I'm not great at writing romance or understanding what makes characters fit well together (there's a reason X's first reaction to being asked about a romantic relationship is polite disinterest), but I do enjoy reading them. So I'm more or less sticking with what I already know I liked in the realms of love. At least, in this case, where it probably won't be very relevant to to story.
[X] Plan: This is the ideal.
-[X] …is someone dedicated to their work.
-[X] …would be a peer or conversation partner.
-[X] …is deeply compassionate.
-[X] …has a very strong moral compass.
All of em. That's the whole point of it being ideal.
Comments on the update after, but first, I decided to reread Ignition a little and stumbled upon this author note by Alivaril:
QM's Exasperation: I went through and did the math, and the series of rolls that resulted in the whole "Royal Agni" thing had a 0.0021175% chance of actually leading to that outcome. Seriously, what the hell?
When I said THE CRITS changed the quest, I meant it, and that's part of why.
[x] …is someone dedicated to their work.
-[x] …would be a peer or conversation partner.
-[x] …is deeply compassionate.
-[x] …has a very strong moral compass
What do you mean, *too picky*? I say it's barely picky enough!
[X] Plan: This is the ideal.
-[X] …is someone dedicated to their work.
-[X] …would be a peer or conversation partner.
-[X] …is deeply compassionate.
-[X] …has a very strong moral compass.
Hmm, these all corespond to one of the four attributes. 1 is Fortitude, 2 is Prudence, 3 is Temperance, and 4 is obviously Justice. That aside, Im thinking that 2 would be the best? X has met many people who have the qualities of 1, 3, and 4, but the closest she has ever gotten to 2 are Angela, Binah, and Hokma, none of whom are romantically viable. with that said, my vote goes to
So, 1 has us date Apocalypse Bird, 2 is us becoming narcissistic, 3 is Angela Silent Girl, and 4 is us becoming religious and converting to White Night.
What, does Homura see Kyoko smugly biting into apples so damn often that she kinda just filters it out as background noise now, and that's why it didn't show up on X's lobotomy scan?
[X] …is deeply compassionate.
Let's go with the old Freudian trick of projecting our mom onto potential romantic partners.
[X] Plan: This is the ideal.
-[X] …is someone dedicated to their work.
-[X] …would be a peer or conversation partner.
-[X] …is deeply compassionate.
-[X] …has a very strong moral compass.
I was, well I wasn't surprised Sayaka and the red one whose name I already forgot are gonna get together, although I think I would've preferred it not coming up if it's not gonna be relevant to the story. Ah well, this is a Madoka fic.
I'm not great at writing romance or understanding what makes characters fit well together (there's a reason X's first reaction to being asked about a romantic relationship is polite disinterest), but I do enjoy reading them. So I'm more or less sticking with what I already know I liked in the realms of love. At least, in this case, where it probably won't be very relevant to to story.
I'm probably going to be the only person complaining about it, so I can't fault you for sticking with what's worked. Still, feels like a hell of a missed opportunity. Like the kids at the Library. It doesn't feel like anything is happening with them.
[X] Plan: This is the ideal.
-[X] …is someone dedicated to their work.
-[X] …would be a peer or conversation partner.
-[X] …is deeply compassionate.
-[X] …has a very strong moral compass.
So, I hope if the ideal votes wins, she prefaces it with "Well, if I'm going to fantasize, may as well dream big"...Not that I think her finding someone who meets all such expectations is unlikely.
Depending on your perspective, The Adult meets at least half of those qualifiers
: That nice boy next door fits all of them too you know? He's compassionate, has a rather strong moral compass, is dedicated to his work and he's of a similar disposition to you too. : She won't date Argalia no matter how many mental hoops you jump through Carmen.
: Argalia isn't a bad boy! He's just misunderstood! : ...He's a maniac that turned his sister into a doll in order to mock his own brother-in-law. Which by the way is your fault. : Ah...well...uh...I dunno what you are talking about.
Psshh. Thats ridiculous! Angelica already ascended to a higher state of being, so theres nothing wrong with using the meatsack she left behind like that!
[X] Plan: This is the ideal.
-[X] …is someone dedicated to their work.
-[X] …would be a peer or conversation partner.
-[X] …is deeply compassionate.
-[X] …has a very strong moral compass.
I had a terrible joke thought thing that amuses me greatly and I just had to share while I vote.
[] Plan: This is the ideal.
-[] …is someone dedicated to their work.
-[] …would be a peer or conversation partner.
-[] …is deeply compassionate.
-[] …has a very strong moral compass.
--[JK] Hey, wait, isn't that just one of your high-ranking Agents? What were the rules on fraternizing with the staff, again? There-there were rules on that, right?
Edit: Changed my vote because someone gave a priceless addition.
[X] Plan: This is the ture ideal.
-[X] …is someone dedicated to their work.
-[X] …would be a peer or conversation partner.
-[X] …is deeply compassionate.
-[X] …has a very strong moral compass.
-[X] ...is not a religious madman
[X] Plan: This is the ideal.
-[X] …is someone dedicated to their work.
-[X] …would be a peer or conversation partner.
-[X] …is deeply compassionate.
-[X] …has a very strong moral compass.
: what are you talking about? Everything is fine here,I'm sure the others agree!
: Absolutely, everything is fine, nothing to see here!
: Agreed!
: Agreed!
: GEBURA SLASH!
: ….
: Agreed….
: Ayin!
: *Laugh*
: That nice boy next door fits all of them too you know? He's compassionate, has a rather strong moral compass, is dedicated to his work and he's of a similar disposition to you too.
: She won't date Argalia no matter how many mental hoops you jump through Carmen.
: Argalia isn't a bad boy! He's just misunderstood!
: ...He's a maniac that turned his sister into a doll in order to mock his own brother-in-law. Which by the way is your fault.
: Ah...well...uh...I dunno what you are talking about.
