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It is amusing when one stumbles over tumble posts that are valid fanfic seeds. Case in point:
https://www.tumblr.com/faelyn42/796206221764018176/lol-could-you-imagine-like-theyre-all-probably?source=share
If you have an Ao3 Account I reccomend 'love all of me' by ChaseAphrodite & L3t_U5_D0_That_Aga1n. A good take on Celine's panic, additional communication issues, failure to swallow how much of Rumi's damage is her own fault, and....
... well, let us just say that late night doomscrolling...
None of these are points I am willing to dispute it is the whole "Celine is the actual villain and never loved Rumi" side of things combined with the "Jinu never did anything wrong that was not Gwi-Ma's direct action" faction that irritates me
On an internal fandom feud:
It is wholly possible to look at a scene and recognize a woman prioritizing the safety and well being of her grown foster daughter over everything up to and including the not-so-proverbial Gates of Hell coming off their only-somewhat-more-proverbial hinges right in...
A number of people really gravitated towards the 'love across the battlefield' theme here, and while there is much stronger emotional basis over the course or the show (especially by Free) than to pick an already common analogy Zutara 9_9 Jinu was very much a manipulative user consciously taking...
I was going for a theme/angle akin to that and Darkhunter's tale with my Peggy Sue attempt. You know, come to think of it....
... while I cannot call that last bit a lie I did think of something. Celine again has just about no hard data to go on as to what was going on with HUNTR/X in general...
The idea some people have tossed around concerning her ending up an adversary* in the quite possible sequel falls apart on the last few seconds we see of her. They way she dropped to her knees came off as very much "I fucked up bad and I know it."
(*: If Gwi Ma is still metaphorically kicking...
"Cover up and mask any problems" is also a habit/mindset Celine instilled in her students all too well. The whole thing about not just announcing that Rumi needs to recover for a bit came from the same place as not bugging their old instructor about something that they think can be dealt with...
Seems to have come up a bit on the Story Rants thread, so....
Just a random thought: I notice a lot of people speak of Bobby as a father figure to HUNTR/X but... am I the only one who has a lot of trouble picturing the dude as even pushing forty? More likely 10-12 years Rumi's senior, old...
Unless and until the "dangerous feedback from disabled chips" feature is worked around, I think the Supreme Commander would insist on it being an absolute last resort.
Basically, while there are very few Even-Vaguely-White Hats in the setting, the list of factions/entities which one should not side with if Aztechnology comes into open existential conflict with them is only marginally greater... and that list is split between Immediate Threats To All That Live...
It probably "helps" if you can convince yourself you are and never will be vulnerable.
Methinks Saeder-Krupp at least will be working on a counteragent or something scary enough to keep that mess contained.
Awww,,,,,
Okay, part of me was still hoping for top-level medals for valor and/or embarrassingly large monetary settlements for Pain&Suffering, but very much a happy end for the lot.