... Get up...
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... I said get up...
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... Get up now or no more tea for you...
... uhn...
... Good hatter... you can go back to being almost dead after the reviews...
Fine fine...
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Chapter 7 - Be Careful What You Wish For
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The opening conflict between Kotohono and Tatsuya was quite well-handled, and the hacking of a card to work in the latter's favor was really funny. Still, it wasn't enough to actually bring him a victory, as Kotohono's Silver Bolt finished him off.
... I love the name of that spell...
Of course you do.
So Dr Casey created a method of fusion that lasts five hours, huh? That's significantly longer than most anime fusions. Also, thanks Fate. I mean, clearly you were right that I couldn't take care of Cell on my own, but you could have at least made it seem like I had a chance.
Also, hahaha, WWF Reactor. I must've missed that PPV.
... Yay... more
moments between Honoka and Jinnai...
... the above was sarcasm, in case it wasn't obvious...
But in seriousness, that was actually rather well handled, and Kotori's arrival was good timing as it allowed for cooler heads to prevail after the psychological damage caused by the encounter with Satomi. Also kinda like how the exchange between her and Kotohono at the end allowed the tone to shift more easily between the somberness of the above and the silliness that follows Haak around. Also, I love it when a joke turns into foreshadowing.
What I don't love is getting pummeled by a giant green bug man. That hurt. Ow.
... You'll get better... eventually...
Well maybe if
someone were to have helped me, I would've done better!
... Alice did her part...
That's not who I meant, and you know it.
... I hope you don't mean me...
Who else could I have been talking about?!
... The Queen of Hearts?
Do I have to remind you that me dying is seriously hazardous to your health?
... No worse than directly putting myself in harm's way...
That's beside the point!
... Things didn't go that far anyway, now did they?
Well no, but...
... You should really get back to the review...
... Right... well, despite me taking quite the pummelling, I do have to admit, that was a well-written fight scene. I suppose if anyone were to get a clear and decisive victory over me, it makes sense for it to be
Cell.
The revelation of Akuma's LRIG was nicely handled, and I really chuckled over her reaction to being so well known outside Midchilda, and Jinnai's inability to not brag being the reason for that even being the case was hilarious.
AND THEN THERE'S BANDIT KEITH!
Even when there's just two of 'em around, Team America always steps up to deliver a laugh or three. Sorry Hanamaru and Rin, but there's just no stopping the Liberty Train when it comes roaring down the tracks. Also totally loving Keith's renaming of those cards. And that coin bet,
wow. That was really
yuuuge. Believe me. I swear, you really would've done me in had Haak ever faced Keith in this.
Of course, that's basically it for this chapter's humor, as a truly touching discussion between Kotori and Honoka followed, giving the latter the encouragement she needed to confront Jinnai about how they should proceed with things. It isn't really fair to have the two best scenes of the chapter back to back, y'know. It'd be hard enough to pick a favorite between this and 'Murica without that, but you went and made it harder.
Of course, that isn't to say Super R's arrival scene wasn't also good. It's great to know my near-fatal sacrifice wasn't in vain.
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Chapter 8 - The Sum of All Fears
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Picking up immediately where Chapter 7 left off, we see Cell getting the pummelling he rightly deserves for
ruining my hat.
... I... never mind...
Unfortunately the giant green cockroach decided to scurry away to Otonokizaka before you could finish him off.
Of course Jinnai's evil double would comment on insects.
I really liked the conversation between Jinnai and Honoka, and really, Honoka probably is the only person who could convince Jinnai of all people to lose on purpose.
The mental image of Cell floating menacingly over Otonokizaka under pouring rain is quite the powerful one, I must admit. And judging from the condition I ended up in after fighting him, that shot you took was most certainly powerful as well. It's also nice to see the military getting involved in a crisis situation, even if they had little effect on Cell.
Also, not sure if Dr Casey's remark over spilled milk was intended as a reference to a certain vampire encounter or not, but that's how I took it.
Either way, the whole scene with the Doc and company was nice, and I'm just
dying to find out who this specialist is.
... I felt a great disturbance... as if millions of voices suddenly groaned in pain... mine was one of them...
... Speaking of Star Wars... Gotta agree with everyone else who commented that everything about the Kylo Ren scene was hilarious.
As for the FlavoryFantasy vs Akuma battle that followed it, I'm legitimately torn between feeling really bad for Akuma encountering the perfect counter for his deck and feeling really happy for Umi being so proud of finally winning a card game.
Though I suppose I should feel bad for the both of them, considering their well-thought plans came to a screeching halt thanks to Mr Pegasus and Carol Dark intervening... also it's kinda funny how the only one of these fics lacking Carol was the Christmas one.
I really liked the setup to the Windy vs Arima battle. Wishing for a potential piano prodigy to focus on her piano career is a really good motivation, and I can also see things from the perspective of wanting to keep Aquors together. It's honestly tough for me to decide who I'd want to root for.
... Jinnai not only throwing a match, but also powering up his opponent? Wow, Honoka has changed him a lot.
But I guess if it means getting home faster to deal with a more pressing threat, it has to be done. That last moment between Jinnai and Honoka before the bad guys had to go and ruin everything was really nice. Jinnai's explanation for why he considers Honoka to be his true friend in particular was very nicely done.
Of course, the final scene of the chapter is an excellent way to finish it off. The super hero is down, the villains are in full-on gloat mode, and we even got an evil laugh out of Bizarro Jinnai to boot! Even better, the reason for them showing up features someone saying the words "Tatsuya is here because he lost"
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Two really great chapters, and I'm looking forward the next one. I'm also looking forward to hopefully being in better condition than "almost a corpse" in the near future.
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THUD ...
... well at least the reviews got completed before that happened...
*e* ... now that I think of it... if Kogetsu is only familiar with some of you because of this thread, it's safe to assume the same is true the other way around... I should probably explain myself for those of you who are probably confused... I'll also drop the coloring for it to make it easier to read...
... hopefully that has cleared things up for anyone who might have been confused...