In the words of the Mountain Goats, from the spectacular “Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1”:
I lie down in my corner
because I like my corner
I am happy where the vermin play
Pick up magic spells
we wear them like protective shells
Land mines on the battlefield
Find the one safe way
And stay alive

Oh totally. I just haven’t read as many of them yet, since tuning (my current focus) doesn’t seem to come up quite as much or as explicitly

Also, I grew up watching way too many shows with genre episodes, so for me this is no different than when Teen Titans did a death race episode starting the briefcase from Pulp Fiction

AND it’s a setting in Cowboy Bebop!

Any suggested readings?