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...I realize Kid needs like eighty billion essays because...he's...been...around?
Re: Kid/Mamori: I...yeah, okay, I wasn't exactly counting on it, no. Kid and Mamori came in around roughly the same time, which was October when the nasties were out to play and, hell, Mamori and I happened to be online at the same time and Kid just ended up saving her ass a lot, which is kind of where it starts, I guess. The thing is from a meta POV the things they say and do are kind of dull but...there's a peculiarity to this I sort of like, actually, because. While Kid has his quirks, they are essentially these two sound of mind and relatively pleasant and old for their age seventeen-year-olds who each was only mildly aware the other existed before camp. And they just got to talking and hanging around and...it's a sort of stable point, I think, that Kid counts on--that Mamori is predictable in a way, that Mamori is both a dime a dozen and unique and special, that his relationship with Mamori is kind of normal and that it took a very normal turn: he started to like her and she started to like someone else. And I was like...well, canonically everyone likes her anyway. The fact that Kid's Kid just equates to him being excessively understated about it, to the point where if he didn't do these impulsive and incredibly obvious gestures now and then one wouldn't have been able to guess.
And the thing is, Kid is a smart guy. Kid knows he can't relate to Mamori the way Hiruma can and he also knows that not many people can relate to Hiruma the way Mamori can--and this in the end was what made him back off. Kid has a lot of capacity for manipulation and if he was really pressed he could have commandeered that relationship expertly, he could have gotten the girl, he could have won but...he knows, on a level that she probably wouldn't have been aware of in the same way, it wouldn't have been worth it for her. Kid knows. He just does.
And I think--and Kid knows--that the fact that he likes Mamori is...healthy for him, in a way, because he's stubborn and emotionally retarded enough that it's just good for him to feel strongly about anyone. I sort of adore how they turned out--with Hiruma/Mamori happening and Kid outright SAYING he was backing off ("it would be particularly unkind of you to ask me to do anything more" or something in regards to the possibility of his pursuit of a relationship)--because...yeah, it IS in Kid's nature. It's good for him, really, both that he didn't win and that he ended it the way he did, because...he's emotionally mature in this way. If they hooked up it would have been sweet and adorable, but Kid will always be restrained by his complexes. It all boils down to Kid thinking he's not worth anything worth fighting for, and being far too okay with that for his own good. I really like how this one turned out, and unless something drastic happens Kid is really infinitely (but not bitterly) disinterested in the idea of ever liking anyone again anytime soon the way he liked Mamori.
Also--and I have to get this out now or no one will ever buy it--he...didn't actually have it as bad as anyone thought he did. What. OOC or IC. He is NOT actually significantly emotionally attached to her and if they went home and promptly never spoke again he'd be a-okay and the same as always. The fact that I consider his attachment to Mamori one of his more prominent bonds in camp...well, that does in fact equate to Kid being a fucked up kind of detached. I don't think he'd bother to initiate contact maintenance post-camp, either.
In other news!
Kid/Sasarai or what the hell ever is comedy gold. Semi-planned as in HEY, LET'S MAKE OUT after we realized they were kind of the same person. It's hot. Is it healthy? Hell no. It's pretty much symbolic of their respective psychological disorders. Is it good for Kid? Well, yeah, actually, it's something of a handy outlet for all that pent-up crazy. Would they ever date? ...are you kidding me? It's not a BAD relationship but in no way is it good or functional. Also, yes, Kid does consciously innuendo at Sasarai sometimes but isn't affected or disappointed or surprised if Sasarai doesn't take the bait. Actions speak louder and all, what. I think it's pretty hot myself and it doesn't need a direction, and I'd be surprised if it ever took one.
Kid/Katou is...also comedy gold. Personally I think this is one of Kid's healthiest relationships because...uh, well, it's the whole "show me your Frankenstein" thing--Katou has been exposed to pretty much the worst of Kid, really, and Kid doesn't have much else to lose by being a little freer with it around Katou because Katou doesn't give a shit and...that...works out really well for him. It's not good, but it's not as bad as it could be, and it's pretty detached. There is an element to a lot of Kid's relationships--even his relationship with Mamori--wherein the other party could leave his life forever and he wouldn't bat an eyelash; it applies here too, though I could see them still having the same dynamic after time has passed provided they stick around.
Re: Kid/Mamori: I...yeah, okay, I wasn't exactly counting on it, no. Kid and Mamori came in around roughly the same time, which was October when the nasties were out to play and, hell, Mamori and I happened to be online at the same time and Kid just ended up saving her ass a lot, which is kind of where it starts, I guess. The thing is from a meta POV the things they say and do are kind of dull but...there's a peculiarity to this I sort of like, actually, because. While Kid has his quirks, they are essentially these two sound of mind and relatively pleasant and old for their age seventeen-year-olds who each was only mildly aware the other existed before camp. And they just got to talking and hanging around and...it's a sort of stable point, I think, that Kid counts on--that Mamori is predictable in a way, that Mamori is both a dime a dozen and unique and special, that his relationship with Mamori is kind of normal and that it took a very normal turn: he started to like her and she started to like someone else. And I was like...well, canonically everyone likes her anyway. The fact that Kid's Kid just equates to him being excessively understated about it, to the point where if he didn't do these impulsive and incredibly obvious gestures now and then one wouldn't have been able to guess.
And the thing is, Kid is a smart guy. Kid knows he can't relate to Mamori the way Hiruma can and he also knows that not many people can relate to Hiruma the way Mamori can--and this in the end was what made him back off. Kid has a lot of capacity for manipulation and if he was really pressed he could have commandeered that relationship expertly, he could have gotten the girl, he could have won but...he knows, on a level that she probably wouldn't have been aware of in the same way, it wouldn't have been worth it for her. Kid knows. He just does.
And I think--and Kid knows--that the fact that he likes Mamori is...healthy for him, in a way, because he's stubborn and emotionally retarded enough that it's just good for him to feel strongly about anyone. I sort of adore how they turned out--with Hiruma/Mamori happening and Kid outright SAYING he was backing off ("it would be particularly unkind of you to ask me to do anything more" or something in regards to the possibility of his pursuit of a relationship)--because...yeah, it IS in Kid's nature. It's good for him, really, both that he didn't win and that he ended it the way he did, because...he's emotionally mature in this way. If they hooked up it would have been sweet and adorable, but Kid will always be restrained by his complexes. It all boils down to Kid thinking he's not worth anything worth fighting for, and being far too okay with that for his own good. I really like how this one turned out, and unless something drastic happens Kid is really infinitely (but not bitterly) disinterested in the idea of ever liking anyone again anytime soon the way he liked Mamori.
Also--and I have to get this out now or no one will ever buy it--he...didn't actually have it as bad as anyone thought he did. What. OOC or IC. He is NOT actually significantly emotionally attached to her and if they went home and promptly never spoke again he'd be a-okay and the same as always. The fact that I consider his attachment to Mamori one of his more prominent bonds in camp...well, that does in fact equate to Kid being a fucked up kind of detached. I don't think he'd bother to initiate contact maintenance post-camp, either.
In other news!
Kid/Sasarai or what the hell ever is comedy gold. Semi-planned as in HEY, LET'S MAKE OUT after we realized they were kind of the same person. It's hot. Is it healthy? Hell no. It's pretty much symbolic of their respective psychological disorders. Is it good for Kid? Well, yeah, actually, it's something of a handy outlet for all that pent-up crazy. Would they ever date? ...are you kidding me? It's not a BAD relationship but in no way is it good or functional. Also, yes, Kid does consciously innuendo at Sasarai sometimes but isn't affected or disappointed or surprised if Sasarai doesn't take the bait. Actions speak louder and all, what. I think it's pretty hot myself and it doesn't need a direction, and I'd be surprised if it ever took one.
Kid/Katou is...also comedy gold. Personally I think this is one of Kid's healthiest relationships because...uh, well, it's the whole "show me your Frankenstein" thing--Katou has been exposed to pretty much the worst of Kid, really, and Kid doesn't have much else to lose by being a little freer with it around Katou because Katou doesn't give a shit and...that...works out really well for him. It's not good, but it's not as bad as it could be, and it's pretty detached. There is an element to a lot of Kid's relationships--even his relationship with Mamori--wherein the other party could leave his life forever and he wouldn't bat an eyelash; it applies here too, though I could see them still having the same dynamic after time has passed provided they stick around.