frowned slightly at the cruel smile on the worker's face, peering instead at the monster himself. He did look rather quiet... "I want this one." She spoke up with a nod. "How much?" -
He was pulled from his thoughts as a voice, slightly quiet, indicated a choice. Theo stared at the legs of the two people in front of him, hesitant to look up. The responding voice was one he definitely recognized, causing anger to rise in his throat. He forced it back down as he listened, knowing that this seller was one of the worst. If the monster did anything, he'd pay the price before he left.
Part of him wondered how much he was selling for. He was a person, so pretty much any price would be way too little. He was just curious how terrible they were, these humans who made their living off of monster dignity. He squirmed a bit, the chains clanking as he did. The seller tensed for a moment, then replied smoothly. "I'll go check, if you don't mind waiting here." Before the buyer could reply, he was off to see how much they could raise the price.
Now, Theo looked up. His expression was one of apathy, unsure of whether or not to loathe her like the others. Then, remembering where they were and what she had to be to afford something like this. It took almost all of his self control not to reach out and attempt to lash at her. Instead, he growled at her, scrunching his nose and exposing his fangs. -
Brook opened her mouth to say that she would follow, not keen on being left alone with all the poor caged monsters, but the salesman was already gone, grinning widely at the thought of another purchase. Her eyes fell to the one she had chosen again, wincing at the cold, metal chains restraining nearly every part of the poor thing, including his neck. She opened her mouth again to say something, to apologize or explain, but before she could, the fawn- who was definitely not just a fawn judging by the fangs- growled angrily at her.
Brook sighed, inching back half a step, despite knowing she was clearly safe. She bit her lip, watching the sharpened teeth and forked tongue cautiously as he snarled. She groaned softly in frustration, even the people she was trying to help hated her. Knowing she couldn't explain herself in the auction house, or really anywhere public, was incredibly frustrating. She she merely put her finger to her lips in a hushing gesture, though she doubted the obviously not submissive monster would trust or listen to her for a second. -
(Can monsters have slight British accents? Yeah? Awesome)
He closed his mouth and glared at her, slightly impressed by her response. What little experience he had with humans had resulted in expecting them to run screaming or fight back whenever possible. This one didn't seem threatened at all. With a little respect for his probably soon-to-be owner, he settled back uncomfortably into the spot designated by his chains. He opened his mouth to speak, but was silenced by the return of the seller.
"Did it give you any trouble?" he asked, referring to Theo. The monster felt his rage spike again as they started to discuss costs. His tail swooshed back and forth impatiently. -
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Brook hesitated at the question. She could say yes. She could say yes, he had given her trouble and move on and get a nice, docile, easy monster. But something about the fawn creature intrigued her. He seemed to be the only one in the entire auction house with any visible sign of a will to fight. So she shook her head, tugging a bag of coins out. "No sir, no trouble at all, how much did you say he was?"
They talked for a few moments, but Brook didn't object to his original price. It was high, a lot of money, but considering that she was purchasing a living thing with a brain and a heart and a personality, no price seemed suitable. The dealer looked thrilled, eagerly accepting the coins and calling over a pair of gruff, muscled men to undo the monster's restrains. They left his wrist and ankles chained together, enough for him to walk but not to run. She accepted the chain acting as a leash around his neck and gazed at the fawn for a moment more before turning and leading him towards the exit. -
Theo listened as the price was named, feeling infuriated at how his life could easily be traded over for a bag of coins. He allowed the seller's assistants to unchain him, relieved to at least be free of the uncomfortable metal. Now that he was standing next to his... well, his new owner, he could see that she'd be easy to escape from after a night or two. She was above the average height for a human girl, but the monster had always been especially tall. He raised an eyebrow as she stared up at him, a nonverbal challenge of her newfound authority. There was no way this would work.
He resisted her pull until he realized that the chain was connected to a piece around his neck, then hurried along after her to avoid choking himself. His tail, which was long enough to sweep the floor, drooped a bit and dragged along behind him. A human stepped on it, causing him to turn angrily and snarl. The human gasped and glared at his buyer. "Control your monster!" she shouted, before hurrying off in annoyance. The fawn let out a frustrated sigh and lifted his tail a bit. -
Brook scowled slightly at the fawn's nearly sarcastic eyebrow raise, he made it quite clear that she would get no respect from him, as an owner or otherwise. She heaved a sigh and turned back towards the exit again, pleased when he finally gave in and started following her. As long as they could make it back to the manor, she could explain herself and hopefully stop being the monster's least favorite person.
They were just about to exit the building when another woman screeched something at her, hurrying off. She gave the chain a small tug and frowned at the fawn. "Hush. Don't make a scene, alright?" She hissed in a low voice, trying to sound stern but not cruel before leading the fawn out of the auction house, where her carriage was waiting. As they got closer, the horses (as her as her coachman) grew a little skittish, eyeing the monster. Brook sighed, giving one of the horses a gentle pat on the neck before gesturing for her new monster to get in. -
He whipped his tail around at her comment, slapping her legs impatiently but not incredibly hard. He wanted to test her for now, and see how much this human was willing to do. So far, she seemed to be slightly different from the others. She treated him as if his cooperation could be earned with reason, something he honestly didn't know her species was capable of. He followed along, not dealing with many issues from other humans at this point. They seemed to recognize his owner or fear him, though Theo wasn't sure why.
He contemplated this as they headed out to her carriage, ignoring the frightened horses. The woman had to be someone fairly important, and, given the price, fairly wealthy. He tried to push his curiosity out of his mind as he hesitantly climbed into the carriage. Piqued interest was the last thing he needed at the moment. -
Brook jumped at the small slap, turning to glare at him. But it wasn't as if he'd been trying to injure her, it had barely stung, so she couldn't bring herself to get too upset. The poor thing probably just wanted to get out of here. Right now he just looked angry, but she was sure there was pain underneath all that, and she wondered somewhat sadly how many years he'd been controlled.
She was pleased when he entered the carriage without argument, climbing in after him and sighing in relief as they started to move away from the auction house. "I really hate that place." She murmured, before cringing slightly and glancing at the fawn. "I'm sorry, I'm sure you hate it much more than I do." She watched him cautiously, knowing that even in chains he could probably kill her, especially in the dark pocket of the carriage, where no one was watching. Swallowing thickly, she continued, hoping to get him to relax a bit. "I can take all those chains off as soon as we reach the manor." -
He glanced around the inside of the carriage, pressing himself up against his side to make as much room for her as possible when she got in. Okay, so she was definitely someone important and wealthy. He'd probably recognize her if he actually knew anything about human society. Theo stared for a moment at the girl after she spoke, then closed his eyes and let out a quiet sigh. He needed to stretch after being bound like this for a few days. "Fine," he murmured, obviously a bit annoyed still.
Part of him could tell that she was afraid. For the most part, she had every reason to be. He could definitely harm the human if he wanted to, even with the chains restraining him. He reaction time was probably slow, and his teeth were sharp enough to do some damage. But he wasn't an idiot. Attacking her would definitely prevent him from escaping, and would probably result in worse punishment. He looked at her again. "You're acting like you think I'm going to kill you. Trust me, I don't want to hurt anyone." -
Brook didn't know why, but she was surprised when the fawn spoke back. She knew he could talk, but it seemed odd that he sounded so...human, which only made her feel worse about purchasing him the same way she would a new dress. Despite his rather intimidating appearance and larger figure, she did relax a bit at his next words, nodding slightly. "I don't want to hurt you either. I know you must have a very twisted view of humans, but I hope I can change that." She murmured back.
Deciding it was bet to keep to her word and treat him as fairly as possible, she stuck out a hand, close enough to the cuffs that he could shake it and hoping that those claws wouldn't be an issue. "My name is Brook." She introduced with a nod. She purposely left out her last name, knowing that if the monster knew anything about her parents then any sliver of trust would most likely be destroyed. -
"Theo," he replied, taking her hand awkwardly. He shook it with mostly his palm and thumb, trying to keep his talonesque nails away from her skin. It took him a moment to process what had just happened, but it seemed to be the beginning of trust. She treated him like a person, something he'd never actually experienced from a human. Even though it was common decency, it was deserving of respect in comparison to the others. Maybe he'd be able to hang around for a while. He figured he should probably figure out more about his new owner before he made any solid decisions, though. "Just so you know, I'm terrible at most housekeeping. I can cook, and I guess children like me well enough... wait, no, you don't look old enough to have kids. You probably have other servants already, do you have a role for me in mind?"
He had to admit, he had no idea how to act in this situation. As long as he could lay low and act inexperienced, he'd probably be able to escape easily later on. -
Brook managed a small smile at the awkward handshake, hoping Theo could at least trust her a little bit. "It's, uh, very interesting to meet you. I've got human servants, I pay them of course, but I've never owned a monster before." She cringed at the word 'owned', knowing how offensive it must be for the fawn. "I'd like to pay you too," she added quickly, hoping to convince him that she really was different.
She listened quietly to everything else he said, thinking of what help she needed and where Theo might come in handy. "Well, my younger sister stays with me sometimes, she's actually at the manor now, so keeping her occupied would be helpful...I've got a nice cook already, but I'm sure he would appreciate the help." She said, forcing a smile, though she knew her chef despised monsters as much as every other human. -
He was about to tell her that he didn't need her money, but then remembered that he, well... did. He had no way to access anything at home. His own family, their wealth, and their power meant nothing here. The concept of actually being a servant finally hit him, and he nodded nervously at her. He listened quietly as she explained, waiting until the end to ask more questions. "How old is she? And if you've already got a cook, I'm sure he's been managing just fine and can continue to do so," he replied, realizing that even human servants would be opposed to him. He looked away for a moment, then glanced at the door as the driver announced that they had arrived. He looked to her, not sure what to do.
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