in other news I am still stuck on Matt Nathanson

[thornsmoke]

thornsmoke: She may have built her own memories out of Sora's.
thornsmoke: *Sora's memories of Kairi.
just_curtains: maybe that's why she was holding out for Sora to save her
thornsmoke: I always thought she was holding out for Sora because that's what they wanted her to believe. If she thought that Sora was the only hope, she'd wrap him that much tighter in memories.
just_curtains: :|a
thornsmoke: ... I'm going

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[thornsmoke]

1. The first character I fell in love with: Road.
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Allen. I actually didn't care very much when I started reading - I have no idea what got me through the early volumes because the Earl was funny but didn't engage me and Allen was just... there. But then later volumes happened! And he wanted to save everybody, and -- summary: Allen's actually pretty awesome and I am v. fond of him. ♥
3. The character everyone else loves that I don't: ... Kanda. I'm sorry, dude. I don't get it. So he's pretty and tsun-tsun. WHAT'S THE REST OF HIS APPEAL?
4. The character I love that everyone else hates: Timothy, probably. I wouldn't really call it love, but I was not particularly enthused when he first turned up. I think my specific reaction was "oh god, shut up shut up shut up, WHERE ARE MY NOAH." I suspect the rest of the fandom was not subjected to the same winning-over as me, though.
5. The character I would shag anytime: ... No.
6. The character I'd want to be like: Lulubell? Mostly in terms of her powers, though - I'm a sucker for shapeshifters. Her strict devotion and eternal :| aren't bad either.
7. The character I'd slap: Rouvelier. >_>
8. A pairing that I love: I find it really hard to ship in DGM. Gen works for me! Uh. Maybe Allen/Link?
9. A pairing that I despise: Any combination involving Allen, Kanda, Lavi, Miranda or Lenalee. Seriously, there are no sparks there.
10. Favorite character: Tyki Mikk - kind of obviously. Hands up if you're actually surprised by this.
11. What are my five favorite things about the fandom. The players! The fact that they get the scanlations out in pretty good time. The occasional snippets of good Noah fic that I run into. The... fact that its size and existence keeps the manga running? :D;; The... fanartists..?
12. What are my five least favorite things about the fandom. The pairing obsessions, the lack of longer good fic, the fact that there need must be Noah AUs of absolutely everybody ever, Jasdevi bondage porn (IT EXISTS, I TELL YOU), the fact that Hoshino's vagueness means that there are people constantly bitching about wanting more backstory for their own characters. Get in line, dudes! The Noah were here first. ... uh, I mean...
13. Who are my five favorite characters. Tyki, Road, Allen, Komui. ... Cross can come too.
14. Who are my five least favorite characters. Mana (what the hell, dude), Chomesuke, that one ghost from the zombie arc, that one NURSE from the zombie arc. That's it. Not a lot bothers me in DGM.
15. What are my five favorite pairings. ... |D;;;
16. What are my five least favorite pairings. See "pairing I despise".
17. Which character are you most like. Probably... Allen? I don't think I'm much like any of them, but I... eat a fair bit.
18. What is my deep, dark fandom secret. I have, in fact, written fic for a pairing of two characters I mention in the same sentence in this meme. It's not bad, but the content still flusters me and it will never see the light of day.

[lejlkwiet]

We agree on...quite a lot of things, actually XD Especially the general Noah obsession.

...the reason you gave for being like Allen made me lol.

[thornsmoke]

Because the Noah are awesome! I would really like to know about the rest of them too - I hope they get proper personalities in their battles and not just "HERE IS MY FIGHTING STYLE, now watch me die."

... Well. It's true!

[lejlkwiet]

They most certainly are! My DGM obsession is completely due to them. And same here, I REALLY hope we get to know more about them. Bringing them in just to kill them off would really suck. And hoping for some more family tiemz/interactions too.

[thornsmoke]

What wouldn't I give for a volume of silly hijinks! Or an explanation for the white jumpsuits they've showed up in, even. But since they're all divided to off the Exorcists, I doubt there'll be much family time. Aaah, I want to know about the 14th, too. Mana seems to have been shoved to the side. :/

[lejlkwiet]

Sob, me too. Though that's what fanfic is for, I guess. Soooob, those outfits. Like really, wtf.

I know :<<< But we can hope? Maybe some flashbacks.

I want to know about him too! I think Mana'll come up again at some point. Wouldn't make sense if he didn't.

[thornsmoke]

See, I'd say that's what fanfic is for, except fanfic is kind of failing me in general. When was the last time you saw good Noah fanfic that was longer than a drabble?

With any luck, though it'll probably be Dramatic Flashbacks. Though maybe we'll get lucky and some of the Noah will come to back others up and we can see how they interact.

True. I just... don't want to have to sit through ten chapters of shonen battles at a time again. FMA has this advantage over DGM: the battles are not absurdly long and full of silly "he's over 9000 100%!" powerups. I've been spoiled. |D;

[lejlkwiet]

True. Been trying to write some stuff myself but it's going slowly :< Ah well. That's what RP is for, then?

YES. Something like that =D

Ahahaha, yes. Unfortunately I've got a feeling we've got a loooot of battles coming up. orz Better than no DGM at all, though?

[thornsmoke]

Writing always goes slowly unless you rush it and post rough drafts! Take your time and let me read it when you're done. :>

I... honestly do not see the appeal in battles. It's not like we can really tell what's going on most of the time, and after a while you just get inured to the powerups. But yes! DGM better not get cut off before its time, 'cos I will cry. And... I don't know, make an idiot out of myself.

[lejlkwiet]

That's how it started but now it's on hold ;~; And will do XD Though I warn you it's not all that good and probably half-jossed already.

Same here :< Least favourite part. And don't worry, if that happens you won't be the only one making an idiot out of yourself.

[thornsmoke]

Pffft, I bet it's better than half the stuff in fandom without even trying. Not that this says much but, y'know.

It won't happen, though. Surely DGM's popular enough for that... assuming she doesn't drag it out unnecessarily...

[lejlkwiet]

Really...doesn't say much, lol |D It's basically me trying to do some filling in of the blanks about the Noah.

Yeah, I think so too. Guess we'll see.

[ruxi]

WHAT'S THE REST OF HIS APPEAL?

There is none. Absolutely. None.

I've only become moderately fond of him because of, um, headcanon. And I play him. ._.,

[thornsmoke]

But surely he's got to be the bicycle, not to mention taken at every game I see, for a reason...

[ruxi]

He's sadly a solid catalyst for interaction. And he's good to wtf at things.

I also assume people like to play on the side I kind of... avoid... namely the emo bucket. There is a lot to emo about. God, I need to like. Become more serious with him roflmao.

[thornsmoke]

Depends on who plays him, I imagine. I've been around other Kandas and they've complained that he's not social enough to extend his interaction.

He can become serious at dinner with Blair and emo into his soup!