DJ

Dan Junior, otherwise known as DJ, is a Baku and associate of S.M.I.T.E..

History
DJ originally lived in Okinawa, Japan. However, when the village he resided in was torn down for new buildings, the Baku found himself now living in the home of an addled man. As his species subsist on a diet of dreams, the Baku kept himself hidden and subsisted on the man while he slept. However, the relationship between the two proved to be mutually adverse; the more dreams the Baku ate, the more paranoid the man grew, and the more his dreams threatened the Baku's health. Eventually, the man committed self-immolation out of his growing madness. The Baku survived, but he was injured in the rubble. During an investigation, SLAY member Dan Ackermann found the Baku alone and decided to take him back to S.M.I.T.E. to study him. Thanks to Dan's healthy subconscious, the Baku was restored to full health. He decided to stay with Dan in secrecy and was nicknamed Dan Junior, helping with investigations that require mental insight.

Personality and traits
DJ has the mindset of a domesticated animal: he is loving, attentive, and curious of the world outside of the dream realm. DJ is very cautious of other people until he visits their dreams, with which he will develop a relationship towards depending on the personality of the individual. If the dreams he tastes are psychologically lethal, he becomes frantic and prone to bouts of panic. But if the diet is positive, he become healthier and more lively. Like most Yokai, DJ is neither good nor bad and has no ill will, but at times his appetite for dreams will threaten the individual if he feeds on one victim for too long. Despite his playful nature, DJ is smarter than he seems. He can also communicate, but only in dreams.

Powers and abilities
As a dream eater, DJ can enter the minds of people when they are asleep and interact or feed on the dreams they are currently having. In doing so, DJ can gain knowledge on the individual's psyche or deeper memories. He can also manipulate the nature of the dream if the host allows him to, allowing him to speak directly to them within the dream realm. However, eating too much of the dream can also leave the person to fall into severe mental psychosis over a prolonged period of time; DJ compensates for this by eating some physical food or only eating the less-malignant nightmares of his peers.