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Antimatter625 Baring hearts for years from my secret place Since: Jan, 2012
Baring hearts for years
#67951: May 9th 2012 at 6:18:23 PM

I suspect there are at least a few people who can beat her "float outside of reality" hax. Remilia can fate her to lose anyway, and some contrived coincidence will give Remilia the win. Yukari can probably just go to the plane that Reimu shifts to with no hassle at all. Flandre might only need to see Reimu to "kyu" her eye, Yuyuko might just be able to give her the invitation she can't refuse (to the netherworld), Koishi could just had Reimu think she's won, and tag her when she comes out.

To quote Aya (from SABND CH 20):

"When nothing is happening, you make something happen! That is how a journalist works!"

No, Aya, no it is not. This is why people don't like her. (And I suppose I like Reimu more because she's more woobie, but even then, I get more amusement out of watching her suffer than out of watching her succeed. She's lazy, and I don't like that.)

edited 9th May '12 6:18:57 PM by Antimatter625

I write some fanfiction. Satori's Tale is done... but I'm not.
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#67952: May 9th 2012 at 6:18:24 PM

Again, it sure is amazing that the no-rules underground follows the same combat rules as Gensokyo. Sell-outs.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#67953: May 9th 2012 at 6:18:30 PM

Despite being cynical and lazy, there's actually little evidence that Aya's reporting is inaccurate

Antimatter625 Baring hearts for years from my secret place Since: Jan, 2012
Baring hearts for years
#67954: May 9th 2012 at 6:19:40 PM

Of course it's accurate. She literally incites a lot of the events. She doesn't cover news, she makes it. She's a cheater.

I write some fanfiction. Satori's Tale is done... but I'm not.
Horselesshorseman It's time... to STOP! from Everywhere and Nowhere Since: Mar, 2011
It's time... to STOP!
#67955: May 9th 2012 at 6:19:57 PM

Is Peter Parker a cheater? Clark Kent?

edited 9th May '12 6:20:04 PM by Horselesshorseman

I have no horse, and I must ride. I accomplish unlockments.
Antimatter625 Baring hearts for years from my secret place Since: Jan, 2012
Baring hearts for years
#67956: May 9th 2012 at 6:21:30 PM

If he mostly published stuff about spider man/superman, then yes. I dunno if that's true or not.

Again, it sure is amazing that the no-rules underground follows the same combat rules as Gensokyo. Sell-outs.

If you don't like the "mystically enforced" idea, it's possible they were merely intrigued and agreed to spellcard duel in order to have an interesting new way to fight. They may or may not keep doing it, but for the first time ever? They're willing to try something new.

edited 9th May '12 6:21:48 PM by Antimatter625

I write some fanfiction. Satori's Tale is done... but I'm not.
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#67957: May 9th 2012 at 6:22:11 PM

[up][up] Yes, actually. In fact, there was a story line that got retconned by the devil where Peter Parker got sued for fraud for taking pictures of himself all those years.

Aya is a dirty rotten cheater and also she's lazy except bizarrely when it comes to sifting through an entire graveyard's worth of records.

edited 9th May '12 6:22:31 PM by Bocaj

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#67958: May 9th 2012 at 6:22:32 PM

Is Peter Parker a cheater? Clark Kent?
They're not starting incidents, they're resolving them.

Bewitching Eyes
asellus111 Dragon meido Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Dragon meido
#67959: May 9th 2012 at 6:26:01 PM

[up][up][up]I think they didn't follow the spell card rules, they followed the old pc-98 style of duels.evil grin

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#67960: May 9th 2012 at 7:22:56 PM

Curse god profile

Just the articles and afterwords now...

Antimatter625 Baring hearts for years from my secret place Since: Jan, 2012
Baring hearts for years
#67961: May 9th 2012 at 7:23:18 PM

Hey, so, what's the difference between "Yama" and "Enma" with regards to, say, Shikieiki?

Are they interchangeable?

edit: few things are as silly as getting ninjaed after an hour's lull.

edited 9th May '12 7:24:14 PM by Antimatter625

I write some fanfiction. Satori's Tale is done... but I'm not.
onyhow Too much adorableness from Land of the headpats Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Too much adorableness
#67962: May 9th 2012 at 7:25:22 PM

^ Both the same...

Also, 9 pages? Boy it sure is lively...

Give me cute or give me...something?
totlmstr Since: Jan, 2010
#67963: May 9th 2012 at 7:26:23 PM

"When nothing is happening, you make something happen! That is how a journalist works!"

I read that as "'Go beyond the impossible, and kick reason to the curb!"

[up]

Well, Touhou is popular, so...

edited 9th May '12 7:27:01 PM by totlmstr

XionGaTaosenai Some kind of a New Leaf Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Some kind of a New Leaf
#67964: May 9th 2012 at 7:26:37 PM

Wow, there's about half a dozen pages of discussing the woobiness of certain characters.

I personally find myself not being drawn to woobie appeal that much. Probably because I have a very weak sense of sympathy.

I make video games! Or plan to, anyway.
Metaflare MERMAID from Yes Since: Apr, 2011
MERMAID
#67965: May 9th 2012 at 7:27:41 PM

i like woobies because then really cute fanart is made

"Seriously, don't eat the mermaid. And not just because it's half cannibalism." ~Otherarrow
Antimatter625 Baring hearts for years from my secret place Since: Jan, 2012
Baring hearts for years
#67966: May 9th 2012 at 7:29:55 PM

Probably because I have a very weak sense of sympathy.

It's not what you intended, probably, but this gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling inside. See, one of my larger fears is that I sympathize poorly/ have trouble connecting with people.

Now if only I could give a care about real people...

Ah, and thanks, Onyhow.

edited 9th May '12 7:33:54 PM by Antimatter625

I write some fanfiction. Satori's Tale is done... but I'm not.
Hylarn (Don’t ask)
Antimatter625 Baring hearts for years from my secret place Since: Jan, 2012
Baring hearts for years
#67968: May 9th 2012 at 7:39:42 PM

Oh yeah, Hina!

The most interesting part to me is that she's fueled by curses. She may have a bit of power incontinence (And the taboos appear to be to help prevent the leakage from happening), but it paints her as a truly good character. She eats your bad luck.

Also, unlike actual gods, she doesn't need your faith, she just needs you to about to stub your toe on a rock every so often. Or gamble. I imagine her sitting around a poker table, and suddenly everyone's hands are royal flushes, five of a kinds, whatever. And they each with just enough matches just so, and they all walk away with just as much money they came in with, losing nothing, but gaining a story of the best game of poker ever.

There's also the idea that there are other plague gods. I wonder what they feed off of... maybe disease or hunger...

I write some fanfiction. Satori's Tale is done... but I'm not.
asellus111 Dragon meido Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Dragon meido
#67969: May 9th 2012 at 7:39:52 PM

Well it's interesting the fact that she also can give good fortune since it's luck related , other than that I guess the picture of her being a benevolent goddess is canon now.

XionGaTaosenai Some kind of a New Leaf Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Some kind of a New Leaf
#67970: May 9th 2012 at 7:40:12 PM

See, one of my larger fears is that I sympathize poorly/ have trouble connecting with people.

Well, I can watch top-of-the line Joss Whedon shows like Firefly and Dollhouse and be completely bored with them while my family is on the edge of their seats, all because I simply can't find myself sympathizing with any of the characters, and without sympathy, drama of pretty much any kind just falls apart.

Sometimes I doubt I'm even human. Maybe Gensokyo is real, and I'm actually a youkai. It would definitely explain a few things.

I make video games! Or plan to, anyway.
onyhow Too much adorableness from Land of the headpats Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Too much adorableness
#67971: May 9th 2012 at 7:46:33 PM

@asellus: isn't that always canon?

Also, Hina really needs a hug...it's bad that a good person got stuck in a bad situation...

Give me cute or give me...something?
totlmstr Since: Jan, 2010
#67972: May 9th 2012 at 7:50:58 PM

I actually see Hina as a Badass, when compared to many other characters. Absorbing curses? How does one live through that and keep their sanity?

edited 9th May '12 7:52:28 PM by totlmstr

Metaflare MERMAID from Yes Since: Apr, 2011
MERMAID
#67973: May 9th 2012 at 7:52:20 PM

When your entire existance is dependant on it, pretty damn well.

"Seriously, don't eat the mermaid. And not just because it's half cannibalism." ~Otherarrow
Horselesshorseman It's time... to STOP! from Everywhere and Nowhere Since: Mar, 2011
It's time... to STOP!
#67974: May 9th 2012 at 7:53:04 PM

By virtue of being a curse god.

Getting and giving them comes with the territory, doesn't it?

EDIT: Ninja'd, Shinobu'd, Aya'd, all the others.

edited 9th May '12 7:54:30 PM by Horselesshorseman

I have no horse, and I must ride. I accomplish unlockments.
Antimatter625 Baring hearts for years from my secret place Since: Jan, 2012
Baring hearts for years
#67975: May 9th 2012 at 7:53:30 PM

I don't know that it's a bad situation, really. She's not any less driven by her nature than other youkai, it's just that her nature of devouring curses makes her benevolent. And notably, she doesn't just draw them, she also eats them. Delicious toe-stubbings.

She is definitively happy... SOPM even mentions it specifically... and it's people who were just cursed by her who say she's cheerful. If they can avoid projecting negativity onto her, then she is likely truly content indeed.

edited 9th May '12 7:54:24 PM by Antimatter625

I write some fanfiction. Satori's Tale is done... but I'm not.

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