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futuresoon

An icon appropriate in both medium and subject matter.

Nov 29, 2010 10:27

Last night I had a nightmare about discovering all my anime files still had the subs on them.

...yeah, there's really nothing else I can say about that.

In other news, I have been rereading webcomics! Because I sometimes need to have a thing to do that only takes a minute or so, and going through a strip or too is excellent for that. And then I ( Read more... )

acceptable level of threesomes, i like webcomics, girl genius, questionable content, yes i am really very odd

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bookelfe November 29 2010, 19:11:16 UTC

OH GIRL GENIUS. I read the whole thing in a whirlwind about two years ago, and I am still attempting to keep up, although I have forgotten half of what happened in the first two arcs and periodically cannot remember who seventy percent of the characters are and I have a really hard time keeping track of a story when I can't just devour it all in a gulp. AND YET IT'S STILL AWESOME. (Also, I share your feelings about Tarvek.)

my icon is not inappropriate for this series futuresoon November 29 2010, 19:15:42 UTC

Reread it! Things become so much clearer! Except for why Tarvek is a love interest, you are right. I mean, I don't object to him? And I do kind of love that he and Gil hate each other so much for reasons that mostly have nothing to do with Agatha? And I eagerly look forward to the day when she forces them to make up with each other via sexytimes? But it does seem like the main reason he decided to follow her around forever and try to impress her is because he thinks she deserves better than Gil, which is not really a good reason. Unless it leads to aforementioned sexytimes. I HAVE MY PRIORITIES, OKAY

totally not inappropriate AT ALL. Shin and Gil would have so much to talk about bookelfe November 29 2010, 19:21:42 UTC

Hahahaha SOMEDAY WHEN I HAVE INFINITE TIME. Which is not this day. M-maybe when grad school apps are done?

And yeah, I am not anti-Tarvek! And have grown sort of vaguely fond of his crankiness over the recent arc. But I am still kind of confused how he ended up a main character, and what his and Agatha's relationship is grounded in given that from what I vaguely recall of their meeting it was mostly Tarvek-and-Lucrezia. And I don't find him anywhere near as interesting or endearing as Gil, who just NEVER GOT AROUND TO BUILDING A DEATH RAY, OKAY. SORRY! IT SLIPPED HIS MIND!

(Then again, my favorite character is Gil's dad, so . . .)

"...*how* soon did you propose to her?" "IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME, OKAY" futuresoon November 29 2010, 19:59:57 UTC

I think Tarvek did want to work with Agatha against Lucrezia, which might have evolved into "oh god this woman is awesome I want to be with her forever", but they never actually showed that, just his indignation over what he perceived Gil's intentions towards her to be. (Gil really should mention that it was all a misunderstanding. A lot of Gil's life is all a misunderstanding, really.) Gil does have more emotional depth, it's true, although that may be because he was around since the very beginning and thus has had more time to develop it. Except you could make the argument that he did start the emotional development rather quickly and Tarvek's had a decent amount of time by now too. So...idk, threesomes. THEY ARE THE SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM.

(That's the weird thing about Klaus, it is hard to genuinely dislike him! I mean, he's an antagonist, and he makes things very difficult for everyone, but he's not as much of an antagonist as he could be, and he does care about Gil, and he very definitely wants to defeat Lucrezia too, so... ( ... )

harena November 29 2010, 20:06:49 UTC

So...idk, threesomes. THEY ARE THE SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM.

*nods sagely & agrees 100%*

". . . . so . . . do you think that loincloth thing would work on . . . other girls?" bookelfe November 29 2010, 20:09:52 UTC

What do you mean 'a lot of', Gil's ENTIRE life is basically just a misunderstanding. Well, a series of misunderstandings. *pats him*

Yeah, we have definitely had more time to watch Gil develop and grow attached to him and his amazing secret dorkery from the start. On the other hand, I grew attached to him very quickly too! But if they go the threesome route, I will totally deal.

(He's an antagonist, but for great reasons! And, you know, as a dad, he tries! He's actually very reasonable and totally not evil most of the time! And he's so practical. I love him in much the same way as I love Kyouya Ohtori, similarly terrifyingly practical and not nearly as evil as he could be, probably . . .)

"Did she climb up a balcony for you? That's generally a good sign." (also, DYING FOREVER) futuresoon November 29 2010, 20:37:10 UTC

Gil did display his secret dorkery very quickly. Help her do crazy experiments on untested equipment, Tarvek! It will lead to Sparky bonding! And possibly kisses! --actually, he did sort of do that with the fix-things-so-we-won't-die-with-an-embarrassing-skin-color deal, and she kissed him for good luck, but the kiss actually made things worse so maybe she is not inclined to do it again. Being in love with Agatha: not easy!

(Not gonna lie, I have a major weakness for the narrative trope of The Previous Generation Fucked Everything Up Good And Its Survivors Are Still Trying To Deal With The Fallout, so Klaus's situation kind of pings for me. He didn't ask for any of this! He just wanted to raise his son in peace! But noooo, the continent had to be in shambles and in need of an iron-fisted ruler...)

"Also it's good to get her family on your side." "Good idea! I'll start rebuilding them." (ME TOO) bookelfe November 29 2010, 20:47:04 UTC

Not to mention he had to split that time with Gil, so it was really more OT3 bonding time than specifically Agatha-Tarvek. And hey, if being in love with Agatha was easy, no Spark would find it worth their time! They are all obsessed with challenges.

(ME TOO. He's doing the best he can, it's not all his fault. It's the fault of SOCIETY for being completely messed up! He'd retire if he could!)

(P.S. Speaking of that subject-title conversation - did you see that part 3 of the post-series special has been scanlated?)

"...what if her family hates you and wants to destroy you?" "...get kidnapped a lot?" futuresoon November 29 2010, 20:50:21 UTC

(I DID NOT SEE THAT)

(WHERE CAN I SEE THAT)

I like how it's all long-suffering Shin giving advice to Gil in this conversation. AS IT SHOULD BE. bookelfe November 29 2010, 20:54:27 UTC

(YOU CAN SEE IT HERE!!!!

IT FILLS ME WITH JOY)

Shin has had considerably more success than Gil! AS NOW EVIDENCED. futuresoon November 29 2010, 21:03:13 UTC

(...THAT ISN'T ENOUGH)

ASDFGHJKL; NEED MOAAAAR

but I do kind of love that their implied-first-kiss has her face covered in student graffiti

VOLUNTARY MAKEOUTS. IT'S A BIG DEAL bookelfe November 29 2010, 21:14:04 UTC

I KNOOOOOOOW but at the same time what there is STILL fills me with joy. And THAT IS WHAT FANFIC IS FOR. (There are at least three requests for Yuletide, surely there will be at least one fic generated? Surely . . .?)

HAHAHAHA ME TOO. Shin does not even care, man, he has given up on dignity long ago. (To be fair it is not technically their first kiss! There was also the one at the end of the first special. But it IS their first that Yankumi was not, uh, collapsed in a heap for and is presumably an active participant in . . . so. STILL SIGNIFICANT.)

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