Oskar Heinrich von Stryk
Huh.
Oskar was where he found himself every day, near the gates to the eccentric community he was fortunate enough to call his home. He was leaning against a wall in the same fashion he always did, his hands clasped in front of him and pressed against his stomach. He observed those that came and went, as he always did, with an otherwise unchanging calm expression. He shifted slightly here and there throughout the day, and would occasionally change his post, but nothing too eventful ever happened. No exorcists came around, and nobody really caused trouble. All in all, it was a fairly peaceful existence for the inhabitants of the forest.
Today, it wasn't much, a frequent performer made her way past the gates, and even went far enough as to acknowledge Oskar with a small wave, to which he responded with a slight shift of position and a nod. She had been around there for a quite a while, and even with all that amount time of having her around, all Oskar knew about her was that she was a Youkai, her name was Tsuru, and she had a pet named Sep. He also knew that she liked the center of town, and enjoyed playing violin for the people there. He actually had a decent view of the center from where he was, angled in such a way that a slight turn of his head would allow him a side glance of whoever was crowded there.
Nobody yet, except Tsuru, and she seemed to be setting up. It wasn't long after that that she began to play, and Oskar turned his head back to the gates in time enough to see a girl approaching. He didn't really react in any way except shifting slightly and silently following her with his eyes as she walked past him. She seemed timid, and exhausted from the state of her. Neither of those things deemed her a threat, and so he just continued to watch her with a side glance as she approached the center to, Oskar assumed, listen to Tsuru play.
It was during this side glance that he also noticed Yuuta, probably looking to get up to no good, and Sayo, the headmistress. Yuuta had been his friend for some time now, the both of them sharing patrol duty during evenings. It was this time with Yuuta that he was actually able to get to know him and get close to at least one person, and Oskar was happy that he had at least one friend in the area after being there for so long. It was convenient, also, or maybe coincidental, that Yuuta turned out to be a Youkai of a red fox, while Oskar was a Youkai of a red lynx.
And then there was Sayo. Poor, poor little Sayo. The poor little Sayo who had her family killed when she was only eight years old. The poor little Sayo he had personally observed grow up into a respectable woman, and a respectable headmistress at that. He likes her, enough that he enjoys being around her more than most of the other people in the village. He also sympathizes with her, taking into account her past as well as comparing their duties. And this shows, considering that he frequently makes orchid heavy flower arrangements for her, and has been since she was a little girl. He's not sure why he's continued to do so for so long, maybe he feels like he owes it to her parents, which he had served under prior to her. Or maybe he just likes seeing her happy. He'll never officially tell.
He shook his head from his thoughts then, however, and unclasped his hands so he could press them flat against the wall he was leaning against and push himself off of it. He then wiped them both off on his pants before making his way over to the center now as well. He approached Yuuta first, nodding to all of the others he passed. He assumed most of them, or at least Sayo and Tsuru, were used to the pleasant feeling that emanated off of him like tendrils, but the girl that had strolled in, had she been close enough to him as he passed, would probably have experienced a very intense feeling of relief and then have it stripped from her after he got out of proximity.
Then again, he wouldn't know unless she later addressed him about it, so he continued to head towards Yuuta until he ended up within a foot of him. He gave him a nod and slid his hands into his pockets.
"Yuuta."