So they tried calling big sis (her number's on the badge) and she said Reimu's still there. So either big sis still thinks Reimu's with the movers or she has already forsaken Reimu.
They are, but they seem to love their job too much to care. Not to mention there's no proof on Reimu's part since big sis got a replacement Reimu and thinks Reimu's perfectly alright.
To be fair, this Reimu ignored everything big sis said and left the house, its her own fault.
GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY MEN IN BLACK WEAR YOUR TINFOIL HAT
I'm not sure if they actually kill Reimu though, as we don't see it. They could just be picking it up and taking it for storage, but Reimu is scared as she doesn't know what's going on...
Where's a dangerous yukkuri when you need one? I doubt most of them could actually beat a professional "yukkuri cleaner" (what a revolting concept)... but they could at least distract them long enough for the Reimu to escape -- might even take one of the cleaners down if it gets the drop on them; no matter how much training you have, if a Mima attack or DOS Spark actually hits you, you're dead.
>>professional "yukkuri cleaner" (what a revolting concept)
I didn't know you were a member of PETA.
Also, the facts regarding dangerous yukkuris are heavily distorted, anyway. The rare ones are used to try and make yukkuri abuse impossible, taking advantage of the fact they're not very common by western yukkuri lovers. Deception. You'll see there's virtually no material off of futaba with dangerous yukkuris. The justification for the "dangerous" status is based off a minority of stories. Of course, after a "dangerous yukkuri" story appears about ten other appear contradicting it. These powers appear to be derived from the ones that their real counterparts show, but the most powerful one is powerless: Reimu, who has defeated everyone. I think that says something about it.
>>Do you feel the same way about your local animal control officers?
My local animal control officers don't go around killing animals with no greater provocation than that they exist. Not to mention the difference in degree of sapience between an animal and a yukkuri. A more apt comparison for a "yukkuri cleaner" than an animal control officer would be a child murderer.
Aaaanyway, backing away from that now... I really hope it doesn't end with this image and the follow-up. Not so much because it's yukkuri death... as because it's a horrible Diabolus Ex Machina. These random "Yukkuri Cleaners" show up to kill the Reimu because.. uhm... I have no clue. If you want to kill her, why not use one of the options foreshadowed earlier in the story, like a Rapist Alice or a Remilia, rather than pulling some random guys out of your ass? This is just lazy writing, especially when you've established ways to kill her off that aren't totally out of left field.
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Nezumi's comparison might be a bad one, but I do agree with his statement of "My local animal control officers don't go around killing animals with no greater provocation than that they exist."
From what I hear, hunters jump at every chance to "control population" of everything they are allowed to. Maybe these guys are a similar case... with the displayed power levels, it's clear they are doing more than they strictly have to, so perhaps they just enjoy their work a bit too much...
That's what I'm seeing here. These guys love their jobs a bit too much. I'm thinking they're contracted hunters because animal control just tosses the cats and dogs into the pound.
>>My local animal control officers don't go around killing animals with no greater provocation than that they exist.
Local animals aren't annoying shits like yukkuris. Also, most people don't give a damn about whether something is sapient or not. There's a scientific definition for sapience, but a lot of people think animals that don't match the criteria are sapient too. Anyway, the numbers of yukkuris need to be cleaned up, only because they pose a threat in the amount of food they need to eat. They're pretty much vermin, in that regard.
I'll also facepalm at the child murdering comment. It's a double facepalm!
>>Yukkuri are vermin, so compare the cleaners with pest control. They are, and I do, but I was trying to be generous, since Nezumi doesn't agree. Clearly, this was a mistake on my part.
If I may be frank... Yukkuris reproduce more quickly than children, and aren't human (whether that innately makes them worth less than a human is an issue I'd rather not get into)... But their mindset, outlook, and mental capacity are noticably similar to a small child, which is why I drew the comparison. It's not an ideal comparison, but from a moral perspective, it seems appropriate enough to me -- and far more apt than pest control from that angle, given the decidedly more limited self-awareness and mental capacity. However, from a practical standpoint, rather than a moral one, the pest control parallel is much more apt. Unfortunately, the only way I can find to combine these two aspects results in a metaphor which is rather too inflammatory to be helpful...
Thus, I'll once again scoot away from this topic at top speed to say that the appearance of these yukkuri cleaners seems like a lazy Diabolus Ex Machina, and I'd prefer to see her killed by a Remilia or Rapist Alice, since those were actually foreshadowed rather than pulled out of the writer's ass
I hate it when people make these convenient plot mechanics to kill off sweet yukkuri. It's part of this terrible writing core that hangs over most of these otherwise great stories. It has nothing to do with good/happy/bad ending -- it's always convenient mechanics that cause the nice yukkuri to be killed by humans, and nice humans to always get shithead yukkuri. Deus Ex Machina plot mechanics in order to create a (shitty) twist on the story and use it as an excuse to kill off the nice yukkuri.
Seriously, why the hell were they even there? "Shithead yukkuri?" That takes five seconds to determine if they were serious, and I -SERIOUSLY DOUBT- anyone called the cleaners on -them- in particular.
But, convenient tragic ending for the sake of HAPPY END!
Shithead? Nicehead? It doesn't really matter, she's at fault here, just reaped what she sowed.
But honestly, I don't think a yukkuri who neglected her owner's words, dared to puff to a human is a nicehead though. Don't say stuff like she just wants to intimidate humans to let Marisa go. No, she's a pet, and the pet yukkuri does not ever stand up against humans, no matter who's at fault.