but if we're following the manga, pup should not be the generic at all. Inu normally refers to children by words which probably runt or brat are better translations..LOL.
That's what I mean...the male characters thinking in terms of the females carrying/birthing pups, much less saying it. It just seems so unnatural. I'd take kids over pups, but generally write in terms of children, child, baby, etc.
Even for full youkai like Sesshoumaru or InuPapa, I don't think they consider their offspring pups.
I think I relate a lot more to Miroku...I've known people like him and maybe share at least some of the same characteristics...so he comes easy to me...
Miroku is alien to me in some ways, which is why I'm drawn to him. Opposites attract, and all that...but it's harder for me to justify his actions and understand his behavior because his situation is so far removed from my own.
It's an interesting thought experiment, if nothing else, but as I said, I probably spend way, way too much time thinking about these characters and trying to tweak their characterizations juuuuuuuust so.
Interesting tidbit...on the interview that RT did that's floating around, RT said Sessh ws hard for her too, cause he's always so serious...LOL. I'm not alone!
Yes, I saw that LOL, but mostly put it down to the fact that she usually writes comedy and not serious, dark, angsty stuff. I've yet to see someone who can artfully blend both angst and comedy and not look like a pretentious twit, if they somehow managed to not fail miserably. It seems we're either good at one or the other, but not both :P
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That's what I mean...the male characters thinking in terms of the females carrying/birthing pups, much less saying it. It just seems so unnatural. I'd take kids over pups, but generally write in terms of children, child, baby, etc.
Even for full youkai like Sesshoumaru or InuPapa, I don't think they consider their offspring pups.
I think I relate a lot more to Miroku...I've known people like him and maybe share at least some of the same characteristics...so he comes easy to me...
Miroku is alien to me in some ways, which is why I'm drawn to him. Opposites attract, and all that...but it's harder for me to justify his actions and understand his behavior because his situation is so far removed from my own.
It's an interesting thought experiment, if nothing else, but as I said, I probably spend way, way too much time thinking about these characters and trying to tweak their characterizations juuuuuuuust so.
Interesting tidbit...on the interview that RT did that's floating around, RT said Sessh ws hard for her too, cause he's always so serious...LOL. I'm not alone!
Yes, I saw that LOL, but mostly put it down to the fact that she usually writes comedy and not serious, dark, angsty stuff. I've yet to see someone who can artfully blend both angst and comedy and not look like a pretentious twit, if they somehow managed to not fail miserably. It seems we're either good at one or the other, but not both :P