Astro Monk: the Awakener cont’d by Dave Weirdly

Can Toys Die?

So we find out why The Awakener is “The Awakener.” It can awaken inanimate objects and give them life. My niece once asked her Mom if toys can die. This stuck with me because it reminded me just how much we anthropomorphize ordinary objects. When I was a kid I did feel like objects were living beings. I thought some were watchers and others became alive when no one was looking. Have you ever had trouble getting rid of something? Something you don’t look at or use but for some reason you keep it around? It has meaning to you.
You’ve injected it with yourself and it takes on a life. This ability in a mutated form is what the Awakener does…burning an object with it’s gaze till it becomes alive.

Hall of Wonderment

I collect monster figures. My friend calls them my spirit shrine and I think that’s true. As a collective they have this weird presence. They are odd and fun to have around but I think what she was getting at was it goes to a deeper level; that it’s not just a material thing in having them around, it’s more a spirit thing. They are a portal that is my Hall of Wonderment!