Tag description A creature that connects to a host, to then often absorb some form of nutrient or lust energy, and manipulate the hosts behavior to ensure their transmission.
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Description-A creature that connects with a host, to then influence their body and/or mind.+A creature that connects to a host, to then often absorb some form of nutrient or lust energy, and manipulate the hosts behavior to ensure their transmission.
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IyI
@Necromemer yeah I think it’s narrowing it closer and closer, I’ll read a few more and then get back to you. But I think this is headed in the right direction, and well it depends if you want to be general or specific, because I can see how this gets the gist of it.
Necromemer
@IyI
Editing suggestions is now possible. I have taken your advice to heart and applied it.
Do you find it also fitting? A different pair of eyes never hurts.
Necromemer
@IyI
I have so far found no way of editing my proposal. Frankly, the approval process takes forever too.
As far as it seems, the mods are manually checking all suggestions of the whole site, and then write their own descriptions based off of the suggestions and the below comments.
That means hopefully your suggestions and this fruitful conversation will be included, but - unpleasantly - there are posts with 1500 upvotes still not checked by the mods, and I have not seen any great movement on that backlog, so this +17 post will stay in its unedited form for maybe years to come.
If you found a way to edit these suggestion texts (I can't even delete it to write a completely new one), then please let me know.
IyI
@Necromemer Yeah so idk how the process works or how you'd be able to change the description but I think that would be the best. I wonder how long the approval time takes as well?
Necromemer
@IyI, that's fair. Point taken. I agree.
IyI
@Necromemer
"Parasites harm their hosts by stealing nutrients, causing physical damage, and manipulating behavior to ensure their own survival and transmission." This is just a quick excerpt from Google. Parasites don't care for the well-being or health of the host; they will neglect and do whatever they can/want to the host as long as its survival and reproduction are on the line. The main purpose of a parasite is harm, but in hentai, there can be "learned benefits" like sexual pleasure, but then again, sexual harm in hentai is usually, or a decent amount of times, seen as a positive and as pleasure.
But I mean, this is all just trying to get a better description so the conversation leads us to a better conclusion!
Necromemer
Seeing how Remi can take and release command of Linguini at will - and not merging per se; and has a life outside of piloting him, I'd rather say that Linguini is some form of biological sentient mech. This brings very odd and multilayered facets into the mix, that turns a sex scene into a game of moral twister.
smmgh
Never thought I would imagine how ratatouille sex scene would look like after reading a comment but here I am
Necromemer
@IyI, the addition of "connects to a host" instead of "with", to emphasize the aspect of one-sided parasitation, I totally agree with, and is a fine addition I'd like the mods to consider.
About the aspect of stating that they cause harm, I am a bit apprehensive. "influence" stays more open, and invites more content to fit under this umbrella-term of a tag. "harm" might be leading more than such a description needs to.
Then again, undoubtedly almost all parasites do treat their hosts violently. Still, I saw rare cases of a parasite handling a host with some kind of respect.
I suspect this doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things, so I am fine stepping off my position here too.
Thank you for the insights!
IyI
This should be changed to (lives on or inside a host) or (connects to a host), saying "connecting with" makes it seem symbiotic instead of parasitic. By the description of this, it could mean Ratatouille falls under this category... Also, it needs to be noted that it mainly causes harm, like sexual, psychological, or physical