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Post by fuzzynecromancer on May 31, 2009 1:35:16 GMT -5
Cuthbert never actually saw the alien. He just saw a huge robot probe.
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Post by Samin Edogawa on May 31, 2009 1:53:47 GMT -5
Cuthbert never actually saw the alien. He just saw a huge robot probe. And huge robot probes are freaking scary. XD Even Katie screamed! |
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Post by RAWRrhi on May 31, 2009 2:35:43 GMT -5
lol thanks for backing me up xD
And who wouldn't scream? Freaky stuff
Again fuzzynecromancer im not here to argue
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Post by Mansion on Jun 1, 2009 0:22:47 GMT -5
What I meant was before they went (read: Katie carried him ^__^) up the hill to actually see the GIANT FREAKIN' PROBE, when it was just a weird orb that buzzed them and wasn't overtly threatening, Cuthbert was still frightened by it.
Repuled, frightened... I just meant an instinctual negative response.
Anyway, one of the things I love about MvA are all the reverse cliches (Katie and Cuthbert are basically at the top of that list, too), so the more I think about it, there really is something satisfying about a possible relationship between those two. It's like a gender-swapped King-Kong vibe or something.
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Post by Nobility on Jun 1, 2009 13:02:45 GMT -5
To be fair, though, who else but the insanely curious/insane/brave WOULDN'T be the least bit frightened? They were supposedly alone, late at night, in lover's lane- suddenly the car hood pulls back on its own and there's a strange light show going on in the sky? I don't know about you, but if I was in that situation, I'd want to get the heck out of there myself.
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Post by fuzzynecromancer on Jun 1, 2009 13:13:52 GMT -5
Yeah. I think the fear response is affected a lot by the situation. I can see a centipede crawling on a dead log and go "oh, a centipede. =o Hallo Mr. Centipede, how are you today?" If I see a centipede in the shower, I will freak out, because I'm naked, vulnerable, and above all really not expecting it.
Even somebody you know can provoke a fear response by reaching up right behind you and putting their hand on your shoulder when you think you are alone. Fear is as much a result of the circumstances as the object feared.
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Post by Mansion on Jun 1, 2009 13:27:05 GMT -5
Okay, maybe I'm being overly negative. Because I'd be a lot more like Katie in that situation. WTF? Okay, I gotta see what this is! Also, my own freakout reflex has been numbed over the years by overexposure, and I for some reason assume everyone else's should be as well. So I'm being harsh. I conceed to your points.
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Post by fuzzynecromancer on Jun 7, 2009 11:03:14 GMT -5
Okay. =o Thanks you.
Outside of the "repulsed by strangeness" angle, how does the pairing look to you?
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Post by Mansion on Jun 8, 2009 2:11:58 GMT -5
How does the pairing look to me?
Well, the logic, insofar as it is explained here, is pretty sound.
It just doesn't grab my interest enough to write it or actively ship it. Part of it is that I really don't like Cuthbert at all.
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Post by fuzzynecromancer on Jun 8, 2009 17:35:25 GMT -5
I see. =o
I assume you dislike Cuthbert because of the oft-mentioned wimp factor?
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Post by Mansion on Jun 10, 2009 0:31:25 GMT -5
Well, that and the whole voiced-by-John-Krasinski thing. It's a long story. Let's just leave it at "I love to hate John Krasinski."
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Post by fuzzynecromancer on Jun 10, 2009 8:29:14 GMT -5
You know, that is something I never would have guessed.
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Post by Mansion on Jun 10, 2009 14:52:26 GMT -5
I am full of mysteries.
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