Hoto

Personality:
Hoto is quite reserved when it comes to dealing with anyone that he doesn't see as a friend. As he's lived a lonely life, he is okay with being in solitude. He gets excited when around friends, but is often a downer when he realizes that he'll outlive them. He has a hard time trusting others and keeps away from people in general due to a past experience. He has a big heart and finds that something within himself compels him to help others that are in immediate danger. Besides all of this, he enjoys watching TV and mimicking the actors and actresses. He has picked up some of their mannerisms.

Bio:
Hoto was once a wild forest cat that lived in the mountains. He was well known for accompanying lonely travels who traveled up and down the mountains. Rumors would say he was able to be in multiple places at once, as different people who would travel the mountains separately but at the same time would tell stories of how Hoto trailed behind and watched over them.

As the mountains he lived at became more populated and urbanized people began to seek him out in hopes of keeping him for themselves due to a speculation that whoever tamed the wild cat would become incredibly lucky and prosperous. Because of this, Hoto avoided any sightings of people and went into hiding deep into the mountains' snowy forests. He wasn't seen for years.

After quite some time passed and he decided to accompany lonely travelers once again, the first traveler he walked with would lead to Hoto's demise. The traveler knew who he was upon seeing him, and knocked him unconscious before trapping him.

The next time Hoto woke, he was a ghostly version of himself. His spirit lied in a shop that hung various animal trophies from the walls and ceiling. Fear rushed through him at the sight of his feet hanging on display. They were separated from his body and adorned in silk tassels and beads like a charm. He fled the shop, using his newfound abilities and move through walls.

Although no one could physically hurt him anymore, he hid within the mountain, living a period of time in the darkness of rock and snow.

He finally emerged from the mountain when a cry for help vibrated through the rocks. He discovered someone being dragged down the mountain during the late hours of the night by someone else. Hastily, Hoto charged towards the offender, but doing so, he fazed through a tree that crashed onto said offender in mere seconds. He had somehow moved it, but although one person was taken care of, the other had curled up in the snow and continued to cry. Hoto couldn't do much but sit by them for a while.

Eventually, the person wiped their tears away and reached out to pet Hoto, and the cat lost his balance as he didn't think the other would be capable of touching him. With this newfound knowledge, he nudged the person and motioned towards the city below the mountain, but the person pointed in the opposite direction, towards the village on top of the mountain.

Silently, they traveled towards the village and to the person's home. Hoto followed them nearly everywhere that night, and the next night, and the next.

Hoto ended up bonding with that person and stayed with them until their lifetime came to an end. Although they never came back to him as their spirit peacefully moved on, Hoto treasured the time he had with them, and ended up creating another partly humanoid form that represented how his friend looked the night they met.

Additional:
+Has a humanoid and feral form. He uses his humanoid form only around people he trusts.
+He is still able to be at multiple places at once.
+He has befriended another person, Aisu, and uses his humanoid form around him. Hoto became familiar with him after seeing him travel to and from the mountain frequently.
+Due to his more modern experiences with Aisu, he has become less rigid, but still doesn't enjoy the company of just anyone.
+He cannot speak, though he communicates with his friends through writing.
+His name was taken from the person he spent a lifetime with.
+Loves to snack on lamp oil. Lamp oil specifically.
+His tail, both in feral and humanoid form, are longer than usual.
+Only the people he trusts can physically touch him, others will faze right through him.