Collector Manikin
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“I'm a collector of anything and everything a human would use—if you haven't noticed already.”
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Collector Manikin
@manekata.bsky.social
· Dec 18
“So with that... I entrust you with finding a bill.”
[ He perks up eagerly. ]
Oh! Well, I collect anything and everything that a human would use. I've even opened my own shop, to fund my explorations!
Oh! Well, I collect anything and everything that a human would use. I've even opened my own shop, to fund my explorations!
Alright. Just... was curious, is all.
[She doesn't think to inquire any further about this "Conception" business. It feels somewhat apart from her... though, it does evoke a vaguely familiar feeling.]
[She can't put her finger on it.]
So... What do you do, anyway?
[She doesn't think to inquire any further about this "Conception" business. It feels somewhat apart from her... though, it does evoke a vaguely familiar feeling.]
[She can't put her finger on it.]
So... What do you do, anyway?
[ He convulses idly as she muses to herself, unbothered. ]
... Hmm. Voices? Can't say there are. Oh, but I do talk to myself occasionally.
... Hmm. Voices? Can't say there are. Oh, but I do talk to myself occasionally.
October 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
[ He perks up eagerly. ]
Oh! Well, I collect anything and everything that a human would use. I've even opened my own shop, to fund my explorations!
Oh! Well, I collect anything and everything that a human would use. I've even opened my own shop, to fund my explorations!
[ He convulses idly as she muses to herself, unbothered. ]
... Hmm. Voices? Can't say there are. Oh, but I do talk to myself occasionally.
... Hmm. Voices? Can't say there are. Oh, but I do talk to myself occasionally.
Vortex World? Reason? I feel like there's so much I still don't know...
[At any rate, it doesn't sound right. Then again, nothing's sounded right about... pretty much anything she's heard. Or where she's been -- where she is *right now,* even.]
...Say, this is kind of a weird question, but are >
[At any rate, it doesn't sound right. Then again, nothing's sounded right about... pretty much anything she's heard. Or where she's been -- where she is *right now,* even.]
...Say, this is kind of a weird question, but are >
I don't know! Maybe something else is supposed to happen for you. But the Conception destroyed the entire world outside of the Vortex World, and only a human can create their own Reason for the new world.
October 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
[ He convulses idly as she muses to herself, unbothered. ]
... Hmm. Voices? Can't say there are. Oh, but I do talk to myself occasionally.
... Hmm. Voices? Can't say there are. Oh, but I do talk to myself occasionally.
I don't know! Maybe something else is supposed to happen for you. But the Conception destroyed the entire world outside of the Vortex World, and only a human can create their own Reason for the new world.
[The manikin's response leaves her confused in more ways than one. Should she be comforted, knowing he isn't scared? Or sad, because of how quick he is to accept such an outcome?]
The... Conception...? I don't know what that is... Is that what's supposed to happen?
The... Conception...? I don't know what that is... Is that what's supposed to happen?
You WERE?
[ Said in the kind of overly enthusiastic tone that might make one regret saying so immediately. ]
Oh, I'm prepared for the world to end, anyway. The Conception is the only reason us Manikins exist, anyhow.
[ Said in the kind of overly enthusiastic tone that might make one regret saying so immediately. ]
Oh, I'm prepared for the world to end, anyway. The Conception is the only reason us Manikins exist, anyhow.
October 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I don't know! Maybe something else is supposed to happen for you. But the Conception destroyed the entire world outside of the Vortex World, and only a human can create their own Reason for the new world.
You WERE?
[ Said in the kind of overly enthusiastic tone that might make one regret saying so immediately. ]
Oh, I'm prepared for the world to end, anyway. The Conception is the only reason us Manikins exist, anyhow.
[ Said in the kind of overly enthusiastic tone that might make one regret saying so immediately. ]
Oh, I'm prepared for the world to end, anyway. The Conception is the only reason us Manikins exist, anyhow.
No, I'm--!
...Well, I *was* a human. I think. All I know is that I'm a princess, that I was locked in a dungeon, and...
...that I'm... supposed to end the world.
...Well, I *was* a human. I think. All I know is that I'm a princess, that I was locked in a dungeon, and...
...that I'm... supposed to end the world.
Ohh.
[ He says that like he gets it. Does he? Maybe. Maybe not. Probably not. ]
So, are you a demon? You look a lot like a demon.
[ He says that like he gets it. Does he? Maybe. Maybe not. Probably not. ]
So, are you a demon? You look a lot like a demon.
October 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
You WERE?
[ Said in the kind of overly enthusiastic tone that might make one regret saying so immediately. ]
Oh, I'm prepared for the world to end, anyway. The Conception is the only reason us Manikins exist, anyhow.
[ Said in the kind of overly enthusiastic tone that might make one regret saying so immediately. ]
Oh, I'm prepared for the world to end, anyway. The Conception is the only reason us Manikins exist, anyhow.
Ohh.
[ He says that like he gets it. Does he? Maybe. Maybe not. Probably not. ]
So, are you a demon? You look a lot like a demon.
[ He says that like he gets it. Does he? Maybe. Maybe not. Probably not. ]
So, are you a demon? You look a lot like a demon.
Well, that's the thing: I was originally trapped in a dungeon under a cabin. Then, someone came and stabbed me, and... I ended up like this. I don't know what happened after that, but I somehow ended up in *another* cabin with its own dungeon, stuck inside despite being able to go through the walls.
Way out? Were you trapped somewhere, too?
A cabin sounds better than prison!
A cabin sounds better than prison!
October 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Ohh.
[ He says that like he gets it. Does he? Maybe. Maybe not. Probably not. ]
So, are you a demon? You look a lot like a demon.
[ He says that like he gets it. Does he? Maybe. Maybe not. Probably not. ]
So, are you a demon? You look a lot like a demon.
I really am just a silly little guy. If we're looking past the horrors.
October 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I really am just a silly little guy. If we're looking past the horrors.
Way out? Were you trapped somewhere, too?
A cabin sounds better than prison!
A cabin sounds better than prison!
Oh, don't worry! I only really did it because it was my only way out. Plus, we agreed on it beforehand.
...It's weird, though... I don't really remember what happened between us leaving that cabin and me ending up here.
...It's weird, though... I don't really remember what happened between us leaving that cabin and me ending up here.
Oh!
... Scary! Please don't do that.
... Scary! Please don't do that.
October 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Way out? Were you trapped somewhere, too?
A cabin sounds better than prison!
A cabin sounds better than prison!
Oh!
... Scary! Please don't do that.
... Scary! Please don't do that.
Oh, okay! Fair enough. I think the only time I've seen anyone shiver like that was when I was, uh...
...borrowing their body.
...borrowing their body.
...
I don't know!
[ Convulsion that distinctly resembles a shrug, which may have simply been the result of unfortunate timing ]
I don't know!
[ Convulsion that distinctly resembles a shrug, which may have simply been the result of unfortunate timing ]
October 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Oh!
... Scary! Please don't do that.
... Scary! Please don't do that.
...
I don't know!
[ Convulsion that distinctly resembles a shrug, which may have simply been the result of unfortunate timing ]
I don't know!
[ Convulsion that distinctly resembles a shrug, which may have simply been the result of unfortunate timing ]
Okay... But, that means you don't have nerves like humans do either. Why do you shake, then?
Yes, that's what I said!
We're made of earth. To put it simply.
We're made of earth. To put it simply.
October 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
...
I don't know!
[ Convulsion that distinctly resembles a shrug, which may have simply been the result of unfortunate timing ]
I don't know!
[ Convulsion that distinctly resembles a shrug, which may have simply been the result of unfortunate timing ]
// being this attached to an npc is so embarrassing. like here's this fucking guy that sells you shit i guess. jesus christ
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
// being this attached to an npc is so embarrassing. like here's this fucking guy that sells you shit i guess. jesus christ
Yes, that's what I said!
We're made of earth. To put it simply.
We're made of earth. To put it simply.
Manikin? You mean, like "mannequin"?
...Huh... So, I guess that means you're not made of flesh, then.
...Huh... So, I guess that means you're not made of flesh, then.
Oh. That's right! You see, I'm a Manikin. Not quite a human!
October 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Yes, that's what I said!
We're made of earth. To put it simply.
We're made of earth. To put it simply.
Oh. That's right! You see, I'm a Manikin. Not quite a human!
"We"?
Sorry... I don't really understand what you mean by that.
Sorry... I don't really understand what you mean by that.
Oh, yes. We tend to do that a lot.
[ Convulses again ]
[ Convulses again ]
October 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Oh. That's right! You see, I'm a Manikin. Not quite a human!
Oh, yes. We tend to do that a lot.
[ Convulses again ]
[ Convulses again ]
You're shaking.
Can I help you?
October 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Oh, yes. We tend to do that a lot.
[ Convulses again ]
[ Convulses again ]
Can I help you?
???
[ Convulses ]
October 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Can I help you?
EXCUSE YOU!??!?!?
... Whose haunted doll is this?
[ Convulses. ]
May 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
EXCUSE YOU!??!?!?
I need... a vacuum cleaner...
December 21, 2024 at 9:10 PM
I need... a vacuum cleaner...
// maybe there is something wrong with me.
December 20, 2024 at 3:18 PM
// maybe there is something wrong with me.
YES!!!!!!!!!
... Ahem. Very good!! I can't thank you enough!! This is the best day of my life.
... Ahem. Very good!! I can't thank you enough!! This is the best day of my life.
I shall arrange for a contract to be written. Rest assured, the terms shall be favourable to you as well. The payment shall be in Macca, as I have come to understand is the currency used by your kind. And, in exchange, you shall receive regular deliveries of these kinds of objects.
... Ooh! Very... Very strange, isn't it? Well—you've piqued my curiosity, I assure you! I would do *anything* to get my hands on more human relics and further my collection.
In terms of payment... I do run a small business of my own, you see. Perhaps we could... work something out?
In terms of payment... I do run a small business of my own, you see. Perhaps we could... work something out?
December 20, 2024 at 2:16 PM
YES!!!!!!!!!
... Ahem. Very good!! I can't thank you enough!! This is the best day of my life.
... Ahem. Very good!! I can't thank you enough!! This is the best day of my life.
I really ought to travel the world. I'm certain I'd discover many more things that way.
December 20, 2024 at 1:06 AM
I really ought to travel the world. I'm certain I'd discover many more things that way.
Thank you! ( 😄 )
> ...It appears this Manikin is quite persistent on trying to sell things to him.
> The Demi-Fiend eventually held out 600 Macca, indicating that he'll buy the Chakra Drop.
> The Demi-Fiend eventually held out 600 Macca, indicating that he'll buy the Chakra Drop.
...
Probably... not? The definition of "near" is really up to one's own interpretation, isn't it?
Probably... not? The definition of "near" is really up to one's own interpretation, isn't it?
December 19, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Thank you! ( 😄 )
...
Probably... not? The definition of "near" is really up to one's own interpretation, isn't it?
Probably... not? The definition of "near" is really up to one's own interpretation, isn't it?
. . . . .
> Has the Chakra Drop been near an expensive bug or any bugs in general?
> Has the Chakra Drop been near an expensive bug or any bugs in general?
Chakra Drop 600 Macca...
December 19, 2024 at 8:27 PM
...
Probably... not? The definition of "near" is really up to one's own interpretation, isn't it?
Probably... not? The definition of "near" is really up to one's own interpretation, isn't it?
Chakra Drop 600 Macca...
> Not too fond of wares that occupy the same space as bugs.
I will have you know that my wares are NOT bug-infested, thank you very much. Aside from the ones that... are bugs.
December 19, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Chakra Drop 600 Macca...