"Pixie!Io" is a bit longwinded though, don't you think? Although she doesn't have a name in my notes, other than "Io". Hmm...Pixie!Io is certainly being affected by those Demonic instincts and had to take a moment to remind herself hat the big thing she was sitting on was her body, which makes me even more suspicious she is not really Io herself.
I'm sure there isn't."Pixie!Io" is a bit longwinded though, don't you think? Although she doesn't have a name in my notes, other than "Io". Hmm...
She needs a default, at least, or people will keep saying "Pixie!Io". Let's call her "Chara".
There's no deeper meaning behind this.
And if we ever finish the quest, I may consider looking at that. That said, if anyone ever feels like writing fanfiction and/or branching off an alternate route, I'd be happy to help.That said, I've been reading through the archives and it suddenly occurred to me just how many things could have been. (Specifically, at the potential of stopping the Conception, and that's not even getting into the other character choices!) If there was ever a quest with replay value, this would probably be it. So. Many. Possibilities. It's kind of insane. Also awesome. Probably a bit of both.
Well, now my future but incoming analysis of a Nocturnal Amu can grow past being an analysis! (I had almost finished Rereading the Nocturnal book, but then i decided to get sad because i will never see any of the Charms used anywhere.)And if we ever finish the quest, I may consider looking at that. That said, if anyone ever feels like writing fanfiction and/or branching off an alternate route, I'd be happy to help.![]()
And if we ever finish the quest, I may consider looking at that. That said, if anyone ever feels like writing fanfiction and/or branching off an alternate route, I'd be happy to help.![]()
Lunar Matou, perhaps? But, wait, would she be alive to have that encounter with Dubhe without Solar Amu's intervention? (Because replacing solar with lunar seems better than adding a lunar. outright. Easy enough to swap the shard that sacrificed itself, I think.) HMMMMMMMMWell, now my future but incoming analysis of a Nocturnal Amu can grow past being an analysis! (I had almost finished Rereading the Nocturnal book, but then i decided to get sad because i will never see any of the Charms used anywhere.)
Amu's intervention also dramatically changed Dubhe's behavior. Without her actions, it wouldn't have gone to Osaka at all.Lunar Matou, perhaps? But, wait, would she be alive to have that encounter with Dubhe without Solar Amu's intervention? (Because replacing solar with lunar seems better than adding a lunar. outright. Easy enough to swap the shard that sacrificed itself, I think.) HMMMMMMMM
And thus, in an alternate universe, everyone's plan were smashed to pieces as all the Lunar exaltations decided to descend on mass on the world. There was many screams of "Not as planned!!!" and a lot of Butterfly War Form Lunars. (Meanwhile, Nyarlatothep was laughing.)That that said said, it wouldn't be very difficult to find a Lunar-worthy event in this world. For... anyone, really.
There, there. We can always write Omakes with Lunar Matou, possibly ones where she is Amu's Lunar Mate* and they have fun adventures together.*Goes off into a corner to be depressed about having No Lunars again... especially for Matou*
I'd do it, but I know far too little about Lunars to pull it off. That said—There, there. We can always write Omakes with Lunar Matou, possibly ones where she is Amu's Lunar Mate* and they have fun adventures together.
*Sigh* Thematically: As a Lunar, Matou would have been amazing. But for the purposes of having a fated bond/being a Lunar Mate, Utau or Ikuto would have fit better. With how we've taken it in the quest so far, Utau more so than Ikuto probably.There, there. We can always write Omakes with Lunar Matou, possibly ones where she is Amu's Lunar Mate* and they have fun adventures together.
There was some Destiny/Fate thing going on between him and Amu. Pretty heavily implied by him having the "Key" to her "Lock" as well. *Sighs at Japan being Japan*
There's actually an explanation for this, of sorts. It's not what you'd expect.There was some Destiny/Fate thing going on between him and Amu. Pretty heavily implied by him having the "Key" to her "Lock" as well. *Sighs at Japan being Japan*
Wow, did not know that. On one hand, I want to see that timeline now. On the other hand, got some nostalgia induced fond memories of it and I'd rather not have them ruined.There's actually an explanation for this, of sorts. It's not what you'd expect.
In short, it's all Tadase's fault. He goes back in time one or two decades, probably with Dia's help, and sets up the entire scenario.
Amu getting the Lock? Tadase stole it. The existence of the Guardians? Tadase set it up. Most of the show is his doing somehow. Hell, the shape of the school? It may have been a whim of his, but having a castle was his childhood dream.
He does this entirely for her happiness, without thought for his own. So I get a little upset whenever people badmouth him, because... it's a stable time loop now, but there was a timeline before this all happened, and it's implied that it wasn't a nice one.
Utau's escape from Easter? Amu's friendship with the two? Her Charas not fading away like they're supposed to, even? All Tadase's doing. I'm not sure how healthy it is, but he's definitely the nicest person in canon, and he's effective at it as well. Amu is in love with Ikuto instead of him? Doesn't matter, set things up so they have the option of a happy ending.
Of course, I'm doing my own spin on things in this story.
Some of it may be penance for what he did to Utau, though.
But, well, yeah. If things had been different, then I'm sure it's Utau who would have ended up with a massive number of seemingly random encounters with Amu instead.![]()
I'd do it, but I know far too little about Lunars to pull it off. That said—
<Ikuto> I don't know why, but this prospect upsets me.
The knowledge I've absorbed by lurking threads where Exalted is involved leads me to believe that the Bond between a Solar and a Lunar doesn't have to be romantic in nature. Hell, it doesn't even need to be a positive intimacy in the first place, it could very well be Instinctive Hatred. My image of a Matou who is Amu's Mate is more along the lines of Best Friends or at most a Bromance.*Sigh* Thematically: As a Lunar, Matou would have been amazing. But for the purposes of having a fated bond/being a Lunar Mate, Utau or Ikuto would have fit better. With how we've taken it in the quest so far, Utau more so than Ikuto probably.
Well now, that's very interesting to know.There's actually an explanation for this, of sorts. It's not what you'd expect.
In short, it's all Tadase's fault. He goes back in time one or two decades, probably with Dia's help, and sets up the entire scenario.
Amu getting the Lock? Tadase stole it. The existence of the Guardians? Tadase set it up. Most of the show is his doing somehow. Hell, the shape of the school? It may have been a whim of his, but having a castle was his childhood dream.
He does this entirely for her happiness, without thought for his own. So I get a little upset whenever people badmouth him, because... it's a stable time loop now, but there was a timeline before this all happened, and it's implied that it wasn't a nice one.
Utau's escape from Easter? Amu's friendship with the two? Her Charas not fading away like they're supposed to, even? All Tadase's doing. I'm not sure how healthy it is, but he's definitely the nicest person in canon, and he's effective at it as well. Amu is in love with Ikuto instead of him? Doesn't matter, set things up so they have the option of a happy ending.
Of course, I'm doing my own spin on things in this story.
Some of it may be penance for what he did to Utau, though.
But, well, yeah. If things had been different, then I'm sure it's Utau who would have ended up with a massive number of seemingly random encounters with Amu instead.![]()
Important notice - if our endgame would be "restore everything from backup" it's a third variable to keep in mind to the company of Conception and DeSu plot. Because while enormously less important on the first glance it can invalidate blocking of other two.In short, it's all Tadase's fault. He goes back in time one or two decades, probably with Dia's help, and sets up the entire scenario.
Amu getting the Lock? Tadase stole it. The existence of the Guardians? Tadase set it up. Most of the show is his doing somehow. Hell, the shape of the school? It may have been a whim of his, but having a castle was his childhood dream.
He does this entirely for her happiness, without thought for his own. So I get a little upset whenever people badmouth him, because... it's a stable time loop now, but there was a timeline before this all happened, and it's implied that it wasn't a nice one.
Utau's escape from Easter? Amu's friendship with the two? Her Charas not fading away like they're supposed to, even? All Tadase's doing. I'm not sure how healthy it is, but he's definitely the nicest person in canon, and he's effective at it as well. Amu is in love with Ikuto instead of him? Doesn't matter, set things up so they have the option of a happy ending.
Of course, I'm doing my own spin on things in this story.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Are you thinking that Tadase going back in time could end up retroactively preventing Amu from exalting etc.?Important notice - if our endgame would be "restore everything from backup" it's a third variable to keep in mind to the company of Conception and DeSu plot. Because while enormously less important on the first glance it can invalidate blocking of other two.
I has assumed that the cracking-and-repairing was related to either the DeSu plot or the conception, but it could be something to do with whatever Tadase and Dia did here. Time travel could easily have damaged the integrity of the world.This continues until, after an indeterminate amount of time in the timeframe of the bubble itself, the bubble as a whole shudders and cracks. The structure pulses and repairs itself before cracking again, twice, but each time more faults are left in its outer shell.
Tends to be positive or at least benign for a young Lunar. Its like, you feel an inexplicable bond and easily remember what they do more. For equals, it leads to romance, rivalry, etc, without much real hostility.The knowledge I've absorbed by lurking threads where Exalted is involved leads me to believe that the Bond between a Solar and a Lunar doesn't have to be romantic in nature. Hell, it doesn't even need to be a positive intimacy in the first place, it could very well be Instinctive Hatred. My image of a Matou who is Amu's Mate is more along the lines of Best Friends or at most a Bromance.