Re the tech support folks - exactly. Even if they never get tons of technical chops, they can still learn to ask the right questions in a reassuring manner, and write down a case history.
I don't know if I go for the count of the leaves - why vines? Too airy-fairy. I can certainly go with his being unique. Of course that still begs the question - why vines? Most of the other youkai seem to be animals, although we only see spider and centipede youkai, and can assume that Gyomaoh, from his name, is a (wild) cattle youkai. I wonder about the youkai in the village there - are they all of one tribe?
Yes, good question about Jien and water youkai abilities ... unless we want to count the fact that he really looks like a Marine! I'm guessing, from the fact that most of the youkai we meet seem to have no magical abilities to speak of, that it's not a given, anymore than it is with humans.
I have such a fluffy brain when it comes to fic. I'm beginning to think it's a problem - the better stuff has an edge that I don't seem to have. I was drabbling in my head, because of our conversation about the plant-babies and because vom_marlowe mentioned that it was Mpreg Week, about Hakkai daydreaming about wouldn't it be great if he and Gojyo had kids, and the fact that they'd be 3/4 youkai, and what that might mean.
Re: "Quick, someone call the Girl Police and file a report"
Re the tech support folks - exactly. Even if they never get tons of technical chops, they can still learn to ask the right questions in a reassuring manner, and write down a case history.
I don't know if I go for the count of the leaves - why vines? Too airy-fairy. I can certainly go with his being unique. Of course that still begs the question - why vines? Most of the other youkai seem to be animals, although we only see spider and centipede youkai, and can assume that Gyomaoh, from his name, is a (wild) cattle youkai. I wonder about the youkai in the village there - are they all of one tribe?
Yes, good question about Jien and water youkai abilities ... unless we want to count the fact that he really looks like a Marine! I'm guessing, from the fact that most of the youkai we meet seem to have no magical abilities to speak of, that it's not a given, anymore than it is with humans.
I have such a fluffy brain when it comes to fic. I'm beginning to think it's a problem - the better stuff has an edge that I don't seem to have. I was drabbling in my head, because of our conversation about the plant-babies and because vom_marlowe mentioned that it was Mpreg Week, about Hakkai daydreaming about wouldn't it be great if he and Gojyo had kids, and the fact that they'd be 3/4 youkai, and what that might mean.