The big one: Character discussions!

[Merc]

Notes: Setsuna is achingly hot with glasses. Doubly so if she can get a lighter pair - but the Crystal's price isn't cheap.

...I wish I still had that edited pic I made of Setsuna with Umino glasses. XD

[Anastasia]

The 'aside' is what I can't really do. It's just a wondering of how things would've gone that keeps bugging me.

I'll make a note to tackle that when I make a 'what if...' thread. There are a few things I think would've gone down for sure.

To one degree or another, yes. She couldn't stop Rei from being a senshi, it just happened spontaneously. But along side Serenity's order to do whatever she thought necessary, it's built up a stark belief that attacks or threats to her friends are injury, insult, and debasement of her reason for living all at once. It gives her a measure of focus and a way to keep a hold on her own emotions and problems, and so additionally, it's an affront to that which keeps her world sane.

So she's a little violent when it comes to the topic.

That explains some of her reactions regarding Balder and certain others. Under that light, how does she view Nior and the triplets since that's a somewhat grayer area?[/quote]

[Anastasia]

Notes: Setsuna is achingly hot with glasses. Doubly so if she can get a lighter pair - but the Crystal's price isn't cheap.

...I wish I still had that edited pic I made of Setsuna with Umino glasses. XD

I might/maybe have it somewhere if I dig. Want it if I do?

Oh, and make more Kotono edit images!

[Merc]

Nah, don't worry about it.

Anyhow, heh, I liked Kotono more than Setsuna. She was quirky. Sometimes when I read Harry Potter fics with Hermione/Luna interplay, I imagine them as Ami/Kotono to amuse myself. ^_^;

[Anastasia]

Nah, don't worry about it.

Anyhow, heh, I liked Kotono more than Setsuna. She was quirky. Sometimes when I read Harry Potter fics with Hermione/Luna interplay, I imagine them as Ami/Kotono to amuse myself. ^_^;

Well, I'll let you know if I ever stumble on it anyway.

While the HP interplay goes over my head, I'll still take the compliment for Kotono. What did you think of Setsuna from what you saw, anyway?

[Asrana]

That explains some of her reactions regarding Balder and certain others. Under that light, how does she view Nior and the triplets since that's a somewhat grayer area?

The triplets? Eliza tried to kill her, not Rei or Ami. Entirely different reaction. She was still willing to kill Eliza in cold blood, she just...wasn't mildly psychotic about it.

Nior? Came before this all really formed together. She wavered back and forth between just wanting him dead, and some level of respect for at least showing concern for his own troops on one or two occasions.

[Anastasia]

That explains some of her reactions regarding Balder and certain others. Under that light, how does she view Nior and the triplets since that's a somewhat grayer area?

The triplets? Eliza tried to kill her, not Rei or Ami. Entirely different reaction. She was still willing to kill Eliza in cold blood, she just...wasn't mildly psychotic about it.

Nior? Came before this all really formed together. She wavered back and forth between just wanting him dead, and some level of respect for at least showing concern for his own troops on one or two occasions.

Mmm. The first one makes sense. As for Nior, I suppose the mix of the latter and something of a grandfathering works out. I won't get too much more into this for now, though.

[Merc]

Honestly? I felt sorry for her. Even if I did feel that she was wrong for giving up her powers, or the fact that she was willing to give up powers that she felt were making her suffer and making them someone else's problem...I did feel sorry for her.

I didn't really interact with her outside of the portion where she gave her powers up though, so I didn't have much vested interest in her either. Once she gave up her powers, she was 'free' and I really did mostly put her out of my mind.

[Anastasia]

Honestly? I felt sorry for her. Even if I did feel that she was wrong for giving up her powers, or the fact that she was willing to give up powers that she felt were making her suffer and making them someone else's problem...I did feel sorry for her.

I didn't really interact with her outside of the portion where she gave her powers up though, so I didn't have much vested interest in her either. Once she gave up her powers, she was 'free' and I really did mostly put her out of my mind.

*Nods*

That's about what I figured. Thanks, Ami-chan.

[Anastasia]

Character entry #15

Motoki Furuhata

Source Material(s): SM canon. Usagi drew a lot of her NPCs from that pool.

General: A nice guy, cute, affable. That sums up Motoki nicely, if you add in the disclaimer of 'TAKEN, BITCHES'. Much like Maya, Motoki isn't an overly deep character; he exists for Usagi and occasionally other girls to crush on. While he has a life past that and makes a great background filler NPC, he is what he is.

Being together with Reika adds a slightly different vibe to the entire paradigm, but not so much so as to mess it up.

Notes: A fun omake character. The possessed arcade machine was a grisly hoot, for example. Is it me, or can I imagine him having one of the girls doing him under the counter while he smiles and talks to the others? He's decent eye candy if not overused. I think I like Unazuki better, however.

[Ebiris]

Motoki Stuff

Yeah, there's not much to him. It's odd that Usagi actually became a bit more open about her feelings towards him as said feelings diminished. I think she actually flirted with him once, although that resulted in him quickly throwing Chihi at her as a distraction.

Is it me, or can I imagine him having one of the girls doing him under the counter while he smiles and talks to the others? He's decent eye candy if not overused. I think I like Unazuki better, however.

Shouldn't it be Reika under the counter?

But yes, Unazuki is superior. (but what if it was her under the counter?!)

[Anastasia]

Motoki likes Usagi, but he has a girlfriend and doesn't want to lead on Usagi-chan. It's the nicest thing he can do from his point of view - no need to make her pine uselessly.

I dunno. Motoki could be a player! Or it could be Reika, Hotaru and Unazuki down there having a threesome while they all get him off too, right?! O_O

[Anastasia]

Character entry #16

Reika

Source Material(s): SM canon. Poor Usa and Mako-chan, that always makes me remember that Reika was a Rainbow Crystal carrier.

General: My outline for Reika was simple - adult, beautiful, intelligent. Pretty much close to the canon and SM1 Reika. Within this simple mold there wasn't a ton of room for deviation, but I did get to fill her out some. Appearing at the ball dance and at the museum gave me chances to play with her. Remember at the end of the ball dance when someone peeked in? That was her.

As a digression I totally fucking forgot to go into this in Motoki's bio. I blame being distracted by acid reflux. I also suck. I'll start it here.

As a plot point a ways back, it was hinted that Mamoru told Motoki about being Tuxedo Kamen. This was back before he knew about Usagi. As lovers tend to, they talk a lot and Motoki eventually let clues and hint slip. So by the time the dance rolled around, she had an inkling and saw some fo the events with the first Crystal piece. This was meant to tie into more story arcs, mainly the musuem and second crystal piece saga. These plans were toned down due to a mix of IC and OOC reasons. IC, this was really dragging out and the approach Usagi took ended up minimalizing Reika's roll. OOC, the entire museum incident turned into a mess and I just wanted to clear it and get on with our post Setsuna lives.

So where does this leave Reika? She knows about Mamoru more or less. I'd have to check my notes and logs to see if she kenned anything reasonably about the other girls. Will this come up at all? If Mamoru comes home with you, probably. If not? I'll probably do something with it anyway. This is a little plot strand that irriated me. I wanted Motoki and Reika to have slightly larger rolls later on, but it wasn't to be. I had ideas from them just being helpful, to a two second consideration of Reika as Sailor Neptune(<_<), to doing a Live Action Sailor Moon and having Motoki provide a really cool base in the Crown somewhere.

I suppose letting it go wasn't bad, I had enough on my plate. Still, I want closure with this sooner or later. It also doesn't help that this was just before Mamoru and THAT falla part, but I'll go into that when I finally marshall up the will to write about Mamo-chan.

Notes: Reika's in the category of 'achingly hot SM girls'. Remember her in that horse riding outfit? Damn. I'd sell three Hotarus and a couple of Reis for that! If any girl in the universe is randomly bi and flaunts it, it so has to be her for visual reasons.  She makes a good foil on first inspection to Usagi or any other Motoki crushes. She's designed to be above any teenage girl, I felt. Her family's well off, and she has a solid job at the natural history museum. Archeology and a bit of Greek History was another minor thread I'd considered weaving in more if she took a role in game.

[Ebiris]

Reika Stuff

Reika is nice - Usagi likes her and is glad that Motoki is at least with someone she can look up to rather than an evil skank. They don't interact much, but that's about the long and the short of it - she's a nice young woman who happens to be her first crush's girlfriend. Usagi's pretty sure Reika knows all about her one-time feelings for Motoki, and appreciates that she isn't condescending about it or anything.

I did get the impression that she knew something was weird with Mamoru, but how much and so on was never clarified, since we only really got that bit at the ball and a line from Mamoru about Reika acting weird - needless to say he didn't expand on it despite my proddings.

Dunno if the Crown has room for a cool base, unless we use that storage room I got locked in with Motoki and Mamoru, one time. I wouldn't mind Reika and Motoki taking more of a role, but if any random NPC is to be Sailor Neptune it should be Unazuki!

Speaking of that, isn't it odd that two of the most 'achingly hot' girls happen to be close to Motoki? Not quite sure where to go with that, but it is worthy of note...

(Poor Maya. Is she the only girl in the universe who isn't beautiful/really cute?)

[Asrana]

(Poor Maya. Is she the only girl in the universe who isn't beautiful/really cute?)

Junki's mom wasn't attractive, but that's all I can think of.