I'm not sure if I've said anything to prompt growth; it might just be that Shiki's a work that inspires reflection more than anything I've said about it. I'm pretty hard to offend, so you don't need to worry about that; I've definitely enjoyed your insights. In fact, I'd love to see your Twitter if you talk about this series so much!
Kyouko reacted to the Buddhist figure from the Ozaki family butsudan, so I assume that even village born Shiki would react to village religious artifacts. Natsuno and Seishin both theorized that there needs to be some belief in them for them to work, but I don't know which side that's on or if it's actually not a factor at all. There's still a lot to look forward to.
I think you're spot on with Takae; part of the reason she moved Toshio's room was so Seishin could come in and she could pretend not to notice him so she didn't have to be socially obligated to play the good hot to him. Toshio wasn't allowed over there much because then they'd take care of him. And the fact that it says the only thing that's changed in his room is that instead of records and such he now has liquor suggests to me too that his bed is the same. It must at least be a bed sized for one adult. It also seems to be a bed-bed rather than the futon we see in the anime/manga; it gets mentioned again when Chizuru sneaks in.
It's hard to say if Seishin slept over as a kid or not... I think girls do more sleep overs than boys, but maybe my childhood was abnormal. I'm not sure Takae'd allow it. She can pretend to not know he's there fo ra few hours, but overnight? Maybe they went camping often instead... That's an excuse to be away from the house and out late at night being up to mischief. That seems up Ozaki's alley.
Re: 8D
Kyouko reacted to the Buddhist figure from the Ozaki family butsudan, so I assume that even village born Shiki would react to village religious artifacts. Natsuno and Seishin both theorized that there needs to be some belief in them for them to work, but I don't know which side that's on or if it's actually not a factor at all. There's still a lot to look forward to.
I think you're spot on with Takae; part of the reason she moved Toshio's room was so Seishin could come in and she could pretend not to notice him so she didn't have to be socially obligated to play the good hot to him. Toshio wasn't allowed over there much because then they'd take care of him. And the fact that it says the only thing that's changed in his room is that instead of records and such he now has liquor suggests to me too that his bed is the same. It must at least be a bed sized for one adult. It also seems to be a bed-bed rather than the futon we see in the anime/manga; it gets mentioned again when Chizuru sneaks in.
It's hard to say if Seishin slept over as a kid or not... I think girls do more sleep overs than boys, but maybe my childhood was abnormal. I'm not sure Takae'd allow it. She can pretend to not know he's there fo ra few hours, but overnight? Maybe they went camping often instead... That's an excuse to be away from the house and out late at night being up to mischief. That seems up Ozaki's alley.