Geshrin -> Yamataian and Neko -> Yamataian transfers are very common, yes. Nekos transferring into Yamataian bodies were even given the option of keeping their cat ears.
Yamataian -> Neko and Geshrin -> Neko is very rare. There has been a few recorded instances of it in RP history. Most cases were front-line situations were someone urgently needed to be brought back for their skills, and the original body was lost. Making a customized Yamataian body would take longer and more resources, but churning out another Neko shell was a quick, easy, and
optimized task for any large Yamataian warship's hemo-synthetic system.
The rest were cruel pranks, mostly involving dead
male crewmen who needed to be brought back to the land of the living. "Congrats! You're alive! And we gave you
BOOBS! HUR HUR HUR" :mrgreen:
I believe Renko's question should be taken in the context that Isuzu's a Neko. An eight-year-old Neko has earned the right to retire into civilian life, and should no longer be considered a juvenile. Yui and those in her age group, being almost 30 years old, are matriarchs in Nekovalkyrja society.
PS: No IC posts today. Sorry.