And here's Emergency with Kazui for @qrevo, thank you for the request! I realized as much as Kazui's moment saving Fuuta lives in my brain, I haven't ever written anything for it, so have some more Kazui propaganda haha! (There's reference to violence, but no graphic descriptions or anything 👍)
Kazui may have joked that his reflexes were dulling with age, but they were still perfectly intact when called upon. He thought leaving his profession behind meant he’d no longer be the first responder to an emergency situation. He thought that he’d be done stumbling onto blood-covered scenes of victims and assailants. Milgram had proved him wrong.
He left many of the others in the common room, enjoying a lighthearted conversation after dinner. He stepped into the dim prison hallway, hoping to grab a cigarette from his cell and return in time to catch the end of Shidou’s story.
There rose some shouting from up ahead. Kazui picked up his pace, but there was no need to get too worked up, he thought. Mikoto had been awfully loud in his cell after his verdict. Tensions were high among the prisoners, and squabbles broke out all the time. Even upon recognizing Fuuta and Kotoko’s voices, he figured the two were having one of their usual disagreements.
It was only when he could make out some of Fuuta’s desperate words that his instincts kicked in.
“Help! Please! Is anybody -- aargk!”
Kazui’s feet were pounding across the prison before he had a moment to think. Everything snapped into focus. His time in Milgram had felt like some strange dream, but now his senses became completely clear.
He followed the noise, now recognizing the sickening sounds of violence and agonized cries between each. Though he could already piece together what was going on, his training had him peer around corners and into cells to be sure there were no other threats. He went flying into Fuuta’s cell.
He had only a second to take in the scene. Kotoko was winding up for a kick -- another kick by the look of it. Fuuta was curled in a heap in the corner, his uniform straps tangled around him. His hands shielded his face. All of which, and the ground below, dripped with blood.
Kazui took Kotoko’s arm, yanking her back before her boot could connect. She recovered much quicker from her surprise than he expected. She shifted her weight around, using new leverage to escape his grasp. As she took a swing at him, he suddenly recalled their earlier conversation about fighting styles.
He blocked blow after blow. Damn, she was strong.
“Kotoko, what is all this? I’m not trying to hurt you, but you can’t --” Kazui grunted as she landed a solid hit. He continued rattling off some typical deescalation attempts, but she didn’t hear a word of it. She hardly even looked at him, keeping her eyes trained on Fuuta as they fought.
“He’s a killer,” she said evenly. “Do you even know what he’s done?”
“Do you?”
“It’s unforgivable.”
“It’s not your call to make!” At last, Kazui managed to shove her outside the cell. She stumbled back. The two took a breath.
She wiped blood from her lip where Fuuta must have struck back. “The warden knows this is true justice. You know it is, too.”
Then, she disappeared around the corner.
Kazui stepped out to be sure she wouldn’t return. He ran back to Fuuta the moment she was out of sight. She wasn’t his top priority.
He found Fuuta mumbling to himself, still clutching his face. Kazui had only seen him with his confident, fiery attitude. He felt his stomach clench hearing the boy whimper in pain and fear. Kazui often forgot how young these prisoners truly were.
“Hey, it’s okay. She’s gone. Hey, look at me.” He gently took Fuuta’s hands, pulling them away to assess the damage. His face twisted at the sight. This was more than he was equipped to handle.
Fuuta’s hands wrapped back around himself. He gasped for air. “She… please… I can't... my eye…”
“You’re going to be alright. Just stay with me.” In a swift motion, he swung Fuuta over his shoulder in a fireman’s carry. The boy cried out, but Kazui was already on the move. He called to Shidou from down the hall.
As soon as he set foot in the common area, he began giving orders. He told Shidou to examine Fuuta's condition, laying him on one of the tables. He demanded the others stay put until he could find Kotoko. He asked where the other guilty prisoners were. Most just gaped at him in shock. Though their delayed reaction was frustrating in the moment, he understood their surprise. He realized it was the first time he’d raised his voice since coming here. He’d always sat back and let the others take the lead; it was probably strange to see a laid back man like him suddenly taking charge.
Yuno leapt to her feet, already ignoring his warnings. He caught her with an arm before she could run out the door. “Oh god, Mahiru!”
“I’ll find her. Don’t leave.”
He turned on his heel and went running once more.
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Ok, so The Star Beast came out. Was it the perfect comeback episode I had imagined? Gods no. That thing's got some massive flaws. Was it a great episode nonetheless?
YES. YES IT FUCKING WAS. IT'S WAY BETTER THAN 90% OF CHIBS'S ERA.
I loved almost every single second of this episode, and it gives me mighty high hopes for the future of the RTD2 era.
So these are the bits that I felt were sub-optimal in an otherwise magnificent episode:
(SPOILERS BELOW)
- I understand now that there's supposed to be a brief period of time between The Power of the Doctor and The Star Beast, but they could have maybe explained that??? Before jumping in like that???
- What the sonic fuck? Why. Just why. Russell, honey, the sonic isn't A FUCKING WAND. WHY THE HELL DOES IT MAKE SHIELDS NOW.
- Shirley Anne was a blast, but after RTD's whiteknighty comments on Davros and the disabled, her scenes end up being a tad too awkward.
- the trans rep was beautiful and felt honest and natural, except for the pronoun bit. That felt preachy. As a he/they genderfluid, I 200% agree with its purpose and its message, don't get me wrong, but the dialog on that scene felt awkward.
- right as the Doctor gets to the Temple-Noble house, he suddenly stops caring whether or not Donna remembers him or not? Even though it was such a big deal when it happened back in The End of Time??? It felt a tad off-character.
- so the way the DoctorDonna metacrisis was explained in Journey's End, I understood it as if some of the Doctor's brain had sort of "grafted" itself inside of her head, and it was basically a physical illness. Her remembering would reactivate the Timelord neurons and overload her human body, killing her. But this special treats it like some sort of mystical power thingy that can be "let go", and that powerfully undermines the Series 4 ending. I have kinda made a sort of excuse in my head that we've actually seen something like this before, when Melody gives up her Timelord powers in Let's Kill Hitler to revive the Doctor, but even I realise how much of a stretch that is.
[edit: Forgot to talk about the weirdly backwards "women better" moment during the metacrisis energy release scene. it hadn't quite clicked in my head yet how awfully bad that line was. Gods. If you switched "male-presenting timelord" with just "timelord", or just "something you, with this face, can't understand" referencing Ten's narcissistic issues and his famous last words...... aaaaaah such a waste, ALL FOR A BIT OF TOXIC FEMINISMMMM]
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What bothers me about Trigun Stampede is not the CGI, the 3D animation actually looks super cool and they’ve really managed to achieve some impressive feats with that.
No.
What bothers me is that the 1998 Trigun was 2D animation, but the characters were 3-dimensional. The remake is 3D animation, but the characters are 2-dimensional stereotypes.
I sincerely hope that this is temporary and that they’ll get more depth through character development later on, but the more episodes I watch, the less hopeful I am about that... Unfortunately... Stampede is not “bad” by any means, but it had the potential to be so much better! So many of the things that made Trigun unique have been removed. Why? To make it more “mainstream”?
I miss the living world and all the background characters that were full of personality. And I miss the depth and layers in the personalities of the main characters. I love them in this version too, and if I hadn’t seen the old anime or read the manga, I’d probably think they are fine like this. But when I have other versions to compare it to, the remake falls pretty flat in my opinion, and that’s a pity.
But as I’ve said before, even if it’s not that great, I’m glad it exists - even if only to be a gateway for new people to discover the original Trigun. More Trigun content is always welcome.
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my last ask was at 1am so i literally forgot to send this after but pls tell me about urself😭 not in the creepy way i swear like i mean ur fav color ur fav food ur eye color ur hair color n stuff where ur from bc ily and i want to hear about you not just ur fanfics and pls take care of urself love😭 sometimes i get worried ur not resting enough bbs <//3
-🤤 anon who should be asleep but is rereading ur new jeonghan fic
HELP WHY WAS YOUR LAST ASK AT 1AM YOURE SO FUNNY i want to scold you but as a night owl do i really have the right?! The middle of the night is the perfect time to be awake… it’s so peaceful 😭
THIS IS SO CUTE idk why you want to know about me 😭 But I’ll answer for you 🥰 BUT you have to tell me some stuff too
My favorite color right now is mint green, and my favorite food is rice (cause like white rice goes with ANYTHING i really like flavored milk and plain white rice at night…), I have brown eyes they’re kinda dark… so they’re not very pretty 😭 which is so unfair cause my brother has like hazel greenish bluish eyes that change by day. I have black hair and I get a lot of compliments on it because my hair is really curly and i wear bangs most of the time! And I’m from the US but more specifically i was born in North Carolina! I don’t live there right now though
Hmmm, that’s all you asked I think! I don’t think anyone’s ever asked me about my eye color or my hair color before
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