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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#42651: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:06:05 PM

It might not even develop into a relationship.
My thoughts exactly. It's like darkabomination said, the focus of the episode wasn't about a potential relationship between the two, it was about how Pearl handled the idea of such a thing.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#42652: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:12:55 PM

How she handled it at the end...?

Because trying to impress a stranger you just met isn't...uh, good.

edited 8th Sep '16 9:13:30 PM by randomness4

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#42653: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:21:39 PM

[up][up][up][up] That's cute.

If she and S. do get into a relationship then they're going to tackle that whole Replacement Goldfish and Loving a Shadow aspect for sure, or else her similarity to Rose wouldn't have been lampshaded as it was.

Ruise Nyanpasu~ from your subconscious Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
Nyanpasu~
#42654: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:23:06 PM

[up]I feel that too. I'm kind of dreading it. But nobody else seems to think so, it's already tumblr's OTP (of the week at least).

Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#42655: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:24:17 PM

I don't think it's gonna be anything near that serious. I'm pretty sure Pearl just has a type.

Oh really when?
smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#42656: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:24:26 PM

Speaking of that...

Someone pointed out that when Greg met Rose, he was playing Like A Comet.

When Pearl and S were talking, Mike Krol was playing Like A Star.

Ninjaxenomorph The best and the worst. from Texas, Texas, Texas Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
The best and the worst.
#42657: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:25:06 PM

I want something to happen, if only to see how it gets handled. Even if nothing really happens, a human helping Pearl out with her baggage would still be a fun and interesting story to watch.

Me and my friend's collaborative webcomic: Forged Men
xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#42658: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:27:08 PM

Because trying to impress a stranger you just met isn't...uh, good.
Isn't that basically... just what looking for a relationship is? I mean there's also cases, where you just ask to go somewhere with someone you already see every day. But if you're looking to meet new people you're pretty much just going to be "trying to impress a stranger". Because anyone you don't know is going to be a stranger until you know each other better.

Like if that were wrong... then is every dating service wrong? I don't think it is?

edited 8th Sep '16 9:28:48 PM by xanderiskander

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#42659: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:28:01 PM

Plus, it's fun impressing people. Feels good.

Ruise Nyanpasu~ from your subconscious Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
Nyanpasu~
#42660: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:30:04 PM

I don't think it's gonna be anything near that serious. I'm pretty sure Pearl just has a type.

Only example of 'just a type' and not 'hasn't actually moved on' I can think of is Jake going from dating a horse to Lady Rainicorn in Adventure Time. But that was a step up from a regular talking horse to a magical rainicorn, a human punk is a huge step down from a gem War Goddess. evil grin

Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#42661: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:32:47 PM

[up][up][up]Does it just happen immediately? Do you impress for another person to approach you? Do you gain interest before trying to impress?

edited 8th Sep '16 9:34:57 PM by randomness4

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smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#42662: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:36:33 PM

See person -> decide "hey they look cool" -> do something to impress them -> hope it works out and you don't die

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#42663: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:38:59 PM

That seems awkward...but a person like me wouldn't understand that anyway.

People confuse me.

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#42664: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:41:15 PM

I was mainly only using the word impress because that's the word you were using. But sometimes I guess? if the conversation is nice, and they think you're neat. It didn't really happen all at once though. They saw each other three times. Then they talked for a while.

As an aside I think S thought Pearl was into new age stuff or hinduism or something. Because she was really immediately on board with the idea of her being a "being of light" from what Pearl said. And that's the only other context I can think of where that makes sense.

edited 8th Sep '16 9:42:52 PM by xanderiskander

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#42665: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:45:00 PM

I used "impress" because seeing that girl made Pearl do stuff she wouldn't normally do, in a bad way...and I couldn't think of the word for that.

Maybe she thought Pearl was high...on cloud puffs.

edited 8th Sep '16 9:45:50 PM by randomness4

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#42667: Sep 8th 2016 at 10:21:39 PM

If anyone's interested in what the full songs are like that the guest sang, they have it up to listen to officially on bandcamp.

edited 8th Sep '16 10:27:29 PM by xanderiskander

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#42668: Sep 8th 2016 at 10:27:44 PM

Maybe she thought Pearl was a fluffy bunny or recreational drug user. Also I hope I'm not the only person who thought her lip piercing was a buck tooth in the show's art style.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#42669: Sep 8th 2016 at 10:34:16 PM

Well, it didn't stick out...so it just looked weird.

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#42670: Sep 8th 2016 at 11:24:38 PM

Goddamn this episode has driven the anti-Pearl/Dewey and Pearl/Greg haters nutsos. Neither of them are ships I have any interest in at all, but seriously. Chillax. Some of the art is cute, and also any time you're telling artists to kill themselves because they like or draw a ship you don't? Might be time to step away from the computer for a few minutes.

Also to maybe pay attention to the messages of the damn show you're getting so worked up over.

edited 8th Sep '16 11:40:58 PM by AlleyOop

MsAmiClassified Tired of givin' up the ghost from the fucking ocean Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Tired of givin' up the ghost
#42671: Sep 8th 2016 at 11:33:09 PM

its like those horror stories they pass around about the mlp fandom but with 1000% more moral indignation

moved to Oceanstuck because this handle was starting to bother me my tumblr
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#42672: Sep 8th 2016 at 11:46:42 PM

I'm also starting to really hate the phrase "coded as". Sure it has legitimate uses for actual Getting Crap Past the Radar, Does This Remind You of Anything?, intentional Homoerotic Subtext and the like. But it's just as often a pseudointellectual way for people to say "my ship/headcanon is actual canon and if you disagree with me you're objectively wrong".

I mean, both Amedot and Lapidot shippers have used it to justify their ship being the true OTP and not the other's. It's unlikely they're both right and even if one of them are it's a bit presumptuous at this point. Plus the people pushing Pearl/Amethyst as canon, or the people claiming that Jasper is "coded" as nonbinary or transmasc gender because of her butchness which flies directly in the face of the creator's own words, at which point I'm just sitting back facepalming.

edited 9th Sep '16 1:05:34 AM by AlleyOop

Prime_of_Perfection Where force fails, cunning prevails Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Where force fails, cunning prevails
#42673: Sep 9th 2016 at 12:04:58 AM

I've found mixing shipping and ethics to be a bad idea. It often results in people acting self-righteous more than anything else and having a convenient rationalization to justify themselves with as opposed to just admitting they like it, nothing more or less.

Improving as an author, one video at a time.
TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#42674: Sep 9th 2016 at 2:18:46 AM

Stevonnie and Garnet are objectively the best fusion. Their combined qualities combine without redundancy into a messianic Martial Pacifist of sharp mind and powerful body.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Ruise Nyanpasu~ from your subconscious Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
Nyanpasu~
#42675: Sep 9th 2016 at 2:20:21 AM

I love mid-redemption Peridot. [lol]

Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.

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