Are there any other typos?

Uh let's see... under Gabriel things of Jinx you wrote longer instead of younger....but other than that I don't see any.

edited 1st Mar '10 12:40:29 PM by JinxedBlackcat

You have it that arks puts up with Kara's "muttering." I'm pretty sure you meant "mothering."

@Kara: That one was quite intentional—I heard "muttering", though I didn't think it made much sense.

I heard muttering too..

I could have sworn he said "mothering"...

I could have sworn so as well.

Well then arks, pronounce your th's properly. :P

Anyway, it's fixed. So, for our other topic, we have:

• Nominated and accepted
  • Ironeye
  • Bobby
• Nominated
  • Kara
• Declined (either declined the nomination or made it clear that they would decline if nominated)
  • Matrix
  • arks

@Bobby: If Cody is uncomfortable around Korg because of his sexual orientation, how does he feel about Ironeye being gay? (It's in spoiler text on the tropes list because Hikari and the audience don't know it at first, not because he's in the closet.)

edited 2nd Mar '10 12:14:07 AM by Ironeye

Why would I nominate myself for plot? I suck at plot.

I'll accept if it's acceptable for me to nominate myself and accept under the circumstances. I'm going to be without a laptop for about a month, so I'll be around less.

Yes, it is perfectly reasonable to nominate yourself—I certainly did.

Anyway, I just edited in a question for you in my other post.

Probably slightly less uncomfortable, but only because Ironeye is more familiar to him. It would likely contribute to his resentment of Ironeye's position.

arks has just informed me that he has declined his nomination, so I have edited my list.

Oh, hey, Bobby, are you ok with what we came up with for how Cody thinks of arks and Matrix?

edited 1st Mar '10 8:00:16 PM by Ironeye

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• arks and Cody
  • What arks thinks of Cody: arks thinks that Cody is a pretty cool guy. He's able to look past the abrasive parts of his personality and see his positive traits.
  • What Cody thinks of arks:arks is somebody worth getting to know and be friendly with. more
  • Common Ground: Outdoor abilities. Both come from more rural areas. Both don't like Matrix.
  • Points of Contention: Cody's meanness sometimes. Arks' Obfuscating Stupidity and Midwestern politeness. Jinxed.
  • Interaction: Good friends, comfortable enough with each other to know exactly where the other's limits are. Joke around a lot. Can say things to each other that they wouldn't allow anyone else to say to them.
• arks and Fawriel
• arks and Gabriel
  • What arks thinks of Gabriel: Thinks he should like Gabriel, but feels that there's something off about him. Attributes it to his loner tendencies, but is subconsciously aware that it's not quite it. Tends to be kind of wary. Realizes that Gabriel is quite good at reading people.
  • What Gabriel thinks of arks: Arks' actions almost never mesh with his real emotions. He has a lot of questions about arks. Is he hiding something? Does he not like himself? Picks up that arks is not trustful of him. Less likely to pick up that arks could figure him out. Gabriel is a lie detector and arks lies a lot.
  • Common Ground: Outdoorsy. Both are good at reading people, although they do it in different ways. Both are polite.
  • Points of Contention: arks' negative emotions in regards to Gabriel.
  • Interaction: Arks is constantly wondering what he doesn't like about Gabriel, and looks for some hard evidence for his feelings. Gabriel recognizes arks' negative emotions and suspicions and tries to figure out where they come from. They are very careful in how they deal with each other. However, arks' Midwest sensibilities means he can't act like he's avoiding Gabriel, and Gabriel's motives as a spy means he does have to interact with arks every once in a while. Also Gabriel really wants to know what's causing arks' suspicions so he can defuse them, but he can't say it outright. They act polite and friendly towards each other on the outside, but this dynamic is there in the background.
• arks and Hikari
  • What arks thinks of Hikari: Hikari is someone you need to be very careful around. That demon or other personality is probably tied with his emotions somehow. Make sure he never feels threatened, and when he does, bring him out and comfort him.
  • What Hikari thinks of arks: Polite and friendly, so he's a good guy! After many cooldown hugs, he becomes more attached to him because he's the one that helps bring him back. Arks is a safety net!
  • Common Ground: A love for fun and theatrics. Hikari feels their world views are similar (they aren't really).
  • Points of contention: Arks hopes that Hikari is smarter than he acts, or will at least learn from his mistakes, but that rarely seems to be the case. Hikari doesn't like other characters' reactions to the Ho Yay dynamic and doesn't like the fact that arks doesn't seem to care.
  • Interaction: Lots of physical contact (hair ruffles, holding the shoulders, etc.) on arks' part. Hikari finds the physical contact comforting, since he likes and trusts arks. Arks is in his own subtle way very protective of Hikari. They like being fun and goofy with each other.
• arks and Ironeye
  • What arks thinks of Ironeye: arks has figured out that Ironeye's wearing a mask, and assumes that Ironeye has something bad that happened to him in the past—he pities Ironeye and feels a bit of empathy due to their shared circumstances
  • What Ironeye thinks of arks: he's an idiot...but he's a nice idiot, so Ironeye likes him
  • Common Ground: a tendency to over-think things; hiding aspects of themselves (only arks notices)
  • Points of Contention: Ironeye's tendency towards micromanaging things (arks is a firm believer in leaving people alone if they don't want help); arks' Pollyanna tendencies
  • Interaction: getting along great when they're both distracted by the same interesting idea; polite friendliness with undercurrents of pity and annoyance from both sides
• arks and Jinxed
  • What arks thinks of Jinxed: a kid—a source of entertainment; a point of emotional stability and a reminder that he needs to work his own issues out
  • What Jinxed thinks of arks: Superman!; the most awesome adult on the team since he doesn't treat her like a kid
  • Common Ground: a sense of fun (at least on the outside, for arks); an emphasis on enjoying themselves even though the world isn't in great shape
  • Points of Contention: arks' occasional desire to be an adult, with Jinxed as a kid (irks arks); arks' resistance to anger even when the situation would call for it
  • Interaction: doing sneaky things; Jinxed trying to prove that arks is Superman, with arks (a superhero geek) enjoying every minute of it; lots of goofiness
• arks and Kara
  • What arks thinks of Kara: appreciation for all the work she has to do to keep the team controlled; someone who tries to do too much; has a nice, but impractical, moral system
  • What Kara thinks of arks: good solid member of the team; doesn't produce as much motherly tendencies (because he generally doesn't need healing); someone who is hiding emotional instability; someone she can count on to not need her help
  • Common Ground: both practical on a moment-to-moment basis; cooking; appreciation for a return to normalcy coupled with the understanding that it isn't possible; a belief in learning through discovery
  • Points of Contention: arks calling Kara "ma'am" (though she doesn't push the issue); Kara's worldview not being practical in the long run; arks thinking that not everyone can be protected all the time
  • Interaction: arks tolerating Kara's mothering; not much in general, besides cooking together and talking about cooking
• arks and Korg
  • What arks thinks of Korg:Does not like his Manipulative bastardry. (Which might be a little hypocritical). However, since he's Midwest and Midwesterners are by nature passive aggressive as fuck, and since Korg is in control, he is the authority figure and needs to be treated as such.
  • What Korg thinks of arks: So much wasted potential.
  • Common Ground: They're both all about the lulz. Both enjoy playing with people in their own way.
  • Points of Contention: Hikari. Both are aware of the danger he represents, but have wildly differing approaches towards managing that. Korg considers Hikari to be a disposable asset that will have to be eliminated once he becomes a liability. Arks believes that his breaking point should be delayed as much as possible and may not be inevitable. Arks also believes Korg's way of dealing with Hikari will come back to bite them in the ass.
  • Interaction: Off mission, Korg repeatedly talks Arks into all manner of slapstick situations pretty much for his own amusment. This is actually part of a Batman Gambit to make arks "snap" and finally drop his Obfuscating Stupidity routine. Arks resents this and vows to get revenge on Korg somehow. (Which is actually all part of the plan) For the moment, he's just biding his time and waiting for an oportunity. He pretends to find it funny. Though he will tell Korg to go find his fun somewhere else every once in a while.
• arks and Matrix
  • What arks thinks of Matrix: annoying; selfish; self-centered; cannot leave people alone; an Attention Whore; a little whiny
  • What Matrix thinks of arks: a tank!
  • Common Ground: Obfuscating Stupidity (though only arks notices)
  • Points of Contention: everything about Matrix mentioned above; arks' power being underwhelming and annoying for Matrix to copy
  • Interaction: minimal; arks responding politely to Matrix's attempts to be friendly until Matrix realizes that they have nothing to talk about (backstory)
• arks and Murky
• Cody and Fawriel
  • What Cody thinks of Fawriel: very difficult to read; slightly threatened by him; unsure if making an enemy of Fawriel is something he really wants to do
  • What Fawriel thinks of Cody:
  • Common Ground:
  • Points of Contention:
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• Cody and Gabriel
  • What Cody thinks of Gabriel: slightly weak and vulnerable; Cody appreciates his attempts at friendliness
  • What Gabriel thinks of Cody: First conclusion: he's just a jerk, then he notices Cody is nice to some people, then wonders "what did I do?". Finally figures that Cody just has issues, but is otherwise okay.
  • Common Ground: Both weren't "good enough" for their parents.
  • Points of Contention:
  • Interaction: Gabriel tries to be nice and friendly to Cody. While Cody is initially rather unkind to Gabriel, he will usually be reasonably friendly, although he isn't above the odd sarcastic remark.
• Cody and Hikari
  • What Cody thinks of Hikari: immature; rather easy to push around; ignorant; childish
  • What Hikari thinks of Cody:
  • Common Ground:
  • Points of Contention:
  • Interaction:
• Cody and Ironeye
  • What Cody thinks of Ironeye: someone in a position of authority, though Cody is also a bit resentful of this (esp. because Ironeye is gay); Cody is pissed that Ironeye doesn't like him
  • What Ironeye thinks of Cody: a dick; a hypocrite; too focused on Black-and-White Morality; too short a fuse; likes that Cody can be sneaky and is a crack shot, but this is far less important to him than the other stuff
  • Common Ground: cynicism; not liking their powers
  • Points of Contention: Cody's treatment of those he sees as beneath him; Cody's anger management issues; Ironeye not liking Cody despite Cody's attempts to be friendly; Ironeye overlooking how useful Cody is (from both Ironeye's and Cody's POV) because of the Matrix issue
  • Interaction: surface civility with an undercurrent of animosity (from both parties!); Cody feigning nonchalance, showing off a lot, and agreeing with Ironeye a lot
• Cody and Jinxed
  • What Cody thinks of Jinxed: just a child—irrelevant and irritating; someone who needs to be protected (this part hidden, of course). Note that he doesn't bully Jinxed since even he sees bullying kids as beneath him.
  • What Jinxed thinks of Cody: jerkass
  • Common Ground: They aren't even going to try to play nice with each other...and neither of them are going to hide their feelings
  • Points of Contention: Cody bullying Jinxed, Hikari, and Matrix
  • Interaction: Open hostility; Cody acting contemptuous and condescending (because that's the way he's used to paternal figures acting)
• Cody and Kara
  • What Cody thinks of Kara: quite tough; competent; a voice of reason; the one person he genuinely respects; someone he doesn't want to cross
  • What Kara thinks of Cody: He's valuable to the team and generally behaves well, but needs to get over his hangups re: Ironeye (and to a lesser extent Korg, but Ironeye is the one she feels more defensive about).
  • Common Ground: Snarking
  • Points of Contention: Kara's idealism/Cody's cynicism; Cody's homophobia; Cody's religious worldview
  • Interaction: Mostly businesslike, with the occasional shared snarky observation; Cody acting gentlemanly and polite
• Cody and Korg
  • What Cody thinks of Korg: deserving of contempt because of his bisexuality—it makes Cody uncomfortable; tells good jokes of the darker sort; generally irritating
  • What Korg thinks of Cody: A reactionary with a bothersome tendency towards Honor Before Reason, but also vital in being able to obtain the intel necessary for him to use Murphy's Lens to maximum effect.
  • Common Ground: Cynicism, snarking, Christianity (although the latter may be a point of contention more often than not due to Korg's more liberal religious beliefs)
  • Points of Contention: Korg's bisexuality and general fondness for blashphemy-based humour.
  • Interaction: Professional whenever possible, but always frosty and strained on both sides. Both have difficulty resisting the urge to work in a Take That! towards the other during missions. Korg strives to seem like a Reasonable Authority Figure in the hopes that Cody will eventually realise that competence is what matters.
• Cody and Matrix
  • What Cody thinks of Matrix: Thinks Matrix is beneath him. Matrix least notices Cody's existence.
  • What Matrix thinks of Cody: Doesn't know Cody exists. Doesn't like him when he does notice because Cody is a jerk.
  • Common Ground: They both like attention. Maybe Cody is jealous of Matrix because he gets a lot of attention and Cody doesn't. Their both sort of hunters.
  • Points of Contention: Matrix ignores Cody. Cody doesn't like this. Cody insults Matrix blatantly. Matrix doesn't like this, which causes him to ignore Cody.
  • Interaction: A vicious circle.
• Cody and Murky
  • What Cody thinks of Murky: attractive; boring; stuck-up; cold; unfriendly. Cody admires Murky for keeping a cool head during a crisis
  • What Murky thinks of Cody:
  • Common Ground: cynicism
  • Points of Contention: Murky's coldness
  • Interaction: Cody trying to show off and impress her (mostly backstory); Cody snarking at Murky about her coldness; Cody feigning nonchalance and frequently siding with Murky in arguments
• Fawriel and Gabriel
• Fawriel and Hikari
• Fawriel and Ironeye
  • What Fawriel thinks of Ironeye:
  • What Ironeye thinks of Fawriel:
  • Common Ground:
  • Points of Contention:
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• Fawriel and Jinxed
  • What Fawriel thinks of Jinxed: a little lost kid who needs his help
  • What Jinxed thinks of Fawriel: new!papa; funny; odd; saved me from living in France forever!; his ears are fun to tug on
  • Common Ground: their love for each other
  • Points of Contention: normal parent/child stuff; Faw not wanting Jinxed to fight; Jinxed's thieving tendencies
  • Interaction: Jinxed hanging on Faw-faw's antlers, and tugging on anything she can get a hold of; Jinxed attempting to break the rules Faw has made for the sake of adventure/doing so; normal parent/child stuff
• Fawriel and Kara
  • What Fawriel thinks of Kara:
  • What Kara thinks of Fawriel:
  • Common Ground:
• Fawriel and Korg
• Fawriel and Matrix
• Fawriel and Murky
• Gabriel and Hikari
  • What Hikari thinks of Gabriel: Sympathetic to Gabriel's position because he was in the same place before.
  • What Gabriel thinks of Hikari: Hikari is not hiding anything. He's a very honest person. This is a good relief for Gabriel. He doesn't have to scrutinize Hikari's behavior. Just take everything at face value. No ulterior motives. No hidden agendas. No pretending to be something he's not. Feels relaxed around Hikari.
  • Common Ground: Memories of being "the 'not-liked' new guy" Gabriel likes Hikari's idealistic vision and wishes it were true.
  • Points of Contention: Gabriel's world is not actually the same as Hikari's. The whole, you know, demon thing.
  • Interaction: Gabriel is a little more open around Hikari. He feels more comfortable around him. Gabriel cannot stand being around arks and Hikari at the same time.
• Gabriel and Ironeye
  • What Gabriel thinks of Ironeye: suspicious, particularly because he's hiding something behind his false smiles; one of the people most likely figure out that he's a spy
  • What Ironeye thinks of Gabriel: suspicious because despite being eager to join the team, he doesn't do a lot of socializing
  • Common Ground: mutual suspicion; observing others from behind walls that they put up; analytical tendencies
  • Points of Contention: how they treat people—Ironeye sees them as particularly complicated machines and is satisfied by figuring out the "box" that he can put their behaviors in, while Gabriel tries to truly understand who they are (Gabriel asks "why?", while Ironeye thinks that "why?" gives an answer too complicated to understand)
  • Interaction: Cat-and-mouse conversations as they try to figure out what the other is up to; teaming up to figure out unrelated problems
• Gabriel and Jinxed
  • What Gabriel thinks of Jinxed: it's a boy!; like his younger brother—a bit of resentment; only gets all of the attention because she's the youngest and acts cutesy
  • What Jinxed thinks of Gabriel: he's that one guy who thinks I'm a boy :-(
  • Common Ground: None, really
  • Points of Contention: Gabriel mistaking Jinxed for a boy; Jinxed reminding Gabriel of something from his past, which he is trying to put behind him
  • Interaction: Not much
• Gabriel and Kara
  • What Gabriel thinks of Kara: the mother figure of the group, but Gabriel is an "outsider", so she probably doesn't think of him as part of "the family"
  • What Kara thinks of Gabriel: She likes him as a person and admires his skills, but is always a little worried that he has her too well figured out.
  • Common Ground: They both enjoy "puttering"—he with mechanical devices, she in her garden.
  • Points of Contention:
  • Interaction:
• Gabriel and Korg
  • What Gabriel thinks of Korg: Sees the cynicism and the Murphy's Lens as useful tools (despite not being so much of a cynic himself)
  • What Korg thinks of Gabriel: Korg respects and envies Gabriel's autonomy and effortless understanding of those around him.
  • Common Ground: A sense of curiosity and urge to understand the world around them.
  • Points of Contention: (none)
  • Interaction: Purely professional.
• Gabriel and Matrix
  • What Gabriel thinks of Matrix: Matrix is amusing. He's hard to keep up with. Can sometimes be annoying.
  • What Matrix thinks of Gabriel: That guy, yeah. He's cool, I guess.
  • Common Ground: Both are kind of Outdoorsy.
  • Points of Contention: They're both just "yeah, whatever" about each other.
  • Interaction: Gabriel is not Matrix's first choice for interaction. Every once in a while, they do hang out and have fun, though.
• Gabriel and Murky
  • What Gabriel thinks of Murky: She is a total enigma, and it bugs him. He gauges people on their emotional responses and Murky's emotions don't make sense/he has trouble reading her/needs to make more effort to get a proper reading. With everyone else, he has emotions directed at him. With Murky, even though he does feel her emotions he can't feel any emotions directed his way (quoth Kyler: "it's like viewing static")
  • What Murky thinks of Gabriel: Let's seeing what he does for now. I'll form an opinion later (truly completely neutral). Gabriel never does anything to make her feel one way or the other.
  • Common Ground: Mechanical skill. Both are kind of observers and loners.
  • Points of Contention:
  • Interaction: Conversations between the two will have a lot of long silences. These silences don't always have to be awkward.
• Hikari and Ironeye
• Hikari and Jinxed
  • What Hikari thinks of Jinxed: cool little sis; like him, but younger and female; someone who needs protecting
  • What Jinxed thinks of Hikari: adventuring buddy; big brother
  • Common Ground: they're idealistic teenagers who act about 14—of course they get along great; a sense of adventure
  • Points of Contention: the Wind of Light, which scares Jinxed
  • Interaction: Going on adventures!; sibling stuff
• Hikari and Kara
  • What Hikari thinks of Kara:
  • What Kara thinks of Hikari: At first, she doesn't like him at all—she considers him an intruder into her new family, not to mention he's reckless, uncontrolled, and kind of an idiot. She eventually warms up to him after he becomes better integrated with the team.
  • Common Ground: Idealism, Chronic Hero Syndrome
  • Points of Contention: Primarily Hikari's lack of discipline and common sense
  • Interaction:
• Hikari and Korg
  • What Hikari thinks of Korg:
  • What Korg thinks of Hikari: Frequently finds him infuriating, as he's almost his exact opposite in terms of temperament. Considers him the team's biggest potential weakness, that his Knights Templar tendencies may lead him to execute a Face–Heel Turn without realising it.
  • Common Ground: Very little indeed, Teeth-Clenched Teamwork, ahoy!
  • Points of Contention: Korg is a cynic and a stoic, who believes Hikari's enthusiasm and idealism are dangerous and need to be monitored and controlled.
  • Interaction: On mission, Korg frequently tries to keep Hikari in the dark and doesn't tell him anything until the last moment. He frequently prefers to have control of Hikari delegated to a field subordinate who has a better trust and rapport with Hikari (typically Ironeye) and issues orders using this person as a proxy. His off mission interactions usually consist of harsh criticism.
• Hikari and Matrix
  • What Hikari thinks of Matrix: Really likes Matrix. Likes the goofiness and fun and agrees with his idealistic traits.
  • What Matrix thinks of Hikari: Buddy!
  • Common Ground: Almost everything
  • Points of Contention: Hikari's demon. Matrix's temper
  • Interaction: Best buddies
• Hikari and Murky
• Ironeye and Jinxed
  • What Ironeye thinks of Jinxed: little girl who needs to be protected; admiration for her technical abilities as well as her skill with thievery
  • What Jinxed thinks of Ironeye: cool but kinda distant; Hikari's "older brother"
  • Common Ground: fondness for Hikari in a sibling fashion; mutual respect for each other's talents
  • Points of Contention: completely different ways of seeing the world
  • Interaction: Ironeye tries to maintain the adult/kid barrier except when drawing upon her as an expert; Jinxed doesn't have any particular interest in him, anyway
• Ironeye and Kara
  • What Ironeye thinks of Kara: big sister; authority figure; someone to protect; too idealistic and stubborn for her own good; The Not-Love Interest
  • What Kara thinks of Ironeye: insecure; needs reassurance; wishes he wouldn't keep rehashing old issues; a little bit creepy due to his devotion; he's family
  • Common Ground: both witnessed the destruction in LA; spent the aftermath of C-Day together
  • Points of Contention: Differences in morality (Kara being more traditional, with Ironeye tending towards moral relativism); Kara's stubbornness; Ironeye's insecurity
  • Interaction: Inside jokes; non-verbal interaction; Ironeye opening up to Kara in private, coupled with brutal honesty from both sides; Ironeye defering to Kara in front of the others
• Ironeye and Korg
  • What Ironeye thinks of Korg: Ironeye finds Korg's dark humor rather amusing, and admires him for his intelligence and ruthless streak. Beyond that, Ironeye considers Korg to have the proper balance of morality and good sense—something he thinks is lacking in most of his team members. While the flirting amuses him, he puts up walls between himself and Korg, never really establishing a meaningful connection.
  • What Korg thinks of Ironeye: As Korg sees Ironeye in increasing situations of stress, he gains increased insights into the true nature of his personality, sensing a greater common ground and increased respect. Although as he gets a greater grasp of Ironeye's insecurities, his trust in him starts to falter due to perceived weakness.
  • Common Ground: A shared love of gallows humour as a coping mechanism and a certain bleak optimism. Additional commonalities include using people as pawns, and having a fondness for philisophical digressions.
  • Points of Contention: Korg feels that Ironeye skirts dangerously close to an Ubermensch philosophy, where he defines his own morality.
  • Interaction: Korg frequently and openly flirts with Ironeye, although they never romantically progress beyond this one-sided, Lesiure Suit Larry flirting. Korg respects him, along with Kara, as being one of the "adults" on the team who is worth addressing as an equal rather than a subordinate. On mission, Korg treats Ironeye as the "Sergeant" of the team. Off mission, Korg enjoys discussing philosophy with Ironeye.
• Ironeye and Matrix
  • What Ironeye thinks of Matrix: sexy; what Ironeye wishes he could be (goofy, confident, intelligent without having to think too much, likes his powers, etc.); a spazz
  • What Matrix thinks of Ironeye: Ironeye is a good friend—no, there really isn't much depth here
  • Common Ground: Silliness; finding Matrix hot
  • Points of Contention: Matrix not having a toggle switch on his silly for when things get serious; Ironeye's cynicism; "Not now, Matrix."
  • Interaction: Ho Yay for the lulz; lots of goofing off when not on-mission
• Ironeye and Murky
  • What Ironeye thinks of Murky: total badass (speaking from experience as a martial artist, he realizes just how much better she is); terrifying; someone you shouldn't piss off
  • What Murky thinks of Ironeye: he's too cold to approach; admiration for his ability to relate to people despite putting up a facade; someone to learn from (re: interacting with people)
  • Common Ground: mutual admiration; overlapping hobbies; focus when it comes to business
  • Points of Contention: Murky's preference for straightforward solutions; iciness; analyst vs. warrior; Ironeye's tendency to avoid getting his hands dirty (more literally than metaphorically)
  • Interaction: Only when it comes to business, generally; Murky "appreciating" Ironeye's Ho Yay with Matrix
• Jinxed and Kara
  • What Jinxed thinks of Kara: Kara's "the mom", but not her mom, and finds the motherliness annoying; someone she can't lie to
  • What Kara thinks of Jinxed: a child who needs to be mothered and protected; someone who needs to stay behind on missions; a likable little girl; +1 to womenfolk!
  • Common Ground: girl talk (periods, etc.); idealism
  • Points of Contention: the mother/daughter relationship (an initial rejection thereof by Jinxed); Jinxed's tomboyish tendencies to do dangerous things (often involving explosions, fire, and climbing unstable structures) and take on things that are too tough for her
  • Interaction: Kara acts maternal, while Jinxed acts like a teenager; occasional bonding over being "the girls"
• Jinxed and Korg
  • What Jinxed thinks of Korg: Boss man, Technology guru. Kinda a jerk at times but its cool.
  • What Korg thinks of Jinxed: An incredible useful team asset, particularly towards enemies with a heavy reliance on technology. His first call for intiltration, over and above Cody, even on times when Cody may actually be preferable.
  • Common Ground: A love of nerdular technology.
  • Points of Contention: Korg generally doesn't like children much and sometimes expects Jinxed to be unrealistically mature. He'll get mad at her sometimes for doing things which are perfectly reasonable for someone her age. She also doesn't like his darker humor sometimes thinking they're too mean.
  • Interaction: Korg will interact with Jinxed directly during infiltration missions, but most of the time works through Kara as a proxy. They don't meet in person due to Korg's reliance on technology.
• Jinxed and Matrix
  • What Jinxed thinks of Matrix: one of her best buddies; totally awesome; big brother in hybrid form, pet in skitty form
  • What Matrix thinks of Jinxed: the (occasionally bratty) little sister he never had; someone who needs protecting
  • Common Ground: Pokemon is awesome!; teenage rebellion and pranks
  • Points of Contention: Matrix hitting on "daddy's" love interest; Matrix getting startled by firecrackers; Jinxed dragging Matrix along for potentially painful stupid teenage plans; which Pokemon generation is the best (Jinxed likes 1st, Matrix prefers 3rd)
  • Interaction: acting like siblings; sneaking off to do something forbidden/causing trouble—kid buddy movies; Matrix getting pissed off at Jinxed and chasing her around.
• Jinxed and Murky
  • What Jinxed thinks of Murky: badass personified (esp. due to the southern accent); "daddy's" future girlfriend
  • What Murky thinks of Jinxed: someone she needs to be nice to in order to be on good terms with Faw
  • Common Ground: liking Faw (though in different ways)
  • Points of Contention: Murky not knowing how to handle a kid; Murky being closed off; having to figure out how to share Faw time
  • Interaction: lots of awkward moments; assessment by Jinxed to see if Murky is good enough for her Faw-faw, including lots of annoying questions
• Kara and Korg
  • What Kara thinks of Korg: Strikes a good balance between being fun and serious. Good to talk to about most things. The flirting gets a little annoying at times. So does the cynicism. She tries to brush it off because it's important to her that she get along with the only other really together adult on the team.
  • What Korg thinks of Kara: Korg respects Kara and considers her the nominal "Team Lieutenant" due to her age and wisdom, naturally talks to her as the team leader. He appreciates the fact that they can joke about things when the fecal matter hits the fan.
  • Common Ground: Age and maturity, Team Parent role
  • Points of Contention: Almost opposite viewpoints on humanity and the world. In particular, Korg's extreme selfishness and disinterest in the general welfare of society beyond getting infrastructure running and keeping the government stable so that he can enjoy its favours.
  • Interaction: Kara is the member of the team Korg is most likely to talk with off mission as they have the greatest amount of common reference points. She is the first person he addresses for tactical details on mission due to his regarding her as the team leader (unless it's something he's delegated to Ironeye behind her back). Their interaction is rarely harmonious, however and the two tend to argue frequently, although respectfully. This will sometimes be interpreted as a "lover's tiff" by younger team members for lulz.
• Kara and Matrix
  • What Kara thinks of Matrix: he could be more serious; someone who can cheer her up (petting a kitty)—Matrix is effectively Kara's teddy bear; more amusing than exasperating
  • What Matrix thinks of Kara: the boss; a friend who likes him; a surrogate mother
  • Common Ground: the attention they give to each other
  • Points of Contention: Kara treating Matrix more like a pet than a person (despite her best efforts); the lack of things for them to talk about
  • Interaction: a lot of petting of skitty in laps
• Kara and Murky
  • What Kara thinks of Murky: someone with great combat ability; a good friend
  • What Murky thinks of Kara: "mother"; her best friend
  • Common Ground: being the only women on the team
  • Points of Contention: Kara trying to do the female bonding thing when Murky isn't interested; what counts as a balanced diet
  • Interaction: Not much, though Murky goes to Kara whenever she needs to talk to someone
• Korg and Matrix
  • What Korg thinks of Matrix: With difficulty, he keeps his tongue from rolling out of his mouth. On those occasions when he can keep his mind on the JOB, he regards Matrix as being immature and childlike.
  • What Matrix thinks of Korg: Matrix doesn't like Korg being patronising to him and making fun of him, though when Korg is doing neither of those, he's fine with him. He likes that Korg can point out the stuff that he can't due to his lack of awareness.
  • Common Ground: A shared attitude of playfulness.
  • Points of Contention: Korg has difficulty taking Matrix seriously and will sometimes act inappropriately patronising to Matrix. Also has the tendnecy to make Matrix the butt of his jokes.
  • Interaction: Korg can often be seen using his laser pointer to play with Matrix in Skitty form.
• Korg and Murky
  • What Murky thinks of Korg:
  • What Korg thinks of Murky: Not very much either way. Largely regards her as Kara's subordinate and personal bodyguard.
  • Common Ground: Politeness and understanding the necessity of Dog Shooting.
  • Points of Contention: Korg may occasionally pull rank over Kara and ask Murky to do something Kara explicitly disapproves of, causing a conflict of loyalties.
  • Interaction: Generally polite, Korg almost always refers to her by the honorific of "Ma'am" even though she is of lower rank.
• Matrix and Murky
  • What Matrix thinks of Murky: Thinks she's hot because she's strong, skilled in fighting, and standoffish. Matrix thinks that she's the kind of person who should be in charge. He likes the book reading, too, showing her intelligence. Likes Southern accents.
  • What Murky thinks of Matrix: He's an annoying pest, although he is amusing when he's not bothering her. Also she's allergic to fur, which makes her want to stay away.
  • Common Ground: Very little. Both are kind of perverts, but this doesn't come to the fore.
  • Points of contention: Murky's allergies. Murky's standoffishness for Matrix (which is also part of what attracts him to her). Matrix won't leave Murky alone.
  • Interaction: Matrix constantly tries to engage Murky, while Murky tries her best to avoid Matrix.

Interesting Three Character Interactions: (to be filled in later)

• arks, Cody, Fawriel
• arks, Cody, Gabriel: Cody's friendship with arks and pseudo-friendship with Gabriel force arks and Gabriel into situations where they have to interact, even though they might not want to at that point. Gabriel and arks exchange pleasantries, then one comes up with an excuse to leave. ark's excuse tends to be that he's going to go running. This is in contrast the the normal arks/Gabriel behvaior because they like being prepared when they deal with each other.
• arks, Cody, Hikari:
• arks, Cody, Jinxed: Cody and Jinxed put arks in a situation where he has to choose sides. arks oscillates between putting down one, the other, or both, reassuring the "loser" in the process.
• arks, Cody, Korg
• arks, Cody, Murky
• arks, Fawriel, etc.
• arks, Gabriel, Hikari
• arks, Gabriel, Ironeye: A three way I Know You Know I Know with Ironeye missing out on arks having a secret.
• arks, Gabriel, Kara
• arks, Gabriel, Korg
• arks, Gabriel, Murky
• arks, Hikari, Ironeye: talk to Hikari
• arks, Hikari, Jinxed: Either of the boys with Jinxed tends to bring out the mischievous side of both members of the pair. Putting all three together is a recipe for crazy.
• arks, Hikari, Kara
• arks, Hikari, Korg
• arks, Hikari, Matrix: arks tries to keep Matrix away from Hikari because it brings out Hikari's excitable nature. Matrix and Hikari have so much fun hanging out together that arks has his work cut out for him.
• arks, Hikari, Murky
• arks, Ironeye, Korg
• arks, Ironeye, Murky
• arks, Jinxed, Kara: The two adults disagree on the boundaries that need to be set for Jinxed.
• arks, Jinxed, Korg: Korg and arks really only agree on how to use Jinxed.
• arks, Jinxed, Matrix
• arks, Jinxed, Murky: interesting due to relationships with Faw (who need not be in the scene)—more
• arks, Kara, Matrix
• arks, Kara, Murky
• arks, Korg, Matrix: The Korg/Matrix relationship baffles arks because he knows that Korg values intelligence, and Matrix is, well, lacking in that regard as far as arks is concerned.
• arks, Korg, Murky
• arks, Matrix, Murky: arks has no problems with siccing Matrix on Murky if the situation calls for it.
• Cody, etc., etc.
• Fawriel, etc., etc.
• Gabriel, Hikari, etc.
• Gabriel, Ironeye, Korg
• Gabriel, Jinxed, Korg
• Gabriel, Jinxed, Murky
• Gabriel, Kara, Murky
• Gabriel, Korg, Murky
• Hikari, etc., etc.
• Ironeye, Jinxed, Korg: These are the three character defined by intellect—perhaps they have an interesting technical conversation at some point.
• Ironeye, Kara, Korg
• Ironeye, Kara, Matrix: These three act like the original three members of the team even if Cody technically joined before Matrix—they're just that close.
• Ironeye, Kara, Murky
• Ironeye, Korg, Matrix: It's Ho Yay storm!
• Ironeye, Korg, Murky
• Ironeye, Matrix, Murky: Triang Relations Type 5
• Jinxed, Kara, Korg
• Jinxed, Kara, Matrix
• Jinxed, Kara, Murky
• Jinxed, Korg, Matrix
• Jinxed, Korg, Murky
• Jinxed, Matrix, Murky
• Kara, Korg, Matrix
• Kara, Korg, Murky
• Kara, Matrix, Murky
• Korg, Matrix, Murky

Notes on the triples:

• Anything that's bolded is a full category that we'll be returning to later
• etc. means "someone else who is listed later in the alphabet". Hence Hikari, etc., etc. is the category of all triples where Hikari is the first name (listed in alphabetical order).
• Anything that's not listed and not in a bolded category is something that arks, Kyler, Matrix, Korg, and I could not come up with anything interesting for (ie it's just the three paired relationships playing out). If you have an idea for something that has been deleted (or for any of the others, really), please post it.
• Not every triple needs something interesting. Hell, not even all the pairs have something interesting—some characters just don't have a particularly deep relationship, if a relationship at all.

edited 2nd Mar '10 2:04:23 AM by Ironeye

wow you guys got a lot done after I went to sleep o_o; just some thoughts here uh...

Jinxed, Kara, Korg? This seems like it would be rather...combustible

Jinxed, Kara, Matrix- oh dear god poor Kara.

"Puttering"... should that be "pottering"?

I think you basically nailed the interaction between Cody and arks and Matrix. Cody likes arks, thinks of him as a good friend and a good person to talk to, and appreciates his sense of humour. He doesn't like Matrix, so he acts like a jerk to him.

I imagine situations where Ironeye needs Matrix and Cody to work together could be interesting, since that would force Matrix to acknowledge Cody and Cody to behave himself.

Just a note, on Cody: don't think of him as a religious jerk. He isn't. He's a jerk, who is religious, but not to the extent that his parents were; in fact, his view of his religion is bundled up with a bunch of confusing feelings towards his parents. So, he's not exactly a Bible-thumper. He'd probably feel a bit irritated by blasphemy, but that's about it. Likewise, where his homophobia is concerned, it's more that gay or bisexual men make him feel uncomfortable and slightly squicked; while he considers it a sin, and might rationalise his dislike by saying so if directly confronted, he's not the type to preach.

Unrelated thought regarding Cody: given all the dislike which he's brought upon himself from all sides, he's going to be feeling rather resentful. Given that he suppresses his anger with difficulty, this means he's basically a time bomb that could go off at any moment, and things are only going to get worse once he's forced to obey Korg - especially since Cody's value to the team is the thing he takes the most pride in, with his stealth abilities being the one silver lining to a power that he detests. If Korg insists on using Jinxed, who Cody regards as a child, in situations where Cody would appear to be the more obvious choice, that's only going to make him even more resentful. With that in mind, he'd likely lose his temper quite severely at some point in the second series, possibly over something comparatively minor, which I'd imagine could shake up one or two character dynamics, depending on who he snaps at.

@Bobby: "Puttering" is the correct word here. Maybe it's just an Americanism?

Re: Cody: Oh, good, I got the character right in my head—I've been trying to make sure that everyone realizes that the religious aspect is an incidental aspect of his background and that the real focus of his issues is the less than healthy relationship he had with his father.

Ooh! He should blow up at either Hikari or Matrix so that we get to see Ironeye lose his cool and give Cody a tongue-lashing (partly deserved, partly showing Ironeye's hypocrisy, and partly foreshadowing Ironeye's actions in Seasons 6 and 7). I admit that I am eager for Ironeye to have a fight (verbally, perhaps with fists as well) with pretty much every other main character to help reveal more about him as a character (since he's inclined to be friendly to almost everyone even if he despises them). So far, the tally is

• arks
• Cody (hopefully S2!)
• Gabriel
• Hikari (S7)
• Jinxed
• Kara (S7 or S8)
• Korg
• Matrix (S6)
• Murky

edited 2nd Mar '10 12:45:43 PM by Ironeye

Dictionary says, yes, "puttering" is an Americanism. But I was referencing "muttering".

Cody snapping at Matrix would make sense, since he's the character Cody picks on the most, and the character who bothers him the most frequently by ignoring him. I imagine he's also the character Ironeye would feel the most defensive over, right?

Technically it's Kara, but I really doubt that Cody would snap at her.

Heh. I don't see a situation realistically arising where he would, no. Kara, Ironeye and Korg are in authority positions from his perspective, so for him to dare snap at one of them they'd have to antagonise him directly and pretty severely.

More stuff added.

• arks and Cody
  • What arks thinks of Cody: arks thinks that Cody is a pretty cool guy. He's able to look past the abrasive parts of his personality and see his positive traits.
  • What Cody thinks of arks:arks is somebody worth getting to know and be friendly with. more
  • Common Ground: Outdoor abilities. Both come from more rural areas. Both don't like Matrix.
  • Points of Contention: Cody's meanness sometimes. Arks' Obfuscating Stupidity and Midwestern politeness. Jinxed.
  • Interaction: Good friends, comfortable enough with each other to know exactly where the other's limits are. Joke around a lot. Can say things to each other that they wouldn't allow anyone else to say to them.
• arks and Fawriel
  • What arks thinks of Fawriel: Another person that can't leave people alone. Faw means well, but he needs to realize that people can function on their own.
  • What Fawriel thinks of arks: Arks has a lot of negative emotions coming from him, most commonly anger. However, he acts like he's fine, revealing a two-faced nature. On top of that, Jinxed seems a little too close to him.
  • Common Ground: They both are in touch with their instincts (though it manifests in different ways).
  • Points of Contention: Faw's Mentor tendencies; arks' influence on Jinxed; arks' emotional problems
  • Interaction: Faw often makes an effort to get to the root of arks' emotions so he can make an effort to help arks out of his problem. The fact that arks always diverts the issue irritates Faw. He doesn't trust arks around Jinxed (will he make this explicit? I'm not sure) Arks responds to Faw's leading questions by changing the subject or coming up with excuses.
• arks and Gabriel
  • What arks thinks of Gabriel: Thinks he should like Gabriel, but feels that there's something off about him. Attributes it to his loner tendencies, but is subconsciously aware that it's not quite it. Tends to be kind of wary. Realizes that Gabriel is quite good at reading people.
  • What Gabriel thinks of arks: Arks' actions almost never mesh with his real emotions. He has a lot of questions about arks. Is he hiding something? Does he not like himself? Picks up that arks is not trustful of him. Less likely to pick up that arks could figure him out. Gabriel is a lie detector and arks lies a lot.
  • Common Ground: Outdoorsy. Both are good at reading people, although they do it in different ways. Both are polite.
  • Points of Contention: arks' negative emotions in regards to Gabriel.
  • Interaction: Arks is constantly wondering what he doesn't like about Gabriel, and looks for some hard evidence for his feelings. Gabriel recognizes arks' negative emotions and suspicions and tries to figure out where they come from. They are very careful in how they deal with each other. However, arks' Midwest sensibilities means he can't act like he's avoiding Gabriel, and Gabriel's motives as a spy means he does have to interact with arks every once in a while. Also Gabriel really wants to know what's causing arks' suspicions so he can defuse them, but he can't say it outright. They act polite and friendly towards each other on the outside, but this dynamic is there in the background.
• arks and Hikari
  • What arks thinks of Hikari: Hikari is someone you need to be very careful around. That demon or other personality is probably tied with his emotions somehow. Make sure he never feels threatened, and when he does, bring him out and comfort him.
  • What Hikari thinks of arks: Polite and friendly, so he's a good guy! After many cooldown hugs, he becomes more attached to him because he's the one that helps bring him back. Arks is a safety net!
  • Common Ground: A love for fun and theatrics. Hikari feels their world views are similar (they aren't really).
  • Points of contention: Arks hopes that Hikari is smarter than he acts, or will at least learn from his mistakes, but that rarely seems to be the case. Hikari doesn't like other characters' reactions to the Ho Yay dynamic and doesn't like the fact that arks doesn't seem to care.
  • Interaction: Lots of physical contact (hair ruffles, holding the shoulders, etc.) on arks' part. Hikari finds the physical contact comforting, since he likes and trusts arks. Arks is in his own subtle way very protective of Hikari. They like being fun and goofy with each other.
• arks and Ironeye
  • What arks thinks of Ironeye: arks has figured out that Ironeye's wearing a mask, and assumes that Ironeye has something bad that happened to him in the past—he pities Ironeye and feels a bit of empathy due to their shared circumstances
  • What Ironeye thinks of arks: he's an idiot...but he's a nice idiot, so Ironeye likes him
  • Common Ground: a tendency to over-think things; hiding aspects of themselves (only arks notices)
  • Points of Contention: Ironeye's tendency towards micromanaging things (arks is a firm believer in leaving people alone if they don't want help); arks' Pollyanna tendencies
  • Interaction: getting along great when they're both distracted by the same interesting idea; polite friendliness with undercurrents of pity and annoyance from both sides
• arks and Jinxed
  • What arks thinks of Jinxed: a kid—a source of entertainment; a point of emotional stability and a reminder that he needs to work his own issues out
  • What Jinxed thinks of arks: Superman!; the most awesome adult on the team since he doesn't treat her like a kid
  • Common Ground: a sense of fun (at least on the outside, for arks); an emphasis on enjoying themselves even though the world isn't in great shape
  • Points of Contention: arks' occasional desire to be an adult, with Jinxed as a kid (irks arks); arks' resistance to anger even when the situation would call for it
  • Interaction: doing sneaky things; Jinxed trying to prove that arks is Superman, with arks (a superhero geek) enjoying every minute of it; lots of goofiness
• arks and Kara
  • What arks thinks of Kara: appreciation for all the work she has to do to keep the team controlled; someone who tries to do too much; has a nice, but impractical, moral system
  • What Kara thinks of arks: good solid member of the team; doesn't produce as much motherly tendencies (because he generally doesn't need healing); someone who is hiding emotional instability; someone she can count on to not need her help
  • Common Ground: both practical on a moment-to-moment basis; cooking; appreciation for a return to normalcy coupled with the understanding that it isn't possible; a belief in learning through discovery
  • Points of Contention: arks calling Kara "ma'am" (though she doesn't push the issue); Kara's worldview not being practical in the long run; arks thinking that not everyone can be protected all the time
  • Interaction: arks tolerating Kara's mothering; not much in general, besides cooking together and talking about cooking
• arks and Korg
  • What arks thinks of Korg:Does not like his Manipulative bastardry. (Which might be a little hypocritical). However, since he's Midwest and Midwesterners are by nature passive aggressive as fuck, and since Korg is in control, he is the authority figure and needs to be treated as such.
  • What Korg thinks of arks: So much wasted potential.
  • Common Ground: They're both all about the lulz. Both enjoy playing with people in their own way.
  • Points of Contention: Hikari. Both are aware of the danger he represents, but have wildly differing approaches towards managing that. Korg considers Hikari to be a disposable asset that will have to be eliminated once he becomes a liability. Arks believes that his breaking point should be delayed as much as possible and may not be inevitable. Arks also believes Korg's way of dealing with Hikari will come back to bite them in the ass.
  • Interaction: Off mission, Korg repeatedly talks Arks into all manner of slapstick situations pretty much for his own amusment. This is actually part of a Batman Gambit to make arks "snap" and finally drop his Obfuscating Stupidity routine. Arks resents this and vows to get revenge on Korg somehow. (Which is actually all part of the plan) For the moment, he's just biding his time and waiting for an oportunity. He pretends to find it funny. Though he will tell Korg to go find his fun somewhere else every once in a while.
• arks and Matrix
  • What arks thinks of Matrix: annoying; selfish; self-centered; cannot leave people alone; an Attention Whore; a little whiny
  • What Matrix thinks of arks: a tank!
  • Common Ground: Obfuscating Stupidity (though only arks notices)
  • Points of Contention: everything about Matrix mentioned above; arks' power being underwhelming and annoying for Matrix to copy
  • Interaction: minimal; arks responding politely to Matrix's attempts to be friendly until Matrix realizes that they have nothing to talk about (backstory)
• arks and Murky
  • What arks thinks of Murky: She's a good warrior and competent, but she really needs to make more of an effort to interact with people. Even if you engage her, she doesn't really respond.
  • What Murky thinks of arks:
  • Common Ground: Their roles as warriors. Most of the common ground comes from the battlefield
  • Points of Contention: Murky's solitude
  • Interaction: They mostly leave each other alone, although every once in a while arks tries to engage her in conversation. When the wall doesn't break, he quickly gives up, though.
• Cody and Fawriel
  • What Cody thinks of Fawriel: very difficult to read; slightly threatened by him; unsure if making an enemy of Fawriel is something he really wants to do
  • What Fawriel thinks of Cody:
  • Common Ground:
  • Points of Contention:
  • Interactions:
• Cody and Gabriel
  • What Cody thinks of Gabriel: slightly weak and vulnerable; Cody appreciates his attempts at friendliness
  • What Gabriel thinks of Cody: First conclusion: he's just a jerk, then he notices Cody is nice to some people, then wonders "what did I do?". Finally figures that Cody just has issues, but is otherwise okay.
  • Common Ground: Both weren't "good enough" for their parents.
  • Points of Contention:
  • Interaction: Gabriel tries to be nice and friendly to Cody. While Cody is initially rather unkind to Gabriel, he will usually be reasonably friendly, although he isn't above the odd sarcastic remark.
• Cody and Hikari
  • What Cody thinks of Hikari: immature; rather easy to push around; ignorant; childish
  • What Hikari thinks of Cody:
  • Common Ground:
  • Points of Contention:
  • Interaction:
• Cody and Ironeye
  • What Cody thinks of Ironeye: someone in a position of authority, though Cody is also a bit resentful of this (esp. because Ironeye is gay); Cody is pissed that Ironeye doesn't like him
  • What Ironeye thinks of Cody: a dick; a hypocrite; too focused on Black-and-White Morality; too short a fuse; likes that Cody can be sneaky and is a crack shot, but this is far less important to him than the other stuff
  • Common Ground: cynicism; not liking their powers
  • Points of Contention: Cody's treatment of those he sees as beneath him; Cody's anger management issues; Ironeye not liking Cody despite Cody's attempts to be friendly; Ironeye overlooking how useful Cody is (from both Ironeye's and Cody's POV) because of the Matrix issue
  • Interaction: surface civility with an undercurrent of animosity (from both parties!); Cody feigning nonchalance, showing off a lot, and agreeing with Ironeye a lot
• Cody and Jinxed
  • What Cody thinks of Jinxed: just a child—irrelevant and irritating; someone who needs to be protected (this part hidden, of course). Note that he doesn't bully Jinxed since even he sees bullying kids as beneath him.
  • What Jinxed thinks of Cody: jerkass
  • Common Ground: They aren't even going to try to play nice with each other...and neither of them are going to hide their feelings
  • Points of Contention: Cody bullying Jinxed, Hikari, and Matrix
  • Interaction: Open hostility; Cody acting contemptuous and condescending (because that's the way he's used to paternal figures acting)
• Cody and Kara
  • What Cody thinks of Kara: quite tough; competent; a voice of reason; the one person he genuinely respects; someone he doesn't want to cross
  • What Kara thinks of Cody: He's valuable to the team and generally behaves well, but needs to get over his hangups re: Ironeye (and to a lesser extent Korg, but Ironeye is the one she feels more defensive about).
  • Common Ground: Snarking
  • Points of Contention: Kara's idealism/Cody's cynicism; Cody's homophobia; Cody's religious worldview
  • Interaction: Mostly businesslike, with the occasional shared snarky observation; Cody acting gentlemanly and polite
• Cody and Korg
  • What Cody thinks of Korg: deserving of contempt because of his bisexuality—it makes Cody uncomfortable; tells good jokes of the darker sort; generally irritating
  • What Korg thinks of Cody: A reactionary with a bothersome tendency towards Honor Before Reason, but also vital in being able to obtain the intel necessary for him to use Murphy's Lens to maximum effect.
  • Common Ground: Cynicism, snarking, Christianity (although the latter may be a point of contention more often than not due to Korg's more liberal religious beliefs)
  • Points of Contention: Korg's bisexuality and general fondness for blashphemy-based humour.
  • Interaction: Professional whenever possible, but always frosty and strained on both sides. Both have difficulty resisting the urge to work in a Take That! towards the other during missions. Korg strives to seem like a Reasonable Authority Figure in the hopes that Cody will eventually realise that competence is what matters.
• Cody and Matrix
  • What Cody thinks of Matrix: Thinks Matrix is beneath him. Matrix least notices Cody's existence.
  • What Matrix thinks of Cody: Doesn't know Cody exists. Doesn't like him when he does notice because Cody is a jerk.
  • Common Ground: They both like attention. Maybe Cody is jealous of Matrix because he gets a lot of attention and Cody doesn't. Their both sort of hunters.
  • Points of Contention: Matrix ignores Cody. Cody doesn't like this. Cody insults Matrix blatantly. Matrix doesn't like this, which causes him to ignore Cody.
  • Interaction: A vicious circle.
• Cody and Murky
  • What Cody thinks of Murky: attractive; boring; stuck-up; cold; unfriendly. Cody admires Murky for keeping a cool head during a crisis
  • What Murky thinks of Cody:
  • Common Ground: cynicism
  • Points of Contention: Murky's coldness
  • Interaction: Cody trying to show off and impress her (mostly backstory); Cody snarking at Murky about her coldness; Cody feigning nonchalance and frequently siding with Murky in arguments
• Fawriel and Gabriel
  • What Fawriel thinks of Gabriel:
  • What Gabriel thinks of Fawriel: Senses a similarity between them. Fawriel needs to learn to leave people alone sometimes.
  • Common Ground: They're both empathic and level-headed.
  • Points of Contention: Fawriel has a habit of being around people when he's not wanted, which would annoy Gabriel should he find himself the unfortunate victim.
  • Interaction: They get along pretty well enough, more often than not.
• Fawriel and Hikari
• Fawriel and Ironeye
  • What Fawriel thinks of Ironeye: A decent person. Responsible, usually relaxed and in control of his emotions. A solid member of the team who puts a lot of thought into his actions. Often has an aura of contentment, which is a relaxing emotion. Has an interesting world view. Someone who needs to be saved from his innter turmoil.
  • What Ironeye thinks of Fawriel: Faw is a potentially dangerous enigma. Faw's focus on nature and instinct, as well as his animalistic nature, are so foreign to Ironeye that he's already resigned himself to not understanding Faw. With Ironeye's focus on organization, Faw is just too unpredictable. Has the right heart for a father, but perhaps not the good sense—Ironeye has no problems with him watching over Jinxed.
  • Common Ground: Following a Grey-and-Gray Morality; a love of philisophical matters, particularly enigmatic statements
  • Points of Contention: Ironeye has a tendency to sometimes let his emotions get away from him; Faw's worldview and animal side
  • Interaction: Faw and Ironeye engage in polite coversation, with Faw eventually starting to get Ironeye to open up about his...issues. Of all the people to talk to, though, Faw would be one of Ironeye's last choices, so Ironeye tries to politely brush him off; Faw can't pick up on the hints (and thinks that he's helping Ironeye along the path of realization) so the superficial conversations continue.
• Fawriel and Jinxed
  • What Fawriel thinks of Jinxed: a little lost kid who needs his help
  • What Jinxed thinks of Fawriel: new!papa; funny; odd; saved me from living in France forever!; his ears are fun to tug on
  • Common Ground: their love for each other
  • Points of Contention: normal parent/child stuff; Faw not wanting Jinxed to fight; Jinxed's thieving tendencies
  • Interaction: Jinxed hanging on Faw-faw's antlers, and tugging on anything she can get a hold of; Jinxed attempting to break the rules Faw has made for the sake of adventure/doing so; normal parent/child stuff
• Fawriel and Kara
  • What Fawriel thinks of Kara:
  • What Kara thinks of Fawriel: She likes him a lot. He's very nice, and he's been taking care of Jinxed.
  • Common Ground: Parental feelings toward younger members of the team
• Fawriel and Korg
  • What Korg thinks of Fawriel: Well meaning but his ideals get in the way of his effectiveness. He'll learn, eventually. Largely regarded as Kara's subordinate and the 2IC (2nd In Charge).
  • Common Ground: Both consider themselves mentor figures to the team.
  • Points of Contention: Mentor vs Trickster Mentor. Faw prefers to straight up give advice and encouragement. Korg is of the belief that people listen best when they're pointlessly subjected to pain.
  • Interaction: Minimal interactions during missions as Korg lets Kara take care of managing him, at times heated debate off mission, especially when Korg has deliberately pulled a gambit off the team.
• Fawriel and Matrix
  • What Fawriel thinks of Matrix:
  • What Matrix thinks of Fawriel: On the one hand, Fawriel is butting in on all his territory - animal hybrid, scouting, Murky - but on the other hand, Fawriel is actually a nice guy, and he'd rather not lose Jinx as a friend. So, while he is jealous of and resents Fawriel, he tries not to show it. Also, Matrix doesn't like how Fawriel is calm all the time.
  • Common Ground: Being animal hybrids, scouting, liking Murky
  • Points of Contention: Jealousy and resentment on Matrix's end, Faw trying to be a mentor to everyone, especially him
  • Interaction:
• Fawriel and Murky
• Gabriel and Hikari
  • What Hikari thinks of Gabriel: Sympathetic to Gabriel's position because he was in the same place before.
  • What Gabriel thinks of Hikari: Hikari is not hiding anything. He's a very honest person. This is a good relief for Gabriel. He doesn't have to scrutinize Hikari's behavior. Just take everything at face value. No ulterior motives. No hidden agendas. No pretending to be something he's not. Feels relaxed around Hikari.
  • Common Ground: Memories of being "the 'not-liked' new guy" Gabriel likes Hikari's idealistic vision and wishes it were true.
  • Points of Contention: Gabriel's world is not actually the same as Hikari's. The whole, you know, demon thing.
  • Interaction: Gabriel is a little more open around Hikari. He feels more comfortable around him. Gabriel cannot stand being around arks and Hikari at the same time.
• Gabriel and Ironeye
  • What Gabriel thinks of Ironeye: suspicious, particularly because he's hiding something behind his false smiles; one of the people most likely figure out that he's a spy
  • What Ironeye thinks of Gabriel: suspicious because despite being eager to join the team, he doesn't do a lot of socializing
  • Common Ground: mutual suspicion; observing others from behind walls that they put up; analytical tendencies
  • Points of Contention: how they treat people—Ironeye sees them as particularly complicated machines and is satisfied by figuring out the "box" that he can put their behaviors in, while Gabriel tries to truly understand who they are (Gabriel asks "why?", while Ironeye thinks that "why?" gives an answer too complicated to understand)
  • Interaction: Cat-and-mouse conversations as they try to figure out what the other is up to; teaming up to figure out unrelated problems
• Gabriel and Jinxed
  • What Gabriel thinks of Jinxed: it's a boy!; like his younger brother—a bit of resentment; only gets all of the attention because she's the youngest and acts cutesy
  • What Jinxed thinks of Gabriel: he's that one guy who thinks I'm a boy :-(
  • Common Ground: None, really
  • Points of Contention: Gabriel mistaking Jinxed for a boy; Jinxed reminding Gabriel of something from his past, which he is trying to put behind him
  • Interaction: He prefers to avoid her if it's reasonable to do so.
• Gabriel and Kara
  • What Gabriel thinks of Kara: the mother figure of the group, but Gabriel is an "outsider", so she probably doesn't think of him as part of "the family"
  • What Kara thinks of Gabriel: She likes him as a person and admires his skills, but is always a little worried that he has her too well figured out.
  • Common Ground: They both enjoy "puttering"—he with mechanical devices, she in her garden.
  • Points of Contention: None at first
  • Interaction: Kara is the third person that Gabriel learns to trust, and is the final convincer for him that the team as a whole are good people.
• Gabriel and Korg
  • What Gabriel thinks of Korg: Sees the cynicism and the Murphy's Lens as useful tools (despite not being so much of a cynic himself).
  • What Korg thinks of Gabriel: Korg respects and envies Gabriel's autonomy and effortless understanding of those around him.
  • Common Ground: A sense of curiosity and urge to understand the world around them.
  • Points of Contention: None at first.
  • Interaction: Purely professional.
• Gabriel and Matrix
  • What Gabriel thinks of Matrix: Matrix is amusing. He's hard to keep up with. Can sometimes be annoying.
  • What Matrix thinks of Gabriel: That guy, yeah. He's cool, I guess.
  • Common Ground: Both are kind of Outdoorsy.
  • Points of Contention: They're both just "yeah, whatever" about each other.
  • Interaction: Gabriel is not Matrix's first choice for interaction. Every once in a while, they do hang out and have fun, though.
• Gabriel and Murky
  • What Gabriel thinks of Murky: She is a total enigma, and it bugs him. He gauges people on their emotional responses and Murky's emotions don't make sense/he has trouble reading her/needs to make more effort to get a proper reading. With everyone else, he has emotions directed at him. With Murky, even though he does feel her emotions he can't feel any emotions directed his way (quoth Kyler: "it's like viewing static")
  • What Murky thinks of Gabriel: Let's see what he does for now. I'll form an opinion later (truly completely neutral). Gabriel never does anything to make her feel one way or the other.
  • Common Ground: Mechanical skill. Both are kind of observers and loners.
  • Points of Contention: Murky's neutrality really aggravates Gabriel.
  • Interaction: Conversations between the two will have a lot of long silences. These silences don't always have to be awkward.
• Hikari and Ironeye
• Hikari and Jinxed
  • What Hikari thinks of Jinxed: cool little sis; like him, but younger and female; someone who needs protecting
  • What Jinxed thinks of Hikari: adventuring buddy; big brother
  • Common Ground: they're idealistic teenagers who act about 14—of course they get along great; a sense of adventure
  • Points of Contention: the Wind of Light, which scares Jinxed
  • Interaction: Going on adventures!; sibling stuff
• Hikari and Kara
  • What Hikari thinks of Kara:
  • What Kara thinks of Hikari: At first, she doesn't like him at all—she considers him an intruder into her new family, not to mention he's reckless, uncontrolled, and kind of an idiot. She eventually warms up to him after he becomes better integrated with the team.
  • Common Ground: Idealism, Chronic Hero Syndrome
  • Points of Contention: Primarily Hikari's lack of discipline and common sense
  • Interaction: Kara keeps Hikari on a very short leash until she accepts him. After that, she tries to mentor him and encourages the others on the original team to do the same. The leash is still short, but not very short.
• Hikari and Korg
  • What Hikari thinks of Korg:
  • What Korg thinks of Hikari: Frequently finds him infuriating, as he's almost his exact opposite in terms of temperament. Considers him the team's biggest potential weakness, that his Knights Templar tendencies may lead him to execute a Face–Heel Turn without realising it.
  • Common Ground: Very little indeed, Teeth-Clenched Teamwork, ahoy!
  • Points of Contention: Korg is a cynic and a stoic, who believes Hikari's enthusiasm and idealism are dangerous and need to be monitored and controlled.
  • Interaction: On mission, Korg frequently tries to keep Hikari in the dark and doesn't tell him anything until the last moment. He frequently prefers to have control of Hikari delegated to a field subordinate who has a better trust and rapport with Hikari (typically Ironeye) and issues orders using this person as a proxy. His off mission interactions usually consist of harsh criticism.
• Hikari and Matrix
  • What Hikari thinks of Matrix: Really likes Matrix. Likes the goofiness and fun and agrees with his idealistic traits.
  • What Matrix thinks of Hikari: Buddy!
  • Common Ground: Almost everything
  • Points of Contention: Hikari's demon. Matrix's temper
  • Interaction: Best buddies
• Hikari and Murky
• Ironeye and Jinxed
  • What Ironeye thinks of Jinxed: little girl who needs to be protected; admiration for her technical abilities as well as her skill with thievery
  • What Jinxed thinks of Ironeye: cool but kinda distant; Hikari's "older brother"
  • Common Ground: fondness for Hikari in a sibling fashion; mutual respect for each other's talents
  • Points of Contention: completely different ways of seeing the world
  • Interaction: Ironeye tries to maintain the adult/kid barrier except when drawing upon her as an expert; Jinxed doesn't have any particular interest in him, anyway
• Ironeye and Kara
  • What Ironeye thinks of Kara: big sister; authority figure; someone to protect; too idealistic and stubborn for her own good; The Not-Love Interest
  • What Kara thinks of Ironeye: insecure; needs reassurance; wishes he wouldn't keep rehashing old issues; a little bit creepy due to his devotion; he's family
  • Common Ground: both witnessed the destruction in LA; spent the aftermath of C-Day together
  • Points of Contention: Differences in morality (Kara being more traditional, with Ironeye tending towards moral relativism); Kara's stubbornness; Ironeye's insecurity
  • Interaction: Inside jokes; non-verbal interaction; Ironeye opening up to Kara in private, coupled with brutal honesty from both sides; Ironeye defering to Kara in front of the others
• Ironeye and Korg
  • What Ironeye thinks of Korg: Ironeye finds Korg's dark humor rather amusing, and admires him for his intelligence and ruthless streak. Beyond that, Ironeye considers Korg to have the proper balance of morality and good sense—something he thinks is lacking in most of his team members. While the flirting amuses him, he puts up walls between himself and Korg, never really establishing a meaningful connection.
  • What Korg thinks of Ironeye: As Korg sees Ironeye in increasing situations of stress, he gains increased insights into the true nature of his personality, sensing a greater common ground and increased respect. Although as he gets a greater grasp of Ironeye's insecurities, his trust in him starts to falter due to perceived weakness.
  • Common Ground: A shared love of gallows humour as a coping mechanism and a certain bleak optimism. Additional commonalities include using people as pawns, and having a fondness for philisophical digressions.
  • Points of Contention: Korg feels that Ironeye skirts dangerously close to an Ubermensch philosophy, where he defines his own morality.
  • Interaction: Korg frequently and openly flirts with Ironeye, although they never romantically progress beyond this one-sided, Lesiure Suit Larry flirting. Korg respects him, along with Kara, as being one of the "adults" on the team who is worth addressing as an equal rather than a subordinate. On mission, Korg treats Ironeye as the "Sergeant" of the team. Off mission, Korg enjoys discussing philosophy with Ironeye.
• Ironeye and Matrix
  • What Ironeye thinks of Matrix: sexy; what Ironeye wishes he could be (goofy, confident, intelligent without having to think too much, likes his powers, etc.); a spazz
  • What Matrix thinks of Ironeye: Ironeye is a good friend—no, there really isn't much depth here
  • Common Ground: Silliness; finding Matrix hot
  • Points of Contention: Matrix not having a toggle switch on his silly for when things get serious; Ironeye's cynicism; "Not now, Matrix."
  • Interaction: Ho Yay for the lulz; lots of goofing off when not on-mission
• Ironeye and Murky
  • What Ironeye thinks of Murky: total badass (speaking from experience as a martial artist, he realizes just how much better she is); terrifying; someone you shouldn't piss off
  • What Murky thinks of Ironeye: he's too cold to approach; admiration for his ability to relate to people despite putting up a facade; someone to learn from (re: interacting with people)
  • Common Ground: mutual admiration; overlapping hobbies; focus when it comes to business
  • Points of Contention: Murky's preference for straightforward solutions; iciness; analyst vs. warrior; Ironeye's tendency to avoid getting his hands dirty (more literally than metaphorically)
  • Interaction: Only when it comes to business, generally; Murky "appreciating" Ironeye's Ho Yay with Matrix
• Jinxed and Kara
  • What Jinxed thinks of Kara: Kara's "the mom", but not her mom, and finds the motherliness annoying; someone she can't lie to
  • What Kara thinks of Jinxed: a child who needs to be mothered and protected; someone who needs to stay behind on missions; a likable little girl; +1 to womenfolk!
  • Common Ground: girl talk (periods, etc.); idealism
  • Points of Contention: the mother/daughter relationship (an initial rejection thereof by Jinxed); Jinxed's tomboyish tendencies to do dangerous things (often involving explosions, fire, and climbing unstable structures) and take on things that are too tough for her
  • Interaction: Kara acts maternal, while Jinxed acts like a teenager; occasional bonding over being "the girls"
• Jinxed and Korg
  • What Jinxed thinks of Korg: Boss man, Technology guru. Kinda a jerk at times but its cool.
  • What Korg thinks of Jinxed: An incredible useful team asset, particularly towards enemies with a heavy reliance on technology. His first call for intiltration, over and above Cody, even on times when Cody may actually be preferable.
  • Common Ground: A love of nerdular technology.
  • Points of Contention: Korg generally doesn't like children much and sometimes expects Jinxed to be unrealistically mature. He'll get mad at her sometimes for doing things which are perfectly reasonable for someone her age. She also doesn't like his darker humor sometimes thinking they're too mean.
  • Interaction: Korg will interact with Jinxed directly during infiltration missions, but most of the time works through Kara as a proxy. They don't meet in person due to Korg's reliance on technology.
• Jinxed and Matrix
  • What Jinxed thinks of Matrix: one of her best buddies; totally awesome; big brother in hybrid form, pet in skitty form
  • What Matrix thinks of Jinxed: the (occasionally bratty) little sister he never had; someone who needs protecting
  • Common Ground: Pokemon is awesome!; teenage rebellion and pranks
  • Points of Contention: Matrix hitting on "daddy's" love interest; Matrix getting startled by firecrackers; Jinxed dragging Matrix along for potentially painful stupid teenage plans; which Pokemon generation is the best (Jinxed likes 1st, Matrix prefers 3rd)
  • Interaction: acting like siblings; sneaking off to do something forbidden/causing trouble—kid buddy movies; Matrix getting pissed off at Jinxed and chasing her around.
• Jinxed and Murky
  • What Jinxed thinks of Murky: badass personified (esp. due to the southern accent); "daddy's" future girlfriend
  • What Murky thinks of Jinxed: someone she needs to be nice to in order to be on good terms with Faw
  • Common Ground: liking Faw (though in different ways)
  • Points of Contention: Murky not knowing how to handle a kid; Murky being closed off; having to figure out how to share Faw time
  • Interaction: lots of awkward moments; assessment by Jinxed to see if Murky is good enough for her Faw-faw, including lots of annoying questions
• Kara and Korg
  • What Kara thinks of Korg: Strikes a good balance between being fun and serious. Good to talk to about most things. The flirting gets a little annoying at times. So does the cynicism. She tries to brush it off because it's important to her that she get along with the only other really together adult on the team.
  • What Korg thinks of Kara: Korg respects Kara and considers her the nominal "Team Lieutenant" due to her age and wisdom, naturally talks to her as the team leader. He appreciates the fact that they can joke about things when the fecal matter hits the fan.
  • Common Ground: Age and maturity, Team Parent role
  • Points of Contention: Almost opposite viewpoints on humanity and the world. In particular, Korg's extreme selfishness and disinterest in the general welfare of society beyond getting infrastructure running and keeping the government stable so that he can enjoy its favours. Kara also doesn't totally accept that Korg outranks her as such; from her perspective it is a relationship of equals and she defers to his commands in the field out of convenience, not obedience. Most of the time, it's a moot point anyway because of their different roles. But when it gets stirred up, everyone below them had better head for the friggin' hills.
  • Interaction: Kara is the member of the team Korg is most likely to talk with off mission as they have the greatest amount of common reference points. She is the first person he addresses for tactical details on mission due to his regarding her as the team leader (unless it's something he's delegated to Ironeye behind her back). Their interaction is rarely harmonious, however and the two tend to argue frequently, although respectfully. This will sometimes be interpreted as a "lover's tiff" by younger team members for lulz.
• Kara and Matrix
  • What Kara thinks of Matrix: he could be more serious; someone who can cheer her up (petting a kitty)—Matrix is effectively Kara's teddy bear; more amusing than exasperating
  • What Matrix thinks of Kara: the boss; a friend who likes him; a surrogate mother
  • Common Ground: the attention they give to each other
  • Points of Contention: Kara treating Matrix more like a pet than a person (despite her best efforts); the lack of things for them to talk about
  • Interaction: a lot of petting of skitty in laps
• Kara and Murky
  • What Kara thinks of Murky: someone with great combat ability; a good friend
  • What Murky thinks of Kara: "mother"; her best friend
  • Common Ground: being the only women on the team
  • Points of Contention: Kara trying to do the female bonding thing when Murky isn't interested; what counts as a balanced diet
  • Interaction: Not much, though Murky goes to Kara whenever she needs to talk to someone
• Korg and Matrix
  • What Korg thinks of Matrix: With difficulty, he keeps his tongue from rolling out of his mouth. On those occasions when he can keep his mind on the JOB, he regards Matrix as being immature and childlike.
  • What Matrix thinks of Korg: Matrix doesn't like Korg being patronising to him and making fun of him, though when Korg is doing neither of those, he's fine with him. He likes that Korg can point out the stuff that he can't due to his lack of awareness.
  • Common Ground: A shared attitude of playfulness.
  • Points of Contention: Korg has difficulty taking Matrix seriously and will sometimes act inappropriately patronising to Matrix. Also has the tendnecy to make Matrix the butt of his jokes.
  • Interaction: Korg can often be seen using his laser pointer to play with Matrix in Skitty form.
• Korg and Murky
  • What Murky thinks of Korg:
  • What Korg thinks of Murky: Not very much either way. Largely regards her as Kara's subordinate and personal bodyguard.
  • Common Ground: Politeness and understanding the necessity of Dog Shooting.
  • Points of Contention: Korg may occasionally pull rank over Kara and ask Murky to do something Kara explicitly disapproves of, causing a conflict of loyalties.
  • Interaction: Generally polite, Korg almost always refers to her by the honorific of "Ma'am" even though she is of lower rank.
• Matrix and Murky
  • What Matrix thinks of Murky: Thinks she's hot because she's strong, skilled in fighting, and standoffish. Matrix thinks that she's the kind of person who should be in charge. He likes the book reading, too, showing her intelligence. Likes Southern accents.
  • What Murky thinks of Matrix: He's an annoying pest, although he is amusing when he's not bothering her. Also she's allergic to fur, which makes her want to stay away.
  • Common Ground: Very little. Both are kind of perverts, but this doesn't come to the fore.
  • Points of contention: Murky's allergies. Murky's standoffishness for Matrix (which is also part of what attracts him to her). Matrix won't leave Murky alone.
  • Interaction: Matrix constantly tries to engage Murky, while Murky tries her best to avoid Matrix.

Interesting Three Character Interactions: (to be filled in later)

• arks, Cody, Fawriel
• arks, Cody, Gabriel: Cody's friendship with arks and pseudo-friendship with Gabriel force arks and Gabriel into situations where they have to interact, even though they might not want to at that point. Gabriel and arks exchange pleasantries, then one comes up with an excuse to leave. ark's excuse tends to be that he's going to go running. This is in contrast the the normal arks/Gabriel behvaior because they like being prepared when they deal with each other.
• arks, Cody, Hikari:
• arks, Cody, Jinxed: Cody and Jinxed put arks in a situation where he has to choose sides. arks oscillates between putting down one, the other, or both, reassuring the "loser" in the process.
• arks, Cody, Korg
• arks, Cody, Murky
• arks, Fawriel, etc.
• arks, Gabriel, Hikari
• arks, Gabriel, Ironeye: A three way I Know You Know I Know with Ironeye missing out on arks having a secret.
• arks, Gabriel, Kara
• arks, Gabriel, Korg
• arks, Gabriel, Murky
• arks, Hikari, Ironeye: talk to Hikari
• arks, Hikari, Jinxed: Either of the boys with Jinxed tends to bring out the mischievous side of both members of the pair. Putting all three together is a recipe for crazy.
• arks, Hikari, Kara
• arks, Hikari, Korg
• arks, Hikari, Matrix: arks tries to keep Matrix away from Hikari because it brings out Hikari's excitable nature. Matrix and Hikari have so much fun hanging out together that arks has his work cut out for him.
• arks, Hikari, Murky
• arks, Ironeye, Korg
• arks, Ironeye, Murky
• arks, Jinxed, Kara: The two adults disagree on the boundaries that need to be set for Jinxed.
• arks, Jinxed, Korg: Korg and arks really only agree on how to use Jinxed.
• arks, Jinxed, Matrix:
• arks, Jinxed, Murky: interesting due to relationships with Faw (who need not be in the scene)—more
• arks, Kara, Matrix
• arks, Kara, Murky
• arks, Korg, Matrix: The Korg/Matrix relationship baffles arks because he knows that Korg values intelligence, and Matrix is, well, lacking in that regard as far as arks is concerned.
• arks, Korg, Murky
• arks, Matrix, Murky: arks has no problems with siccing Matrix on Murky if the situation calls for it.
• Cody, etc., etc.
• Fawriel, etc., etc.
• Gabriel, Hikari, etc.
• Gabriel, Ironeye, Korg
• Gabriel, Jinxed, Korg
• Gabriel, Jinxed, Murky
• Gabriel, Kara, Murky
• Gabriel, Korg, Murky
• Hikari, etc., etc.
• Ironeye, Jinxed, Korg: These are the three character defined by intellect—perhaps they have an interesting technical conversation at some point.
• Ironeye, Kara, Korg: Probably the three most practical and mature members of the outfit. Also all highly opinionated and not necessarily in agreement with each other.
• Ironeye, Kara, Matrix: These three act like the original three members of the team even if Cody technically joined before Matrix—they're just that close.
• Ironeye, Kara, Murky
• Ironeye, Korg, Matrix: It's a Ho Yay storm!
• Ironeye, Korg, Murky
• Ironeye, Matrix, Murky: Triang Relations Type 5
• Jinxed, Kara, Korg
• Jinxed, Kara, Matrix
• Jinxed, Kara, Murky
• Jinxed, Korg, Matrix
• Jinxed, Korg, Murky
• Jinxed, Matrix, Murky
• Kara, Korg, Matrix
• Kara, Korg, Murky
• Kara, Matrix, Murky
• Korg, Matrix, Murky

Notes on the triples:

• Anything that's bolded is a full category that we'll be returning to later
• etc. means "someone else who is listed later in the alphabet". Hence Hikari, etc., etc. is the category of all triples where Hikari is the first name (listed in alphabetical order).
• Anything that's not listed and not in a bolded category is something that arks, Kyler, Matrix, Korg, and I could not come up with anything interesting for (ie it's just the three paired relationships playing out). If you have an idea for something that has been deleted (or for any of the others, really), please post it.
• Not every triple needs something interesting. Hell, not even all the pairs have something interesting—some characters just don't have a particularly deep relationship, if a relationship at all.

edited 3rd Mar '10 1:03:21 AM by KylerThatch

And to go along with what Kyler posted a gross oversimplification◊. Let me know if I made a mistake.

Cody's feelings towards Ironeye should be negative. He just sucks up to him as an authority figure.