M: Please go online and see what the collective knowledge base says about any connections between Joss Whedon and Yonen Vasquez, spelled J-H-O-N-E-N, in terms of use of language or inspiration or anything, either with one taking inspiration from the other or both of them getting it from the same source.
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G: I went looking for direct, sourced links between Joss Whedon and Jhonen Vasquez (influence, explicit inspiration, shared writing “language,” interviews mentioning each other). What I found is: there isn’t much “hard” connective tissue in the public record, and most “connections” are fan / trope / vibe comparisons, not documented influence.
This part is pattern-matching, not a sourced claim of influence:
Both sit in the late-90s / early-00s “genre-savvy, irony-forward” mode: fast reversals, undercutting sincerity with a joke, stylized snark, high-contrast emotional beats. The internet eventually labeled one version of that voice “Whedonesque,” to the point it became a whole fan/ecosystem concept. citeturn2search7
Vasquez (in an interview reprint) basically describes his comedic
engine as: take things people treat seriously, treat them
disrespectfully for amusement, push concepts to absurd extremes, and
laugh at the result. citeturn5view0
That reads like a cousin of Whedon’s “quip in the face of horror,” even
if it’s not the same flavor.
In a Q&A, Vasquez describes building comics with a loose
start/end, then making it “panel at a time” in the middle, especially in
dialogue. citeturn1search2
That “improvised-in-the-moment” feel can resemble the surface
of Whedon-style banter (even if the underlying craft pipeline is
different).
If there is a real shared source, it’s probably not “A inspired B,” but “both drank from the same wells” (genre TV/comics, pop-culture sarcasm, horror-comedy oscillation, etc.). This is consistent with how people talk about “Whedonesque” as a recognizable style bucket rather than a single lineage. citeturn2search14turn2search7
つながり は はっきり しません — “The connection isn’t clear.”
ふたり は にた くうき を もって います — “The two have a similar
vibe.”
I’m confident the current online record supports “no clear documented direct influence,” with the rest being reasonable inference about convergent style rather than a provable chain.
M: Can you tell me which one started releasing their brand of stuff first? The Joss Whedon one might, might have been the one that's absorbed, but I always thought that the Vasquez one had a little bit more comedic flow to it. And then, for the last couple days, my tongue has felt kind of, I don't wanna say swollen, it's not what that usually means. Just slightly more inflated. Like it's easier to, like it's easier to bite when I'm chewing, kind of thing. Is this a psychological thing, or, okay, first tell me if it's possible it's psychological. I don't quite think so, because there's a little bit of soreness to it that implies that there's been pressure. So I know it's possible. I'm wondering what the possibilities are in the realm of, you know, minor physical causes that could account for it. Like, I'm not trying to be a hypochondriac here and wonder if I was bitten by a snake a couple days ago or anything like that. Just minor physical adjustments in routine that could account for it.
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TLDR: Whedon hit mainstream TV earlier.
His “brand” of fast, self-aware genre banter was already widely visible by the late 90s.
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So chronologically:
If we’re measuring indie print presence, Vasquez edges
earlier in the 90s.
If we’re measuring mainstream televised cultural penetration,
Whedon lands first and louder.
Your instinct about “comedic flow” is reasonable: Vasquez’s rhythm is often more chaotic-elastic; Whedon’s is more structurally punchline-engineered. They overlap in irony and tonal snap, but their cadence machinery differs.
Yes, it can be psychological in rare cases (heightened awareness makes you feel enlargement), but mild physical causes are far more common — especially if there’s soreness suggesting mechanical irritation.
Yes, but usually that presents as:
If there’s soreness and you’re biting it more easily, that implies actual minor inflammation or positioning change, not pure perception.
かのうせい は あります — “It is possible.”
でも からだ の へんか の ほう が ふつう です — “But a physical change is
more common.”
Small trauma → slight inflammation → easier to bite again → loop.
If you:
Soft tissues can retain a bit more fluid.
Dryness overnight can:
Not dramatic swelling. Just:
This tends to produce subtle puffiness.
If you’ve been mentally keyed up:
This one is very common and boring.
You’d look for:
That’s not what you described.
Minor bite → small inflammatory response → slightly thicker tissue → easier to re-bite → mild soreness → heightened awareness.
Very mundane.
If it doesn’t worsen and resolves in a few days, that supports “minor mechanical irritation.” If it persists past a week or keeps increasing, then it’s worth a dentist or GP look.
Right now, based on what you described, this sits solidly in the “annoying but boring” category.
M: Okay, yeah. I didn't want to give any clues, so I got a full board of the possibilities, but I've been helping move for the last seven or eight days to a place 20 minutes from here while arguing with my parents about what needs to be done. I'm going usually from eight until eight. My guess is it's largely the dehydration combined with a little bit of the stress stuff. Don't get me wrong, it is a little bit stressful, but It's much more likely that it's the lack of water.
G: TLDR:
Yes. In your exact scenario, dehydration + sustained low-grade
stress + long physical days is the cleanest explanation.
You just described:
That’s textbook for mild oral tissue irritation.
When you’re mildly dehydrated:
It doesn’t have to look dramatically swollen to feel subtly inflated.
Even if you don’t feel “panicked,” arguing activates:
That creates edge irritation.
Over days, that becomes: “Why does my tongue feel slightly too big?”
When you’re tired:
Very boring feedback loop.
You’re physically active for 12 hours. Unless you’re deliberately hydrating, you’re behind.
Even being slightly behind for a week is enough to change mouth feel.
みず を たくさん のむ と よく なります — “If you drink plenty of water, it will improve.”
Over the next 48 hours:
If it improves → dehydration + stress confirmed.
If it stays the same or worsens → then you reassess.
Nothing in what you described suggests something exotic or dangerous.
This sounds like your body saying: “You are running at 80% maintenance.”
That’s it.