OH, HAHA. You mean the segment that I totally didn’t forget to go back and add more to like I planned? woopsie.
There were several events that had lasting impressions on Rin during his time in the Carnival. For one thing, he’s now exceedingly wary of parties — almost every time there was a large scale party or celebration, either held by the Carnival or otherwise, it ended in disaster. A world called “The Celebration” was attacked by demonic vampires resulting in devastating losses to the Carnival and a subsequent trip to (a) Hell. The Carnival had to infiltrate a Manticore Prince’s castle, where they were expected to dance at a ball or suffer. Then, when the group went to a bathhouse world to finally relax, an antagonistic fae called the Huntsman attacked. So to say that Rin has a little mild PTSD about parties is an understatement. He’ll be very reluctant to join in festivities without a serious backup plan.
During his time, Rin formed a few important bonds. Notably, his father figure Shiro Fujimoto was present for about a month or so, and Rin was able to apologize to him and put much of his guilt about his death to rest. Additionally, there was an event where the entire population of the Carnival was transported to a version of Portland, Oregon, and inserted into “normal” lives. Here, Rin got to experience what it was like to grow up fairly normally with a father (NPC’d Shiro) and a mother (Blue Diamond from Steven Universe), and as an only child to boot. Even after regaining his original memories and life, he and Blue Diamond remained close until she departed.
Rin also became something of a caretaker at the Carnival for a group of fiery bat demons originating from the vampire hell dimension. In addition to that, he cared for his Trapinch Nosh until she evolved into Vibrava and then Flygon. After his friend Sora left, he also adopted his pokémon, a luxio named Sparky, who is Sir Not Appearing In This Game.
Interestingly, Rin was not particularly unsettled by the changes to his psyche and physique caused by fae magic. This is mainly because he’s right on the heels of having awakened as a half-demon — he’d already experienced one giant life-changing experience, what were a few more? Of course, Rin was subjected to fewer mental changes than some of his fellow carnies, including his brother… Rin has yet to notice that Yukio can no longer tell lies. Rin has managed to hold on to his human morality quite well for a kid who spent two years in a faerie carnival working for an ancient fae with dubious morals. He’s a bit quicker to take things that don’t necessarily belong to him, but he’s certainly not morphed into blue/orange morality.
Rin’s main job before the Carnival turned into a faerie war crusade was to cook. The head cook departed soon after his arrival, and Rin more or less took over the kitchen. He sharpened his cooking skills even further, and learned to use all kinds of strange and exotic ingredients. He even put the aforementioned Hellbats to work as plate warmers and heat sources in ovens and smokers. When the Carnival’s focus became setting things right in the multiverse, Rin put his empathy (and shounen chutzpah) to work as a diplomat of sorts, trying to ease tensions between factions and minimize fighting.
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There were several events that had lasting impressions on Rin during his time in the Carnival. For one thing, he’s now exceedingly wary of parties — almost every time there was a large scale party or celebration, either held by the Carnival or otherwise, it ended in disaster. A world called “The Celebration” was attacked by demonic vampires resulting in devastating losses to the Carnival and a subsequent trip to (a) Hell. The Carnival had to infiltrate a Manticore Prince’s castle, where they were expected to dance at a ball or suffer. Then, when the group went to a bathhouse world to finally relax, an antagonistic fae called the Huntsman attacked. So to say that Rin has a little mild PTSD about parties is an understatement. He’ll be very reluctant to join in festivities without a serious backup plan.
During his time, Rin formed a few important bonds. Notably, his father figure Shiro Fujimoto was present for about a month or so, and Rin was able to apologize to him and put much of his guilt about his death to rest. Additionally, there was an event where the entire population of the Carnival was transported to a version of Portland, Oregon, and inserted into “normal” lives. Here, Rin got to experience what it was like to grow up fairly normally with a father (NPC’d Shiro) and a mother (Blue Diamond from Steven Universe), and as an only child to boot. Even after regaining his original memories and life, he and Blue Diamond remained close until she departed.
Rin also became something of a caretaker at the Carnival for a group of fiery bat demons originating from the vampire hell dimension. In addition to that, he cared for his Trapinch Nosh until she evolved into Vibrava and then Flygon. After his friend Sora left, he also adopted his pokémon, a luxio named Sparky, who is Sir Not Appearing In This Game.
Interestingly, Rin was not particularly unsettled by the changes to his psyche and physique caused by fae magic. This is mainly because he’s right on the heels of having awakened as a half-demon — he’d already experienced one giant life-changing experience, what were a few more? Of course, Rin was subjected to fewer mental changes than some of his fellow carnies, including his brother… Rin has yet to notice that Yukio can no longer tell lies. Rin has managed to hold on to his human morality quite well for a kid who spent two years in a faerie carnival working for an ancient fae with dubious morals. He’s a bit quicker to take things that don’t necessarily belong to him, but he’s certainly not morphed into blue/orange morality.
Rin’s main job before the Carnival turned into a faerie war crusade was to cook. The head cook departed soon after his arrival, and Rin more or less took over the kitchen. He sharpened his cooking skills even further, and learned to use all kinds of strange and exotic ingredients. He even put the aforementioned Hellbats to work as plate warmers and heat sources in ovens and smokers. When the Carnival’s focus became setting things right in the multiverse, Rin put his empathy (and shounen chutzpah) to work as a diplomat of sorts, trying to ease tensions between factions and minimize fighting.