Writing buddy

As I type this, my cat is curled up on the back of the couch near my head, snoring.  This entry goes out to her.

grimalkin, noun –  A domestic cat–particularly, an old female cat.

Learned from:  BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (Playstation 3, Arcade, XBox 360)

Developed by Arc System Works

Published by Aksys Games (2008)

For fighting games, the BlazBlue series has always had a rather fleshed out story mode.  Granted, after a couple entries, it stops making much sense, but it certainly is deep.  A lot of the characters have extensive backstories that color their interactions with one another.  Ragna and Jin are extreme examples of feuding siblings, Litchi and Arakune were lovers back when Arakune was still human (at least, in Litchi’s eyes), and the once-great hero, Hakumen (who’s now a living suit of armor), hates the mad scientist, Kokonoe.  Kokonoe also happens to be a catgirl (because, Japan), which has earned her the derisive nickname of “Grimalkin” from Hakumen.  He doesn’t seem to hate any of the other cat-people in the game though, so at least he’s not a racist.

I should point out that Kokonoe has a split tail, technically making her a nekomata: a Japanese mythological creature that’s essentially a house cat that’s lived for a very long time.  So, maybe she’s older than she looks.