Like I said, though...

A question for the Bleach fans. by SkarmorySilver on 2016-10-17 23:11:00 UTC Reply

I'm working on a mission involving the Bleach continuum, and I've found a bit character who's a (hilariously underpowered) Bount, which I'm told is an artificial entity who feeds on the souls of humans, kinda like a Dementor. While this Bount is passable as a character, the Stu of the fic killed him quite graphically and left his body behind (Granz says the Bounts don't leave behind bodies). The thing is, a couple of people and I were debating whether to have him somehow assimilate into canon (by depowering him, as Bounts were originally human and seem to be quite rare), or have him recruited and put up for adoption (which means someone will have to try to get him to work as his character, complete with story arc).

I'm honestly not sure how to handle this, and I could definitely use a second opinion. Both options present their own difficulties, though what's obvious is that he needs a trip to Medical first. So, um, which one is it gonna be, then?

Never mind by SkarmorySilver on 2016-10-18 00:46:00 UTC Reply

The Discord chat pretty much unanimously voted against recruitment. Forget I asked anything, sorry. :(
On the Subject of the Bount by Tesla on 2016-10-17 23:23:00 UTC Reply

I think it would be fun to have him recruited and put up for adoption. He seems like he'd be a fun character to write, and I'm sure someone from the Bleach fandom will come along and fall completely in love with him and give him a good home in HQ. :)

Like I said, though... by SkarmorySilver on 2016-10-17 23:28:00 UTC Reply

I too am pro-recruitment, but several others have asked whether such a move is really necessary. His nature alone would probably present at a few issues. Like I said, he's a soul vampire, and the risk of absorbing too much glitter is always there. If written well, it could result in a neat story with a bit of an existential crisis, but that's a very big if.

Granz suggested the possibility of the guy actually wanting to become human, and now that I think of it I do see its potential (and oooh, what if it ends up working in tandem with the fear of the glitter OD?). I still maintain that's a bit of a stretch, though, seeing as there isn't any evidence AFAIK of a Bount becoming 100% human in canon.