[ Tama wants to mumble a soft little 'I know' to Minakami's annoyance, to alleviate some of the obvious tension there, because he does understand it of course...but he also can't deny that Matoba has a point, either. It's a strange position for him to be in, because it's not as if he wants to have this kind of moral debate in, well, semi-public. Is it public if it's three people? Matoba's a big enough presence to count for six, so- ]

'Spoiled' is one word for the hashihime. [ Tama airquotes the word thank you Ydris for teaching him my life is salvageable, frowning as dryly as he possibly can, but is quick to return back to looking painfully earnest. ] But I don't know if she's nearly as existent as the yokai, ayakashi, etcetera that you deal in. There's a fee they charge of those they possess, but...she's not a danger here, since she can't do that. [ They'd tested the puddles, and they hadn't fallen through time, so was it really a curse and not just a weird thing that makes his eyes blue at this point?? ] ...and it's hard for me to think of something as a curse when it lets me protect people.