Maidens of the Kaleidoscope
~Hakurei Shrine~ => Touhou Addict Recovery Center => Topic started by: Shiina Tamai on December 04, 2014, 10:41:08 PM
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You are given the opportunity to go into Gensokyo, however you have to be a supernatural creature (And you cannot be a Human, Celestial, or God/Goddess). You will retain the same knowledge and memories that you currently possess, but you cannot return to this dimension. Assuming you take this opportunity, what would you be?
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Either a Satori ( the youkai species ) or a vampire or a moon rabbit.
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A mimic, being a copy cat wither it be with personality or skills or anything, I've always felt I was closer to a mimic and a bit of a blank slate of who I am.
Ahh I could have sworn a mimic was something more then just a chest monster... but I get nothing. I guess the closest thing I can think of that's close would be a Doppelganger. Maybe I should pick something else.
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no way in hell am i going anywhere with yukari ::)
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If I want hyper-OP-ness, a youkai with the ability to imitate anything.
4 teh lolz, a youkai that eats anything
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I know they're not supernatural so much as they are fictional, but I've always wanted to become a homunculus from the FMA series.
Preferably Greed :D
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Infuse me with Agni's soul, then we have a deal.
Oh, and gimme some cash I can toss Reimu's way for that extra bit of protection.
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Whatever Yukari is.
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I wanna be an oni. All I have to do is drink and fight and party all day. Well this is Gensokyo and that's what everybody does everyday. But they don't get horns!
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I'd be a Kappa. :3 I like turtles.
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The obvious answer here would be 'a bakeneko', but I would also settle for being a magician. Instead of spending all my time in a darkly lit room PRETENDING I am a powerful being that bends the laws of the universe to their will, I can spend all my time in a darkly lit room ACTUALLY being a powerful being that bends the laws of the universe to my will.
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If I can't be Yukari a fairy's the nexy best thing, I guess. They get to live freely, and even if the are powerless in the grand scheme of things they're either too dumb to realise or too dumb to care. And since they never have to worry about dying why should they care? Ignorance is bliiiissss~
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Well, the obvious choice would be Magician but I'd pick the generic "youkai" if I got to retain my 9 regenerations and other current powers. If not then magician.
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A kappa, because technology is incredible.
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You are given the opportunity to go into Gensokyo, however you have to be a supernatural creature.
Anything supernatural is A-OK for me.
Though, if I had to choose, a youkai would be fine.
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Magician with healing-based powers.
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Hm, well, after a lot of thought and much personal soul-searching, I'm going to have to go with "tengu".
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no way in hell am i going anywhere with yukari ::)
Me neither.
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Grahh! I can't think of anything really. Youkai yes but what kind? Yukari can choose for me.
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I choose Kappa, so I can do engineering all day. Need to get used to all those cucumbers though...
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Dullahan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dullahan) all the way.
I freaking love these things for reasons that escape me.
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Wolf Tengu. Then become a hopeless Momiji fanboy.
Or maybe Crow Tengu. Then become a hopeless Aya fanboy.
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A Demon. An Archdemon if possible.
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Grahh! I can't think of anything really. Youkai yes but what kind? Yukari can choose for me.
Join us magician-kind! That... "すきま"-girl would make you something ridiculous like a "giraffe youkai" or something. We're a "whatever works" type instead. I mean, look at me, my power is best for healing wounds and soothing pain, but change a few parameters and it burns everything around me with lasers. Or just look at what Alice can pull off. Well, it's your pick, of course. [/in-character]
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Kitsune b/c fluffffffffyyyyyyy ^_^
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I'd be a Raijū. Which is honestly something I'm a little surprised ZUN hasn't done yet.
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I'd be a Raijū. Which is honestly something I'm a little surprised ZUN hasn't done yet.
He did, though in animal form. It's one of Kasen's pets, first appeared in WaHH chapter 6.
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I always forget if WaHH is ZUN-created or ZUN-influenced [Aka: He checks things over to make sure it's not a mess]. I also don't pay much attention to the mangas.
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Writing the manga is like, his job.
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Anything, I repeat, ANYTHING, that related to cats :)
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Anything, I repeat, ANYTHING, that related to cats :)
A giant (unnamed) Catfish would be nice then, I guess. :P
As for me? Tsukumogami of a baton. The kinda baton Yuuka has in MS. I could whack people and lead a marching band.
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Pessimist answer: TBH I'd decline. Gensokyo looks fun from an outside, entertainment-centric perspective, but half of the characters are canonically bored out of their minds IIRC, and coming from a society with access to the internet and thus the entertainment produce of millions within easy reach, I imagine I'd fare far worse. If regular humans weren't barred on account of not being supernatural, I'd probably choose that so that I could get reincarnated somewhere more fun.
Optimist answer: Magician all the way! Long-lived human with magical powers and the capacity to expand the scope, depth and presumably scale of said powers over time, no weird quirks or weaknesses like photophobia or sardine heads, and human mentality. Or a Hermit. Or a Hermit onmyodo-using Magician with shapeshifting powers, why not.
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Gensokyo looks fun from an outside, entertainment-centric perspective, but half of the characters are canonically bored out of their minds IIRC, and coming from a society with access to the internet and thus the entertainment produce of millions within easy reach, I imagine I'd fare far worse.
Yes. I think just the culture shock of going from, say, an industrialized society to the kind of society they have on the other side of the border would be something to contend with. Gensokyo is like a libertarian nightmare dystopia with flying magical girls, numerous youkai, extraterrestrials, and deities; endless power struggle after power struggle, danmaku everywhere. Even if it didn't effect Random Shoemaker in the Village directly, I think that kind of environment would take some getting used to, to say the least.
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A time youkai(Yggdrassil?) unlike human sakuya
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Uhh, I think that running away (screaming) is the safest option here. If it's Yukari, it's almost CERTAINLY a trap.
That said, native gods seem pretty chill. Probably just a minor god like Minoriko, so I could hang out with worshipers and live off small amounts of faith.
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I would be a fairy who lives alongside a tranquil creek. Either that or a Kappa.
Ahh I could have sworn a mimic was something more then just a chest monster... but I get nothing. I guess the closest thing I can think of that's close would be a Doppelganger. Maybe I should pick something else.
Perhaps a shapeshifter?
If I can't be Yukari a fairy's the nexy best thing, I guess. They get to live freely, and even if the are powerless in the grand scheme of things they're either too dumb to realise or too dumb to care. And since they never have to worry about dying why should they care? Ignorance is bliiiissss~
As I said, you would retain all knowledge that you currently have, for example, a PhD who becomes a fairy would be the smartest fairy in all of Gensokyo.
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As I said, you would retain all knowledge that you currently have, for example, a PhD who becomes a fairy would be the smartest fairy in all of Gensokyo.
I was going to make a joke, but that would be too obvious even for me. I still choose fairy, though >_< maybe an Oni or Satori (ie: Koishi) any of those carefree type races.
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Uhh, I think that running away (screaming) is the safest option here. If it's Yukari, it's almost CERTAINLY a trap.
I don't think that's the best idea... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKRqqJLGEk&list=PLFB8509F85B1DA408#t=304)
And for the reasons presented in said movie, I'd rather not go into Gensokyo, and refuse in an agressive but safe way. (What that is, I'll leave it to you to decide.) But if I had to, I'd become a turtle youkai, somewhat like Bowser except not.
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And for the reasons presented in said movie, I'd rather not go into Gensokyo
I think you took that movie way too close to heart while missing a key point. Gappies there stand for fanfic writers who barely know anything about Touhou yet still write Touhou fics. But what if Yukari was to gap in someone who knows and loves that world, someone who wouldn't try breaking it no matter what? I doubt there would be any point to do that if her motives were the same.
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I think you took that movie way too close to heart while missing a key point. Gappies there stand for fanfic writers who barely know anything about Touhou yet still write Touhou fics. But what if Yukari was to gap in someone who knows and loves that world, someone who wouldn't try breaking it no matter what? I doubt there would be any point to do that if her motives were the same.
You're right, but I still think Gensokyo would be boring to live in due to the lack of technology.
Watch me change my opinion in the near future.
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I'd like to be like Bill Cipher.
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I don't think that's the best idea... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKRqqJLGEk&list=PLFB8509F85B1DA408#t=304)
Oh god... what are these... beads of liquid coming from my eyes... I haven't cried at an anime/cartoon/whatever since Clannad After Story.
But in all honesty, I'd probably refuse her offer. I've got too much to leave behind in the real world. If Yukari insists on it (or drags me in), I'd be a fairy, and just hang out trying to stay out of others' way, occasionally have a danmaku duel here and there.
Although I'm bad enough at Touhou to probably get shot no more than 1 minute into the duel...
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I'd love to be a kamaitachi.
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I'd like to be a Magician. Think of all those magical stuffs you can do with magic! and also I'll be happily ste...borrowing magic books from Patchouli.
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I'd like to be a Magician. Think of all those magical stuffs you can do with magic! and also I'll be happily ste...borrowing magic books from Patchouli.
You'll have to compete with Marisa for that. :3
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You'll have to compete with Marisa for that. :3
I wonder if she takes apprentices, though.....? Hey, that actually might be kind of nice. If not incredibly dangerous.
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How about a Satori? I don't give a damn about ugly, horrible thoughts ::)
But yeah, since I'm still too attached with this world I would probably refuse her offer.
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You'll have to compete with Marisa for that. :3
I'm sure Patchouli has enough books for both to steal. Her library is like a TARDIS after all.
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Or maybe you could, just, like, get to know Patchy and borrow her books like a normal person?
Also, everyone here seems to be forgetting that you're becoming a man-eating monster who thinks in ways incomprehensible to humans who are averse to bonding together unlike humans.
>B-but that only happen in bad grimderp doujins, Razzi-kun
Okay, fine, you're still a walking Humanoid Abomination whom most humans think to be a flesh-devouring monster that will eat their babies and terrorize them
I hope you like living alone and never getting laid
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But on a happier note, I think I'll change my decision from before. I might wish to be a Kitsune, for their long life, power, and precious fluffy tails. Plus they're highly intelligent. I wouldn't try to woo Ran, though. I'd rather go and catch me a cute Crow Tengu or Rabbit (Moon or Earth, doesn't matter) boy, 'cause, you know, foxes prey on birds and rabbits...
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I hope you like living alone and never getting laid
Explain Rinnosuke. And youkai-born magicians.
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That's probably the exception, not the rule. Most youkai don't really need a reproductive drive because they just sort of "pop" into existence; they have no families, no legacy to carry on, and the like. Those that actually have formed societies and don't just pop into existence from the elements like Tengu, Kappa, and the Oni...maybe. They actually have a reason to breed. But do they even breed? I heard that Crow Tengu lay eggs but I don't know if that's canon or not.
And youkai actually consorting with humans would of course be extremely rare. Most people don't screw their food, and most people don't scree something that wants to eat them.
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I heard that Crow Tengu lay eggs but I don't know if that's canon or not.
It is. Eastern and Little Nature Deity, chapter 5.
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I believe I'd be a Bake-Danuki. I'm not gonna lie, I just want the fluffy tail.
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Also, everyone here seems to be forgetting that you're becoming a man-eating monster who thinks in ways incomprehensible to humans who are averse to bonding together unlike humans.
[...] you're a walking Humanoid Abomination whom most humans think to be a flesh-devouring monster that will eat their babies and terrorize them
I hope you like living alone and never getting laid
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But on a happier note, I think I'll change my decision from before. I might wish to be a Kitsune, for their long life, power, and precious fluffy tails. Plus they're highly intelligent. I wouldn't try to woo Ran, though. I'd rather go and catch me a cute Crow Tengu or Rabbit (Moon or Earth, doesn't matter) boy, 'cause, you know, foxes prey on birds and rabbits...
If you're going to take the stance that turning into a Youkai alters your brain chemistry, wouldn't that include turning off your libido? Not much point in a sexless organism feeling the need to boink after all.
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Perhaps, but us humans love to give our supernatural creatures a libido anyway...my whole "I hope you like living alone and never getting laid" thing was just a cheeky joke, by the way.
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Most youkai don't really need a reproductive drive because they just sort of "pop" into existence; they have no families, no legacy to carry on, and the like. Those that actually have formed societies and don't just pop into existence from the elements like Tengu, Kappa, and the Oni...maybe. They actually have a reason to breed. But do they even breed?
You're making some pretty big assumptions there...... What need does a supernatural creature have for food when they're basically made of magic/superstition/belief? But youkai eat. What need do they have for language, for that matter? Or humanoid shape? Or human/human-like emotions? Really, anything that makes them in any way relatable from a human perspective? It stands to reason if they have those, a youkai with a libido or some kind of need for companionship/emotional connection with other beings isn't very far-fetched.......
I heard that Crow Tengu lay eggs but I don't know if that's canon or not.
........Aw man...... I can't get that image out of my head anymore. Thanks. You just ruined Aya for me. =P
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You're making some pretty big assumptions there...... What need does a supernatural creature have for food when they're basically made of magic/superstition/belief? But youkai eat. What need do they have for language, for that matter? Or humanoid shape? Or human/human-like emotions? Really, anything that makes them in any way relatable from a human perspective? It stands to reason if they have those, a youkai with a libido or some kind of need for companionship/emotional connection with other beings isn't very far-fetched.......
........Aw man...... I can't get that image out of my head anymore. Thanks. You just ruined Aya for me. =P
I can see what you mean, but it's canon that youkai are naturally asocial and that ones who HAVE formed societies like the Tengu and the Kappa are simply living a travesty of actual human culture.
I don't actually have a problem with youkai looking for companionship and having libidos--it's a necessary concession for pretty much any doujin, be it porn or not--but I'm just going by canon here, which is actually pretty damn somber on these matters.
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I can see what you mean, but it's canon that youkai are naturally asocial and that ones who HAVE formed societies like the Tengu and the Kappa are simply living a travesty of actual human culture.
Huh? You seem to be confusing "having a large, complex society" and "looking for an emotional/friendly connection with another person" - just look at virtually every single character to date. Yes, true: they don't live in "youkai cities" or anything like that (save for tengu and kappa), but that has absolutely nothing to do with "reproductive drive" (your words) or "need for companionship/emotional connection" (my words)...
On the other hand, it's canon that just about every character bar a few small exceptions end up establishing a handful of close friendships with one-another here and there. Even with humans (who do stand out from the crowd, but humans nonetheless), like Reimu, Marisa, and Sakuya, and other non-youkai species. Ex, Satori and her pets, Kyouko and Mystia, Suika and Yukari, Keine and Mokou, Rin and Utusho, several characters form larger closely-knit groups (the myouren temple, the SDM group, the eientei group (technically aliens...... Ill concede that much), the four devas of the mountain......) the list goes on and on.....
There's more than enough proof, in canon, that youkai actively seek out relationships. While they're probably not as sociable as humans are, and while there are a handful of exceptions, they're clearly not the asocial beings you seem to be making them out to be, much less "in canon"......
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I'd like to change my answer to "Punch Yukari the face."
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Crow Tengu would be the best for me!
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I would like to be an Elemental Mage. Yuki, Mai and Patchy plz.
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I'd like to change my answer to "Punch Yukari the face."
That is not a good idea.
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That is not a good idea.
That's true. You'll never make it...
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If I couldn't be a god I would go with magician, or maybe a youkai
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I would be... A handsome looking magician!
With the power to control danmaku with my mind, so you had to time out my spellcards!
...Nah, i would just use it to graze incoming sparks or fantasy seals... :3
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I would like to be a Bakeneko. :V
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Realistic answer? NO THANKS. My family is here, i would get horribly worried about them and feeling really guilty about how they feel after i suddenly disappear.
Smart answer? HELL NO! Why should i accept a sudden offer from an incredibly powerful supernatural being which is infamous for her shifty plans and weird morality?
If i had nothing that ties me and i was sure to not get shafted? Probably a youkai or magician, but the one thing i'd make sure is to be an IMMORTAL being (not Hourai immortality, "normal" immortality)
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If I was to accept Yukari's offer, I would probably be a magician or hermit (original, I know).
As a hermit, I can use magic and have an extended lifespan and also get along with humans.
As a magician, I would get the above benefits (although magician magic and hermit magic are different I think) plus, I could also get along with youkai at the same time.
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a magician! or maybe a demon idk
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A magician, bakeneko, or fairy. I feel like I'd be safest as a magician though.
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I would become a clone of Rumia with a mouth on my chest, of course.
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Either a Satori, or a Youkai Magician, I think.
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Whatever Rumia is so I can spend all time hitting trees while seeing absolutely nothing.
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It's a difficult choice, but for me it's either between being a satori or a kitsune. Being a satori would be nice because I like to know what people are thinking and feeling, which would be a given for satori, but there is the downside of most people hating you because they don't like getting their minds read. Being a kitsune would be nice because of tricks, shenanigans, and fluffy tails. There really aren't any downsides there either.
I guess I'll go with kitsune.
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Oh man, that's a tough choice. Guess I'd like to be a Kasha, Onmoraki (bird born from the spirit of a freshly dead human), or Samebito (shark person). Oh but a Kamaitachi (sickle weasel that rides on the winds and has blades on its arms in some stories) might be cool too though.
Gah, there's too many cool youkai to choose from but as long as I got a cute loli form as well I'd totally go.
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Hmmm...
If kaijus existed in Gensokyo then i would become one otherwise i'll just be a youkai magician.
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I guess I would be either an Oni or a Satori. They're both powerful. :3
But if I was feeling stupid, I would be a fairy and join Cirno's cult of Santa worshipers.
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A spirit or youkai. That way, I could still learn and retain what I know about martial arts.
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I think i'd die from terror before she even asked me something.
If not, i'd choose a youkai fox or tanuki, so that i could look like whatever i want, or almost. Also, tricking people is fun :V
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Can i stay a human?
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There are so many possibilities, yet only one can be chosen...
Fan-fun: I'd probably go Amanojaku, Youkai Magician, or Kirin. The former-most because who wouldn't wanna be a trickester? That, and Seija'll be there to mess with. The middle one because with that power, I could probably find a way to bring back certain characters, like Rika. The latter-most, because Satsuki Rin. Her, and her alone XD
Practical: I'd probably be an Obake with no true form, or a Nue (I wonder if Obake can be without true forms...). Reason: Shapeshifting means being able to change what you look like (and perhaps what you can do) whenever you want to. Wanna be a dog? Change form. Crow? Shapeshift. Wanna be a creature with immense power? Just change into it. All the fun and completely practical
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I'd probably go with being a tengu.
One that is a master at swordsmanship of course!
I'd actually like to help Aya with her newspaper, but if I couldn't be a tengu then I'd stay human. I might die faster, but I'll be able to start from the bottom. From there I can just train so I can be just as badass as Marisa.
...Might be harder to help with the newspaper as a human though...