He.
I am a guy, I've said it multiple times. It's on my default avatar.
What's it with 'they'?
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I am a guy, I've said it multiple times. It's on my default avatar.
What's it with 'they'?
M. H. Fuzzball
Aperture Science-certified Horrible Person
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It's the closest thing English has to a gender-neutral pronoun (other than 'it', which usually conveys some degree of insult, given that particular pronoun also covers inanimate objects).
It sounds infinitely funny calling someone 'they' in my mother language, sorry. Like a 'Royal We'. Either this, or the speaker comes from some really backwater village.
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The Englanderish
Schrödinger's Kuudere Kitty Caliph(a)
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Sure. I'm not a big user of harsh words here though - at least when referring to users.
As a final thingy to make my stance more clear tho: Just because I find it distasteful doesn't mean I would support any kind of in-universe prevention and if Stryp wants to do an incest route then fine for him. I don't like it, and will frequently say as much, but fine.
Couldn't remember. Also never noticed before now that the default avatars vary by gender...
'It' is more for objects. 'They' is plural or gender-neutral.
Let's agree to disagree, yes. And as long as you will be disagreeing with an 'incest' route, I will argue, if only for the sake of an argument.
The Englanderish
Schrödinger's Kuudere Kitty Caliph(a)
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Pretty much the arrangement we've had with the French for years and it's done wonders for our relationship.
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Pardon me, but I'm not much on medieval history, if that's what you're referring to. If you want to, enlighten me, I'll be grateful. If not, just as fine, I'll go soak in a tub.
The Englanderish
Schrödinger's Kuudere Kitty Caliph(a)
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BadRoad
a thousand miles
There's still argumentum ad baculum!
akrasiel23
A wraith no more
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Aren't you guys, like, only cousin-related due to the angles, saxons and jutes from your side and the franks, alani and burgundi from the french side? (Unless we speak of Wales and Brittany, then fair enough).
The Englanderish
Schrödinger's Kuudere Kitty Caliph(a)
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It's not a cousins thing, it's a friendly rivalry thing.
akrasiel23
A wraith no more
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- Peru
Friendly familiar rivalry?
Speak for yourself. I'm rational but still warm and fuzzy.
Only if you want to.
I don't think "Needs of the many," is the right tac here. If it came down to saving Shinji or Asuka versus saving bus of random strangers, I believe that the only hesitation might be because she fears their disapproval.
samdamandias
Apprentice Plane Wizard
Ah, but that's only single variable! We must consider multivariable simultaneous equations! Shinji and Asuka view any of those three outcomes (A+S !R, S+R !A, or A+R !S) as unacceptable, and by the point where such a sacrifice might be made, Rei would also be aware that her loves would consider losing her an unacceptable outcome.
We've seen what happens when Shinji starts going "Give her back", we know that Gendo is what happens when somebody gets stuck in "Give her back" mode for years, so what happens if Shinji and Asuka hit "Give her back" at the same time?
I have no idea, but I'd be morbidly curious and want to watch from a safe distance. Like, say, Mars.
Cae Lumis
Chief Director of Shinra Archaeology Department
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Point duly noted, but please don't Man of Steel into this... I hated the movie. If that wasn't your intent... I'm sorry for misunderstanding in advance. So, I guess I'll amend my previous statement by adding, "But sometimes, the needs of the few outweigh the needs of the many".... a most illogical statement, but thank you Search for Spock.
In short: Case by Case basis.
.... If that happens and both want Rei back, you wouldn't be able to tell Earth and Mars apart from space by sight alone. Note: when I made my reply, it wasn't about how Asuka and Shinji would react to such a situation, but rather that we have precedence of how an Open Up Rei would react to a situation where failure would mean Shinji's death (OG TV Series, Manga, and 2.0 confirm this... Rei will remove herself from the equation if it meant Shinji will live). However, given the fact we aren't using 2.0's material (including Pseudo-Awakening), we don't have the threat of Shinji and Asuka triggering Third Impact... or do we?
Personally, I treat everything in 1.0 and 2.0 as "Stuff NERV had or was possible in the OG timeline, but didn't have/ happen because of butterfly ripple shenanigans", but I digress.
Finally... am I one of the rare few not waving the OT3 flag? I'm quite content waiting for A&T to end before we get the Alternate Israfel Special Route... I guess I'll sit in my corner then.
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I'll always consider Rei to be a sister to Shinji, and that Shinji+Asuka is 'canon'. While I won't try and sink other people's ships, I also won't jump ship. If you like Rei+Shinji, or Hikari+Shinji, or Pen-pen+Shinji, then that's fine.
As adorable as the hints of OT3 are in A&T, that's simply not my 'thing'. At this point it wouldn't ruin my ability to enjoy the story, but it would hamper it a little.
So yeah, I'm another anti-OT3 person. Excuse me while I climb into this fallout shelter and seal the hatch.
As adorable as the hints of OT3 are in A&T, that's simply not my 'thing'. At this point it wouldn't ruin my ability to enjoy the story, but it would hamper it a little.
So yeah, I'm another anti-OT3 person. Excuse me while I climb into this fallout shelter and seal the hatch.
alt:
"Down the throat?"
"Amongst other places which were also... fun."
In an A&T context...
*Tragedy Happens*
*~10 minutes later~*
Down in a sub-sub-basement of NERV, a LCL-filled pod opens with a cheerful 'Ding!'.
"So, so glad I convinced Dr. Akagi to upgrade the regimen to full backups every other day instead of monthly partial copies... what did miss?"
As if that would be nearly far enough.
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I have nothing wrong with going the trio route so long as it's done well, and frankly so far they've had the kind of mutual acknowledged attraction that could reasonably result in a polygamous relationship. It would of course be a long and bumpy road since while all 3 are desperately invested in the happiness of the other 2 they all have issues.
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Point duly noted, but please don't Man of Steel into this... I hated the movie. If that wasn't your intent... I'm sorry for misunderstanding in advance. So, I guess I'll amend my previous statement by adding, "But sometimes, the needs of the few outweigh the needs of the many".... a most illogical statement, but thank you Search for Spock.
In short: Case by Case basis.
.... If that happens and both want Rei back, you wouldn't be able to tell Earth and Mars apart from space by sight alone. Note: when I made my reply, it wasn't about how Asuka and Shinji would react to such a situation, but rather that we have precedence of how an Open Up Rei would react to a situation where failure would mean Shinji's death (OG TV Series, Manga, and 2.0 confirm this... Rei will remove herself from the equation if it meant Shinji will live). However, given the fact we aren't using 2.0's material (including Pseudo-Awakening), we don't have the threat of Shinji and Asuka triggering Third Impact... or do we?
Personally, I treat everything in 1.0 and 2.0 as "Stuff NERV had or was possible in the OG timeline, but didn't have/ happen because of butterfly ripple shenanigans", but I digress.
Finally... am I one of the rare few not waving the OT3 flag? I'm quite content waiting for A&T to end before we get the Alternate Israfel Special Route... I guess I'll sit in my corner then.
I'm also on the vanilla boat for the story, and pretty much agree 100% with what Halt said. I said as much in one of the initial discussions for the topic, but I'm not keen on repeating myself anymore than that. I'm just content to roll my eyes and give my phone a good swipe of the finger every time the topic rears its annoying head.
Needless to say, I've been forced to do that a lot over the months.
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Boy, strong feelings about the shipping... I shouldn't be surprised, though. I guess it means I'm doing something right if it provokes such a strong response?
Update 90% done, just needs beta and look over. I was just headachey and losing coherency last night by the time I got Kaworu to stop talking. Had to cut some bits where Shinji and Kaworu discuss Rei when she's not there, too. Maybe later.
Going to be a big update, too, about 3,000 words. And that's if I don't write the additional bits I want before tonight.
How this mutually integrated set of issues and ego-deficits reacts to outside pressures? That's where the 'fun' is going to be.
Update 90% done, just needs beta and look over. I was just headachey and losing coherency last night by the time I got Kaworu to stop talking. Had to cut some bits where Shinji and Kaworu discuss Rei when she's not there, too. Maybe later.
Going to be a big update, too, about 3,000 words. And that's if I don't write the additional bits I want before tonight.
Another thought: Pretty much everyone in the Eva cast, and very much our three favorite Pilots all have a bad case of "I'm a bad person who doesn't deserve happiness, not as much as the people I care about do. I will give up my happiness to protect theirs if I need to.' And yes, that includes Rei. Pretty much all three of them would hesitate very little to sacrifice themselves to protect the others. We have hit the point where Asuka would do that for Rei as well as Shinji. She would really prefer to live long and happily, but even the Second Child is willing to face doom head on to protect the two that mean everything to her.
How this mutually integrated set of issues and ego-deficits reacts to outside pressures? That's where the 'fun' is going to be.
Whoa Nellie... That's a crack pairing I haven't seen yet. Though knowing the internet, it won't be far off. :/
Funny, but since the backups take a minimum of several hours to several days for the full ones, that's not very practical. This also assumes a ready supply from the Reiquarium, though Ritsuko is not likely to flush that like she did in canon anymore. Her anger is not really aimed at Rei anymore.
The Englanderish
Schrödinger's Kuudere Kitty Caliph(a)
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i'm pretty sure the 446-page long thread was a more obvious indication...
Warning: Hi
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hi
This image is against the rules. They are literally fifteen years old, which is illegal in everywhere that isn't Japan. Since none of the staff are Japanese and this is obviously not a Japanese forum, it is thus against the rules. I have removed it, so please don't post this or anything like it again. Since you have admitted difficulties with the english language, I'll just assume you weren't aware and let you off with a 0-point warning. Don't let it happen again.
Always Late
Lacking in coffee, sleep, and brains
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Picture of underage after-sex: Not ok.
Written implications of underage after-sex: Ok.
Makes sense to me.
Written implications of underage after-sex: Ok.
Makes sense to me.
Warning: Warning
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warning
If you have a problem you can bring it up in the staff communication forum. In any case, images and text are held to different standards, and Strypgia has without fail run every single problematic scene past the rest of the staff before posting it.