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[baddecisiondzur]

So, I'm bored on Sunday, Honor's been here about a week IC (either her week or everyone else's), and Akin just got his heart poked at. Time for a question meme.

(Feel free to ask multiple questions, since I can't always think of good things to ask back.)

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[solar_power.insanejournal.com]

Relationships with Bones, Arianna and Selendis?

[baddecisiondzur]

Akin on Bones: He likes the grumpy old doctor, even if Bones tends to be cautious. Especially since Bones tends to be cautious, because, well, Akin accepts Sabra is dangerous. Also you ping him as trustworthy and knowledgeable. The age thing is a bit weird, since Akin literally has never seen an old human -- the only ones on Earth when he's growing up have had their aging slowed and were somewhat young when this happened. So, realistically, Akin's parents are probably Bones's age, but they still look like people in their 20s-40s. So it's kind of interesting and frustrating since there's really not much he can do about it, but he'd really like to fix it, even if it's natural.

Honor on Selendis: Man, after that first game, Selendis made quite an impression on Honor. Partially because she didn't feel like she needed to explain how she ended up a prisoner, and that Selendis understood things. Honor is starting to realize what makes sense for her teammates/Easterners in general and what doesn't. For example, team loyalty makes sense to everyone, lack of sneakiness makes sense to some, but she's still getting used to the idea that her teammates value their lives more than Honor does hers*. The other game she's played in was with Royal, who struck her as different -- much more subtle. Granted, there's a difference between 'nightmare about aliens invading and being helpless to stop it' and 'picking fights as Catholic schoolgirls', but her general impression of Royal matches her attitude that Easterners don't get why she is so violent.

Honor on Arianna: Doesn't like your essays. Does like your magic. Wants to know more about the magic, but isn't sure if she wants to write more essays. It's not that she's bad at them (as much as any new Blank is), it's just that she's not terribly interested in it. Of course, once she gets memories of magic, she'd probably happily talk shop with Arianna.

She's also not clear on the distinction between a Solar Exalt and a normal Easterner, but she can accept it.

Reverse?

* To be fair, Honor values her teammates' lives more than her own. Not out of any selflessness or lack of ego**, but just because it hits her in the loyalty pings. She expects the same kind of dedication from others, and would be hurt if say, a Corvus/Lynx did abandon her.

** She's not lacking in ego. It's taking a bruising right now, since she's got all the desire to fight things, but little of the skill, and going up against ninja and Final Fantasy characters who have been here months and have a dozen or two dozen memories is a bit rough.

[clap_your_hands.insanejournal.com]

Two for one question (since I'll forget the second by the time I get home):

1. Standard relationship question

2. Akin's thoughts on being stuck in Ed's body during King's game

[akin2squidrats]

1. Akin likes Ed, even if, after their last conversation, he seriously worries about humans with Ed's powers (who are not Ed). It kind of reassured him that even when humans do terrible things, other humans are like 'wait... what?'. He still doesn't understand why things like that are so important, but part of it is that Oankali aren't hierarchical -- everyone is equal and the only way to get listened more to is to know more, and it's still a matter of consensus (not even voting -- decisions when part of the group disagrees are rare).

He also likes that Jace and Ed have each other. Because... well, Jace and Bones are the two remaining Canises (Canii?) who have been here longer than he has, and Akin can appreciate that older team members have to take on more duties to teach the new team members. So having someone Jace doesn't have to mentor is good.

(I don't remember if you play anyone else.)

2. It was... well, uncomfortable, since it's been the first time he had fully human senses while remembering his old ones. (Old Sabra memories don't count, and his more human-like child form still had a bunch of upgrades over bog-standard human.) Plus, well, Akin is temperamental for a construct*, and having to suddenly deal with a human brain made him even more so. And, there was the whole metal limbs thing, which just felt wrong and off that he couldn't feel anything through them.

Reverse?

* Not that you can tell most days, even in Murdercave. About the closest he's come to losing it was in Chika's nightmare.

[clap_your_hands.insanejournal.com]

I do only play Ed currently, yes. XD

1. Ed likes Akin. It's... oddly never bothered him at all that Akin looks so very alien, I think the most is that he was thrown off a bit at the very start by the lack of eyes, but otherwise it just doesn't bug him at all. And after their last conversation, he's curious and would love to know more about Akin's society and constructs and the like.

2. It was honestly overwhelming. Both with suddenly having not just feeling but ALL THE FEELINGS in his ordinarily missing limbs, and with Akin's enhanced senses. It started out a bit dizzying, even, and took a while for him to get to a point of, if he tried, screening things enough to function for the duration of the game. Being back to his own body made the experience more interesting than disturbing (because it was over at that point), but it was a hell of a rush when it was going on.

How's Akin doing these days anyway?

[akin2squidrats]

Worried, mostly. I mention in the intro to his heart game write up that the two memories he got -- plus finally going over all the details from his previous ones* -- left him not really trusting his alien side, and not really liking his humanity. Oddly enough, the heart game helped that as does everyone's constant reassurances that 'you are all right and not a freak at all'.

So, how's Ed reacting to the whole Messenger thing?

* Eidetic memory, and it's mentioned Akin will even do this in canon when there's something he doesn't understand at the moment, but he learns new information. So after he takes a memory, he tries to assess things from previous memories that he just didn't absorb at the time.

[clap_your_hands.insanejournal.com]

...Unsuuuuuuure. On the one hand, yes, this place needs to stop, it's a nearly dead world on life support (and he can FEEL that now that he has his full alchemic ability back), where people are being used and thrown away, and yes, for every one who wins, how many never go home again?

On the other hand, if they're successful, it's likely all those who HAVE come here who aren't out by the time they succeed may never get their wishes. And worse, may be trapped here... he's not sure how Messenger intends for them to get back to their homes and not be stuck on this dead world. And while he's been assured that those with Foreman and other Judges will be "safe" (inasmuch as they can be, anyway), everyone lost to the Old Man is likely beyond salvation, and that's hard to reconcile.

And worse, it's not something he can really discuss with much of anyone (he'll likely talk with Jace about at least some of it, but not even the full details there, and only because he trusts Jace with literally anything), so he has to try to work it out more or less on his own, which in this case is not the easiest thing to do. Del just got kind of a heavy thing dropped on them, and he's not entirely sure they can handle something like this, but he's not entirely sure they can't either, really.

How's Tazendra settling in so far?

[wutaistyle.insanejournal.com]

First impressions for Honor on Trixie!

And Akin on Aura, I guess, if there's enough. :|a

[akin2squidrats]

I should remember Akin on Aura, but his general impression on Ursa is 'I need to know them better... -_- *guilt*'.

As for what Honor mostly remembers about Trixie is that she is incredibly tough and amazing in a fight, and she dearly wants to be able to beat her. Which may make her gun for Vulpecula in games, but not because she doesn't like them -- more because they perk her interest as 'if they have someone that strong, the others must be equally strong', despite not being terribly impressed with Lucky in her first game. OTOH, she'll probably make her motivations clear. Crazy elf.

(Also, Akin remembers that if he's ever in a game with Scowl (or Lucky) and Trixie, to talk to Trixie first before Hydracula leaders.)

Reverse?

[wutaistyle.insanejournal.com]

Aura is neutral positive on Akin. She doesn't really know him at all, but he a) is Canis and b) helped her out a little during the Waterbearer game. That he's so obviously alien doesn't faze her. Heeee doesn't really hit any of her pings, but she wouldn't mind talking to him more!

Trixie on Honor can basically be surmised by… well. "Hurr hurr. |D". She comes across as very straight-forward and hot-headed, and also very literal… SO. She's somebody who Trixie'd mess with without a second thought, while also being somebody that Trixie would be willing to spar with here and there. Not because she's impressed, but just because… well, why not? The thought HAS occurred to her that Honor may gun for her/Vulp during games, but after what happened with Mikazuki, she's willing to shrug it off as long as her favourites/the tinies aren't targeted.

Remind me why Akin would talk to Trixie first? :O

[akin2squidrats]

Well, he remembers her and Scowl from Chika's nightmare, and while Scowl was all getting hit in the 'Mirror trauma' and 'don't touch me, Canis', Trixie was slightly better.

Plus, he's already convinced Lucky doesn't like him, so any Vulpecula who is not Lucky is preferable to dealing with her.

I don't think it would occur to Honor to target the tinies. Just... jeez, what kind of person messes with kids?

[madheroking.insanejournal.com]

Yours on mine? |D

[akin2squidrats]

Akin likes Sion, but you kind of worry him for not being as attentive to your own needs as Akin thinks you should be, because Akin will then worry that he can't trust your judgement on things.

Honor doesn't really understand why you aren't gung ho about the horrible monsters in the caves, but she's starting to put that as 'eh, Easterners'. Still, you are not a bad person for an Easterner and decent at conversation.

Akin also mostly remembers Masamune as 'another responsible old Canis', even if he really didn't get Masamune's love of fighting.

Reverse?

[madheroking.insanejournal.com]

Sion has the positive feelings that all of Canis gets for Akin, and also thinks he's fairly intelligent and reasonable. He kind of in the back of his mind appreciates Akin's sort of pacifism and wish to avoid harming other things, but is also aware that it's impossible for most people in Sabra to survive like that, so there's a slight hint of the feeling that Akin might not be capable of dealing with some of the tougher decisions/situations. Sion hasn't thought too much at all on that, though, but it's possible it might come up someday.

For Honor, she automatically gets some interest from Sion because she's Ryner's teammate, though he also thinks she's interesting to talk to. Also someone who's fun to drink with is always A++ in Sion's book, and he definitely wouldn't mind drinking with her again sometime. ^_^

...for Masamune I don't think he really had any particularly strong thoughts on Akin beyond the usual teammate loyalties, really.


What would make Akin think he can't trust Sion's judgment on things? As in, what's his reasoning behind that thought process?

[akin2squidrats]

Well, one of his memories reinforces the idea that humans are not always the best measure of their own health, and Akin is slightly concerned that, given Sion didn't mention the whole 'constant pain' thing, that he might take shortcuts about his own health. If the pain thing does turn out to be just 'Sion didn't realize this is not normal', he'll assume he was mistaken about Sion's judgement -- or at least it's normal new blank behavior to assume how you wake up is how it should always be.

[madheroking.insanejournal.com]

Yeah, Sion really didn't have any solid idea it WASN'T how he was supposed to feel when he first woke up; it didn't feel right because obviously pain is bad, but he had no way of knowing it wasn't a normal effect of the same thing that made him lose his memories or such. Now he just doesn't like talking about it at length because he prefers to keep his mind off it.

Though on the other hand, with the right memories the whole "humans can't be trusted to make decisions for themselves" thing might actually hit some bad pings for Sion. >_>;;;

[zeromemories.insanejournal.com]

Tazendra's impression of Royal!

[baddecisiondzur]

She likes him and will listen to him, even if she's starting to be convinced that she and he are not very alike, in that Royal is a sneaky strategist and she's not. Which is okay -- some of her friends in canon are such, and it doesn't bother her as long as they make allowances for what she enjoys and don't expect her to be sneaky.

Reverse?

[zeromemories.insanejournal.com]

Lelouch likes her just fine, even if, yes, they definitely have an ideological . . . split. He thinks she's kind of amusing, honestly. And no, he doesn't expect her to be sneaky, and is not going to try to make her not be . . . her. But he would very much appreciate if she capitulated to him being leader/commander if he thought it was necessary. He's a little concerned he won't be able to rein her in :|a BUT WE SHALL SEE.

[baddecisiondzur]

Honestly? She doesn't mind not being in charge -- like I said, in canon Tazendra admits she's a terrible planner and, even as nobility, pretty much employs people to run everything so she can pursue her own hobbies in peace. And the bit of her brain that notices such things has probably decided that Royal is also nobility of some sort*, or at least A Leader.

* See, hilarious misunderstanding about Rory's position. Since Honor assumed from Amy's information that Rory is her manservant and not her husband/lover-person, and she's seen Rory defer to Royal, obviously Royal is nobility to have a servant, even one on loan thanks to the Judges.

[redeyekingdom.insanejournal.com]

Relationships that apply?

[akin2squidrats]

I don't think Honor has a strong impression on Colt yet besides curiosity about magic.

Akin totally looks up to Jace as kind of a Sabra expert who has coped with things and takes care of the team. It's not quite Team Mom, thanks to Akin's view of family, but it's the same kind of role. On the other hand, as Akin becomes more of a grown up in his own view, he seems his own job at helping Jace back -- basically making sure that since Jace takes care of him, he can take care of Jace.

reverse?

[redeyekingdom.insanejournal.com]

Similarly Colt likes Honor because she's Corvus and apparently inclined to stick around, which clearly means we should thread more.

Jace likes Akin a lot, actually! Akin is reliable, rational, and, well, nice. He's seen Akin starting to grow out of the new-teammate phase and into having a role of his own, as another voice of reason, which Jace appreciates. At this point, Akin is one of the few teammates from whom Jace would accept being taken care of, actually; the other being Bones, because really, how could you stop him? But yes, add that to the team bond and you have a quiet but very solid relationship.

I am a little braindead, but hmm. First three things Zel did once he got home?

[baddecisiondzur]

Went back to Saillune to round up Amelia*, and then out to find Lina and Gourry. Since SLT had a Lina briefly before she was Pillared, and Zel is seriously terrified of the Pillar, he is ready to stage a rescue. (That... probably won't work without some serious intel gathering.)

Bought a razor and started practicing shaving. Aside from the time Surgeon turned him human (and then it was all fun with knives), he hasn't had to do it in years.

Also, used his newly wished for world-traveling powers to check on Blade and Spiky from Hydra and let them know that everyone's still okay back in Sabra. That one might have come later, but he'd do it eventually.

(Same question for Tavi?)

* Is my shipping bias showing? Well, that and Amelia as the only one of the main four who actually has a fixed address might know where everyone else is better than 'walk towards the explosions'.

[redeyekingdom.insanejournal.com]

1) Turn around.

2) GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE BY HIS WIFE

3) Have a spectacular arial fight while trying to explain why he disappeared without warning. Then probably get walled against the nearest surface.

(More seriously he'd: have fightsex with Kitai, explain to his mom and his stepdad where the hell he was, and run around stamping out any crises that popped up. I just enjoy the image of Messenger dropping him right into the path of Kitai's fist.)

Yours and mine, talk about stuff we should do?