Talk:Dryad/@comment-132.198.31.203-20160128000928

I totally understand why people would be afraid of being assimilated by a dryad. However, I think a lot of people may be misinterpreting the information. I recall 2 bits of information which I beleieve have been refuted by KC or by information from the books. Firstly, if a monster girl decides she wants a particular man, it's within her natural abilities to attract him, like Lamias who can sing. Persoanlly, I'm afraid of rodents, but if a mouse like monster girl set her sights on me (if I was in this world), then I imagine she would be able to endear herself to me until I found her attractive. Second, KC said in an interview that there's a bit of difference between how Japanese and English-speaking fans interpret his work. The former group understand that the profiles aren't meant to be taken literally.

If a dryad took interest in a man, he would begin by living inside the tree, as it becomes more ''spacious. ''Eventually he would "become one" with the tree, but monster girls are able to accomodate for their husband's weaknesses. Demonic energy protects them from being hurt by scales, horns, increased body strength, etc, increases their stamina, and all around makes them more receptive to their wife's attention. If a man became one with the tree, I think it would be more like turning into a tree. It's possible that he would grow accusrtomed to this lifestyle; since trees have much longer lifespans, he'd probably become more patient and less concious of time passing. Rather than being a human trapped in a tree, it's more like a slow and gradulal change into a tree. In the meantime, the dryad is having sex with him and he attracts bug monsters which would join in with her. To outsiders, it might look like he was being trapped, but I think he would be happy with his new life. I really like the idea of having a Dryad wife.

Lastly, everyone's going to imagine monster girls a little differently, so it's likely some people will like this one more than others.