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>I think we're both 'tame', since there's not a man alive who doesn't want to die in glorious battle, defending their loved ones
I meant in the way of vikings casually going into sea raiding and causing terror on who they raided
>It's more interesting if they forget crucial things and lose parts of themselves, like a Ship of Theseus
That would be basically ego death. Long lived youkai can still change some things about them without losing their essence
>Humans, on a whole, benefit from acute stressors like strength-training and social disorder
Humans don't benefit from social disorder. The fact we are having scientific and technogical booms every single year is because we are living in the most peaceful era ever on the face of earth (if you live in the first world, anyway...)
But good point about youkai having a cultural shock over things changing too fast.
>Anyway, I'm sure I can come up with a pickup line or strange enough gift that'll surprise Urumi, even if she is a centauries-year-old hag.
Calling her a hag behind her back might make things harder for you. Oni can smell craven things like that, you know?