The Fox and the Coon

"Thank you, sis. Don't feel bad, math isn't my forte either. Except in calculating my expenses in game back then, and now it works to control how I invest in goods here. Kinda made me a wiser buyer.", it clearly amused Neon: as much as he didn't remember much about who he used to be, a lot of his game knowledge led him on in how to invest, maybe that would come back to him eventually...

Once Izumi voiced her own thoughts, to which he felt in agreement with, the questions lingered in the air for a moment, before he went to explain: "My form is related to a class in the game, Fox Illusionist. That class, of course, specializes in tricks, illusions, transformation, debuffs, and much more. Still, you know, in culture there are some belief they prey on Yang energy to create a balance and ascent, and such energy is found in humans, specially men. My case, hm... Doesn't require me to go AS FAR as they would... And I need a different portion."

In a snap of fingers, he created small projections of living flames vaguely shaped like three human beings and two foxes. One human was of a pink flame, the other was a mix of pink and cyan, and the third one was completely cyan. As for the foxes, one was pink, the other was light green, making it clear it is meant to represent him.

As the next portion of the explanation went on, the flames danced about on the table: the pink fox dominated the cyan human, leaving him "dead", becoming itself cyan and pink, while the other two "humans" turned to it. The green one then merely brushed against the pink's leg, and in a while that one "died" as well. But furthermore: the green one also could do the same to the other two "humans", and even to the fox, as the now pink fox ran around and the two chased themselves off the table and poofed against a wall, the "humans" also disappearing.

"So yes... Basically, I can just hold someone's hand, hug, rest my head against, and I'll be draining them of both Yin and Yang types of energy. From the controlled tests that were done, I could accidentally kill a human being if I'm not careful enough."

Neon gave a nod and replied on his control of such ability: "Active, I can control it perfectly now that I know of it. Before I borrowed energy from someone without fully knowing of it, but no harm done, since she had more than enough energy to spare.", the day it happened however was still a bit hazy, he was remembering it as if it was a dream, but how come he was energized after that?

But now he found himself questioning... "Do Tanuki feed on some sort of energy as well?"

"That seems much simpler than what I go through, but I know about the symbology of tanuki. The shops in the game had at least two statues of those, a large one by the entrance, a small one somewhere near the counter.", Neon gave a small chuckle, "But sounds like your kind has a lot of fun." It was subtle, but he did notice Izumi seemed interested in drinking something, and understood her reluctance too.

Once offered, the fox boy gave a nod and responded: "Just be sure to be full of energy at all times, big sis. I don't know the exact effects of draining non-human's energies, could make someone sleepy or moody."