...I looked up 'drabble' in the dictionary...I hadn't realized it was a real word. And while there's no literary definition given, it is in fact a verb: "
make or become wet and dirty: to become, or make something, wet and dirty". (from the MSN Encarta online dictionary) ^_^ No wonder the word sounds messily impolite!
Title: Puppet Master
Rated: PG
Word Count: 100
Characters: Nii
( Worksafe )Written: 01/10/05
And with that, the creativity begins to flow once again...I hope. ^_^; I mean, I've been trying to get *that* one written since 'Toys' was announced as a challenge theme two weeks ago. -_-; Or was it three, by now?
Anyway. More evidence in favor of Nii/Kou:
Firstly, there's the whole metaphor of crows and rabbits that keeps making its appearance. And as Brad pointed out, there's the fact that Nii has put himself in the position of 'predator' despite the fact that he himself is a rabbit under the Chinese zodiac to back up Koumyou's observation that he seeks to be devoured. Lovely subtle metaphors and symbolism that are just delightful. But wait, there's more! Kougaiji, too, was born Year of the Rabbit. Naturally, then, 'predator' Nii is going to treat him as 'prey'. But beyond that...the man is undeniably fond of his rabbits. Observe how important a place the bunny doll occupies in his life. Some speculate that this is because it's the hiding place for the scripture he had as a Sanzo. (shrugs) I think it's nothing quite so trite, myself, never mind the fact that I'm still debating whether or not Ukoku would have been entrusted with a scripture. I don't think I've yet seen anything manga or anime dealing with that specific point, but the fact that Ukoku was never fully official-ized with the mark on the forehead *and* the fact that Koumyou had custodianship of two sutras seems rather telling to me...
I'm drifting off topic. As usual. ^_^; Back to Nii.
I think, perhaps, that the bunny doll serves as a sort of symbolism for his obsessive fascination with Kougaiji. He has called Kougaiji his 'little rabbit', after all. And he keeps the bunny with him at all times. He holds conversations with it. He speaks for it. He puppeteers it. He exerts the sort of control over it that he appears to strive for with Kougaiji. Only Kou, of course, is nowhere near so compliant as his 'lovely doll'. Which is entirely the point of the fascination.
Even on a simpler note, it's clear between the doll and the coffee mug and the slippers that the bunny is a favorite motif for the dear doctor. Which makes the fact that he would speak of Kougaiji as 'my little rabbit' quite telling, indeed...
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