Text ; Anonymous [cw;discussing cannibalism]

[anthropophagite]

[ baby's first network post and it'll be an anonymous text post, because Kaneki's priority is to know just how bad his situation really is without having others freaking out. He has thousands of questions, but none are as important as these: ]

Does anyone know what Ghouls are? Do they exist in your world? Do they exist here?

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TEXT, UN: GraveMistake

[hellshot]

Got your ghost stories and your horror movies to give you a real idea of what a ghoul is. But I'm throwing that aside to suggest that's not what you're talking about.

How about some details. I've seen some weird shit working on border patrol.

Anonymous forever

[anthropophagite]

[ no, they are definitively not ghosts ]

Just stories then?

Ghouls look like humans, you can't tell the difference. But they can't live like humans, even if they try. [ How does he even describe it? ]

They eat humans.

[hellshot]

[Alright, definitely not what he expected. A cannibalistic sub-human species.]

Just stories. Lots of them place them as either not-quite-vampires, or something like your modern day zombie.

And, according to your description, not much unlike what you're talking about.
Except with the bonus of 'not being able to tell the difference'.

Let me guess.
These things hide among regular humans.

[anthropophagite]

[ they might be humans, they might be evolution, maybe they are just aliens, nobody knows where they came from. ]

They are a different species, but they are very close to humans.

And they live among humans. [ they aren't things, and where else could they live? It's true that it was all very scary for Kaneki but ghouls don't have any other choice, either ]

TEXT || UN: the.young

[leadintheyoung]

I do not think I've heard of anything by that name and I'd like to think I'm well traveled. I haven't heard anyone mention them here either. I haven't been here very long, though. What are Ghouls?

[ It certainly doesn't sound like a fruit or flower and her replies will be slow. She's not used to the device and she's having to use audio-to-text to get anything done. ]

Anonymous forever

[anthropophagite]

Maybe they only exist in my world. [ he doesn't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, Kaneki's life is a mess and this whole situation is too ]

Ghouls are a species different from humans, but they look like humans. They are predators. [ he is trying not to sound extremely creepy and yet there is no other way to describe it ] They can only eat humans.

[leadintheyoung]

[ That is definitely new and a rather unnerving thought. His use of the word 'predator' helps her process it more quickly, though. ]

I have neither heard of, nor encountered anything like that. The predators I'm accustomed to are of the animal variety and many of them are quite formidable.

[ Some Nemedians may fall into that category in the figurative sense, but that doesn't merit speaking. ]

How formidable are they? You're sure there is nothing else that can sate their appetites?

[anthropophagite]

They have different enzymes and taste buds, so normal food not only tastes awful to them and they can't digest it anyway. There is nothing else that feeds them.

This is the only way they can live.

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[realimperfect]

Ghouls? I only ever heard about them in stories. Though I've seen things that look how I picture a ghoul might in my life.

They were called something else though.

Anonymous forever

[anthropophagite]

Something else? Like what?

And what do you picture a ghoul to be?

[realimperfect]

They were called Proxies.

Previous to meeting one of those it was always a very.. nebulous thing. Not something definable. But once you have a 9 foot tall monster staring you down in your bathroom it's a little bit hard not to make it your personal 'boogie man'

[anthropophagite]

Monsters?

Were they common in your world?

text; @ellie

[pundemic]

is that like a ghost or a vampire or something?

[Her grasp of monster lore is nebulous at best, mostly relegated to stories the other kids told or mouldy old books that were readable enough to pass muster. She doesn't remember ever running across the word specifically, but she can infer the general idea from context.]

Anonymous forever

[anthropophagite]

[ it's really strange that everyone immediately jumps to the lore stories. In Kaneki's world, this was a daily life thing. Talking about ghouls, hearing about the people they've murderer, hearing about how the CCG captured new ones... And now everyone just jumps right into supernatural stories. It's really weird to Kaneki. ]

No, they exist. And they are flesh and bone and look exactly like humans at first. You couldn't tell the different if you met one. [ until they tried to eat you, but Kaneki can't bring himself to write that ]

[pundemic]

['exactly like humans at first' definitely gives her pause. He hasn't described what they do, but that part of her mind that's always in survival mode jumps to conclusions anyway. But she hasn't met anyone here who's from the same place as her, who knows what Infected are. Carl is close, but there were too many differences there to be the same stuff.

But he called them 'walkers'. This dude's using the word 'ghoul'. Different words for the same things? She squints at her tablet.]

and? why are u asking about them if they're just like normal ppl?

[anthropophagite]

[ it's the same but without infection; just a man-eating species. Ellie will have a blast ]

They look normal.
I mean, they can be normal, not all ghouls are bad and violent and they hide among humans.

But they aren't humans.

They eat humans. [ with this post alone, kaneki found out how much he hates writing that part ]

text, willnotben

[barksnark]

that's never an easy question for me

describe what ghouls are like

might have bumped into one or two depending on the universe

or more?

Anonymous forever

[anthropophagite]

Ghouls are a species different from humans, but they look like humans. You can't tell them apart, at first.

But they are have different biology and they can only eat humans. [ he hates writing this, but he realizes he has no choice because no one seems to know what a ghoul is ]

[barksnark]

You know, I just thought of something. A lot of people say, 'oh this species looks like humans', but what if...

What if HUMANS are the ones that look like other species?

[ !?!?!?1 ]

text/@necromantica

[burntbridges]

The ones i know of in my world are just fairytales told by outsiders. I think they're meant to trick people into committing evil acts.

[Or something. Christian travels are very few and far between.]

Anonymous forever

[anthropophagite]

Evil acts, really? Like yokai?

[burntbridges]

I couldn't tell you, since I don't know what that means.

Why do you ask?

txt. @bennotwill

[snarkbark]

Probably. Define 'ghoul' first.

[anthropophagite]

They are beings that look like humans to the point of being impossible to tell the two apart by just looking. But they have different organs and some different characteristics like more strength.

They also have a highly specialized diet and can't eat anything but humans.

[snarkbark]

Sounds familiar, but not exact, I think. Demons eat people in most of the worlds I've visited.