Forum:Gigai

So i kno they are a form of respite for soul reapers to regenerate their powers, but what happens if they need to stay in it for years? Does the gigai grow and age?
 * The main use for gigai is to recover spiritual power. Yet it also functions as a means for interaction with humans on some level if it mission requires it, but this time span only seems to be a couple of months not years. Still, this doesn't mean the interaction will go well since the Soul Society is essentially feudal era Japan meaning most of the shinigami probably won't know how to use modern devices such as cars, microwaves, etc. though oddly enough their detectors look like cell phones. This is probably meant for some comic relief.Spacedone 07:56, September 17, 2009 (UTC)

[obviously if their power was that low they would get pulled back to the spirit world] but what would happen if nobody knew they were there in a gigai? Like could somoeone who is unknown get a gigai and live in it and build up their powers? --G3N3T1C 12:35, September 16, 2009 (UTC)

I wouldn't think they'd age- the shinigami don't really age much either, so it'd be inconvenient if they changed while you didn't and they ceased matching. Normally at least, Rukia's was supposed to turn her into a human, so it would. Probably Nemu too (at least at Soul Reaper aging rate). So maybe they do... of course, you'd almost never use them for years on a stretch anyway, a few months was unusual.

I doubt a non-powered person being in a gigai would give them power. It's an item to rest and recover, but it doesn't increase battle power or pull spirit energy towards you or anything. I think it's basically like giving your spirit 'muscles' a break.ZeroSD 12:51, September 16, 2009 (UTC)