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> Girlfriend is Japanese
> She and her parents and me take a trip to Hyōgo, where she grew up
> Me being from Philadelphia have no clue what anything is or what anyone is talking about except a few simple phrases
> We settle into this lodge up in the hills near the forest for our stay there
> Lodge is built with those large sliding doors and widows that they keep open so you can stare into the scenery
> It's summertime, so we keep them open for the fresh air that they bring in
> Lodge hostess and me get into a conversation about Japanese culture
> Tells me a local folktale about little happy wisp like creatures that come to sad Japanese children that are in abusive households and guide them to the forest to escape their unhappiness
> Kinda spooky, but our fairy tales have some kind of fucked up stuff too
> That night swear I keep seeing little sparkles in the forest outside my open window, no cars around so sure it isn't someones highbeams or anything
> They're doing this happy little up and down dance thing
> Hear something like tree-branches snapping and what sounds like little kids running around in the leaves and such, but in a way that sounds like they're having a good time and not scary at all, like kids playing
> Next morning before we move onto Tokyo ask girlfriend about it and the fairy tale the hostess told me
> Girlfriends dad raises an eyebrow and tells me what I described is a "Shinigami"(succubus or malevolent demon) that lures humans into a remote location(often by attracting parents by luring their children first under a pseudo friendly guise) and draining them of their life essence
> TFW I was about to go out there to see what the hell was those sparkles
Biggest nope for me(pic related is supposed what these spirits DO to people once they catch them)
