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That's how I see it. No point bringing people to a place they're not gonna survive the first month of, right?
[Snow White's stepmother made Gothel look marginally sane and that's frankly terrifying to Varian. ]
I didn't want to be saved. That's the thing.
[He would have rather he be put down than...what happened. ]
He has Maul, I guess? And yeah. I've offered to help before and he ducked out of it. I don't think he's...at a point where he'd welcome other people's help yet.
[And why did no one rip the stuffing out of this guy]?
CART-I mean, yes, technically it's animated, but most people try to give it distinction from being a cartoon, since anime is usually telling a full story.
[And Luz's nerdy, weeby heart could not STAND to have people just call it a cartoon].
He turned us all into ultimate versions of ourselves and pitted us against each other. Then he put us on trial for our 'crimes'. After he had me attach everyone he put me on trial and I got crushed to death with a robot. For irony.
[He would have LOVED to have destroyed that bear but alas.]
Right. Right. Sorry, I don't really know the difference? So the cartoons don't do that?
[Sorry, Luz, your bro is from a time where "animation" was little flip-books at best.]
[Oh. Wow. Luz looked actually furious at this, and that was really not a thing that happened with her often. So this thing specifically messed with Varian's head, made him hurt people and then had him killed? Boy it was lucky that this happened in the past].
I'm...wow. That's the worst, Varian. I'm really going to do my best to make sure no one dies around here. I can't let this kind of stuff happen again!
[Not on her watch]!
Well it depends on your cartoon. For a long time, they were things to entertain kids: wacky hijinks, unreal expectations, sometimes goofy morals at the end. Recently, Western animation's kind of stepped it up though: serialized stories with character arcs and actual pathos. It's like the animators got exposed to some of that from anime and so they wanted to put it in our cartoons too! So we have the standard wacky hijinks cartoon alongside some serious storylines involving heart breaking decisions and complicated reasoning, those cartoons mostly aimed at preteen and teens.
Don't ask me about adult animation because I have no idea WHAT went wrong there other than adults like crude humor with horrible characters and recycled bad interpretations of people. I don't get the appeal at all.
Hey, let's not get hasty. We haven't had the "scores of death" part yet, and no one's super scary, like those townies, yet. I wanna hold out SOME hope.
[Mostly because she hasn't gotten to the end of the month yet, Varian].
Oh? You mean that doesn't sound both super annoying and super familiar?
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[Snow White's stepmother made Gothel look marginally sane and that's frankly terrifying to Varian. ]
I didn't want to be saved. That's the thing.
[He would have rather he be put down than...what happened. ]
He has Maul, I guess? And yeah. I've offered to help before and he ducked out of it. I don't think he's...at a point where he'd welcome other people's help yet.
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[Good grief she really didn't want to think about Luca having to deal with some of the stuff she went through in Deerington].
Did you tell me this story? I feel like I might have missed this one.
[Because those details sounded very VERY important].
Oh, so you noticed that too? Ha. But no, he's kinda guarded. Must be part of his whole "deal."
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I don't like talking about it, so probably not. Did I tell you about the evil teddy bear?
[Because that's a pretty big part of the story. ]
I'm sure he thinks it's impressing someone.
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Oh, got you. Yeah, I think either you or Fern mentioned that jerk bear.
[Still didn't seem to have anything on that Bill Cipher guy].
You know those types. Big, broody and mysterious. Usually the supposed coolest character in an anime.
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[Which, y'know, given he rates getting his leg chewed off as not as bad...]
Ah. Right. Anime. The cartoons, right?
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[And why did no one rip the stuffing out of this guy]?
CART-I mean, yes, technically it's animated, but most people try to give it distinction from being a cartoon, since anime is usually telling a full story.
[And Luz's nerdy, weeby heart could not STAND to have people just call it a cartoon].
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[He would have LOVED to have destroyed that bear but alas.]
Right. Right. Sorry, I don't really know the difference? So the cartoons don't do that?
[Sorry, Luz, your bro is from a time where "animation" was little flip-books at best.]
Nerd alert NERD ALERT
I'm...wow. That's the worst, Varian. I'm really going to do my best to make sure no one dies around here. I can't let this kind of stuff happen again!
[Not on her watch]!
Well it depends on your cartoon. For a long time, they were things to entertain kids: wacky hijinks, unreal expectations, sometimes goofy morals at the end. Recently, Western animation's kind of stepped it up though: serialized stories with character arcs and actual pathos. It's like the animators got exposed to some of that from anime and so they wanted to put it in our cartoons too! So we have the standard wacky hijinks cartoon alongside some serious storylines involving heart breaking decisions and complicated reasoning, those cartoons mostly aimed at preteen and teens.
Don't ask me about adult animation because I have no idea WHAT went wrong there other than adults like crude humor with horrible characters and recycled bad interpretations of people. I don't get the appeal at all.
NEEEEEEEEEEEERRD
[But he DEEPLY hated Monokuma and all that happened with him.
And oh god, off she goes. Varian's smile becomes more fixed, his eyes glazing over as she goes on and on and on.]
...I think I only understood about half of that but I'm gonna smile and nod because it's obviously important to you.
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[Here Luz gave him a knowing really].
Oh really? Is it that hard to follow? That remind you of anyone?
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[Airily, and pointedly not looking at her:]
Don't know what you're talking about.
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[Mostly because she hasn't gotten to the end of the month yet, Varian].
Oh? You mean that doesn't sound both super annoying and super familiar?
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[He doesn't trust them not to try to kill them eventually!!!]
Nope! Not even slightly.
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[And Luz gives him a withering look].
I'm going to remember you saying that, Varian. Word for word.
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[Does it, Var? Does it really?]
I have no doubt you will, Luz. Noooooo doubt.
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[She heard that skeptical tone]!
As long as we know where we stand then.
wrap!