Discussion History Headscratchers / HarryPotterAndTheNatural20

[[quoteblock]]That example is meaningless here. I don\' know why you keep insisting on it.[[/quoteblock]]

*One is a confirmed lesbian, the other\'s sexual orientation is ambiguous.
*Yet both \'went out\' a guy, regardless.

So... if we were to apply your reasoning to both situations, you\'d argue that Takaki must have an attraction to Takeru, simply because he\'s the only guy she\'s gone to a hotspring with. But in context, anyone who\'s familiar with \'\'Manga/MakenKi\'\' would know that isn\'t the case, because we were told (\'\'[[ShowDontTell and shown]]\'\') what the purpose of the trip was.

In Irina\'s case, all we know is she made the invite. Does she regard him the same as Gwin and Marcus, or as just a new drinking buddy, is it something more? That\'s what\'s missing and what you\'re trying to do is fill in the blank without anything that supports what you\'re suggesting.

And how do Lara Nara and the others \"not count\" simply because they play up different stereotypes?

You said there wasn\'t any forwardness, they prove otherwise.

She\'s gone out drinking with them too and in the military (as well with as local PD) it\'s a long-standing tradition that the commanding officer makes the invite, because it\'s on the CO\'s dime. And they\'re her subordinates.

So we know she has a history of hitting the bar with other guys before Rook. But we also know it doesn\'t mean she\'s interested. She\'s treating them out after a successful mission.

[[quoteblock]]That example is meaningless here. I don\' know why you keep insisting on it.[[/quoteblock]]

*One is a confirmed lesbian, the other\'s sexual orientation is ambiguous.
*Yet both \'went out\' a guy, regardless.

So... if we were to apply your reasoning to both situations, you\'d argue that Takaki must have an attraction to Takeru, simply because he\'s the only guy she\'s gone to a hotspring with. But in context, anyone who\'s familiar with \'\'Manga/MakenKi\'\' would know that isn\'t the case, because we were told (\'\'[[ShowDontTell and shown]]\'\') what the purpose of the trip was.

In Irina\'s case, we\'ve got jack. All we know is she made the invite. Does she regard him the same as Gwin and Marcus, or as just a new drinking buddy, is it something more? That\'s what\'s missing and what you\'re trying to do is fill in the blank without anything that supports what you\'re suggesting.

And how do Lara Nara and the others \"not count\" simply because they play up different stereotypes?

You said there wasn\'t any forwardness, they prove otherwise.

She\'s gone out drinking with them too and in the military (as well with as local PD) it\'s a long-standing tradition that the commanding officer makes the invite, because it\'s on the CO\'s dime. And they\'re her subordinates.

So we know she has a history of hitting the bar with other guys before Rook. But we also know it doesn\'t mean she\'s interested. She\'s treating them out after a successful mission.

[[quoteblock]]That example is meaningless here. I don\' know why you keep insisting on it.[[/quoteblock]]

*One is a confirmed lesbian, the other\'s sexual orientation is ambiguous.
*Yet both \'went out\' a guy, regardless.

So... if we were to apply your reasoning to both situations, you\'d argue that Takaki must have an attraction to Takeru, simply because he\'s the only guy she\'s gone to a hotspring with. But in context, anyone who\'s familiar with \'\'Manga/MakenKi\'\' would know that isn\'tthe case, because we were told (\'\'[[ShowDontTell and shown]]\'\') what the purpose of the trip was.

In Irina\'s case, we\'ve got jack. All we know is she made the invite. Does she regard him the same as Gwin and Marcus, or as just a new drinking buddy, is it something more? That\'s what\'s missing and what you\'re trying to do is fill in the blank without anything that supports what you\'re suggesting.

And how do Lara Nara and the others \"not count\" simply because they play up different stereotypes?

You said there wasn\'t any forwardness, they prove otherwise.

She\'s gone out drinking with them too and in the military (as well with as local PD) it\'s a long-standing tradition that the commanding officer makes the invite, because it\'s on the CO\'s dime. And they\'re her subordinates.

So we know she has a history of hitting the bar with other guys before Rook. But we also know it doesn\'t mean she\'s interested. She\'s treating them out after a successful mission.

[[quoteblock]]That example is meaningless here. I don\' know why you keep insisting on it.[[/quoteblock]]

*One is a confirmed lesbian, the other\'s sexual orientation is ambiguous.
*Yet both \'went out\' a guy, regardless.

So... if we were to apply your reasoning to both situations, you\'d argue that Takaki must have an attraction to Takeru, simply because he\'s the only guy she\'s gone to a hotspring with. But in context, anyone who\'s familiar with \'\'Manga/MakenKi\'\' would know that\'s a crock, because we were told (\'\'[[ShowDontTell and shown]]\'\') what the purpose of the trip was.

In Irina\'s case, we\'ve got jack. All we know is she made the invite. Does she regard him the same as Gwin and Marcus, or as just a new drinking buddy, is it something more? That\'s what\'s missing and what you\'re trying to do is fill in the blank without anything that supports what you\'re suggesting.

And how do Lara Nara and the others \"not count\" simply because they play up different stereotypes?

You said there wasn\'t any forwardness, they prove otherwise.

She\'s gone out drinking with them too and in the military (as well with as local PD) it\'s a long-standing tradition that the commanding officer makes the invite, because it\'s on the CO\'s dime. And they\'re her subordinates.

So we know she has a history of hitting the bar with other guys before Rook. But we also know it doesn\'t mean she\'s interested. She\'s treating them out after a successful mission.

[[quoteblock]]That example is meaningless here. I don\' knowwhy you keep insisting on it.[[/quoteblock]]

*One is a confirmed lesbian, the other\'s sexual orientation is ambiguous.
*Yet both \'went out\' a guy, regardless.

So... if we were to apply your reasoning to both situations, you\'d argue that Takaki must have an attraction to Takeru, simply because he\'s the only guy she\'s gone to a hotspring with. But in context, anyone who\'s familiar with \'\'Manga/MakenKi\'\' would know that\'s a crock, because we were told (\'\'[[ShowDontTell and shown]]\'\') what the purpose of the trip was.

In Irina\'s case, we\'ve got jack. All we know is she made the invite. Does she regard him the same as Gwin and Marcus, or as just a new drinking buddy, is it something more? That\'s what\'s missing and what you\'re trying to do is fill in the blank without anything that supports what you\'re suggesting.

And how do Lara Nara and the others \"not count\" simply because they play up different stereotypes?

You said there wasn\'t any forwardness, they prove otherwise.

...and Gwin and Macus.

She\'s gone out drinking wit them too and in the military (as well with as local PD) it\'s a long-standing tradition that the commanding officer makes the invite, because it\'s on the CO\'s dime. And they\'re her subordinates.

So we know she has a history of hitting the bar with other guys before Rook. But we also know it doesn\'t mean she\'s interested. She\'s treating them out after a successful mission.

[[quoteblock]]That example is meaningless here. I don\' knowwhy you keep insisting on it.[[/quoteblock]]

*One is a confirmed lesbian, the other\'s sexual orientation is ambiguous.
*Yet both \'went out\' a guy, regardless.

So... if we were to apply your reasoning to both situations, you\'d argue that Takaki must have an attraction to Takeru, simply because he\'s the only guy she\'s gone to a hotspring with. But in context, anyone who\'s familiar with \'\'Manga/MakenKi\'\' would know that\'s a crock, because we were told (\'\'[[ShowDontTell and shown]]\'\') what the purpose of the trip was.

In Irina\'s case, we\'ve got jack. All we know is she made the invite. Does she regard him the same as Gwin and Marcus, or as just a new drinking buddy, is it something more? That\'s what\'s missing and what you\'re trying to do is fill in the blank without anything that supports what you\'re suggesting.

And how do Lara Nara and the others \"not count\" simply because they play up different stereotypes?

You said there wasn\'t any forwardness, they prove otherwise.