Yeah, Touga is a perfect example of the...degeneration, the imperfection, inherent in the process of becoming a demon. (A very In Nomine concept, in fact.) Not that he's an inveterate lech and misogynistic womanizer--he always was that--but his Aura of Smooth has been warped. Women see right through him now, and the only ones who sleep with him are students sleeping their way to the top, I would imagine. He thinks he's as good at this as Akio, and Akio can't help but snicker at him behind closed doors. Saionji expressed it perfectly when he said Touga used to have such potential.

Nanami's transformation is a great deal more tragic, of course, but it all follows a theme. The fact that despite everything she's suffered, her competence is still intact as well as her sense of right and wrong is what makes her an interesting character, rather than the one-dimensional caricature Akio wanted. (Yes, he says she's playing into his hands. And she could be. But did he plan for her to come out this way, though? I highly doubt that.)

As for including Jenny and Vastra, I love those two. Their quietly gleeful moments stomping on Victorian social norms never fails to make me laugh. The inspiring moment for Jenny to me is a scene in The Crimson Horror where she whips off the servant's dress and has on a Victorian version of commando gear underneath. (Pretty sure this is what she's wearing in this piece.)

Can't wait to see where this goes! It will be interesting to see their courtship covered in a way it never can be on the show. (Also, anything that smacks of magic always ends up being technology. Great to see this being subverted.)

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this world created by the
hands of the gods
everything is false
everything is a LIE
the final days have come
now
let everything be destroyed

--mu