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chromatic-lamina · 3 years

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intrigue—chapter 1017 spoilers

Okay, we all know the most important frame of the whole chapter is the one below.

Oda’s really kinda giving everyone a little bit of time in the sun or submersible. Though I’m not sure who the guy on the right is (like, I don’t have a nickname for him). But Ikkaku and Jean Bart have been featuring quite prominently in the few frames afforded the Hearts (and we’ve been seeing a fair-ish bit of Bepo and co in the fighting as well).

I was hoping to see how they actually rescued him, cos subs can do repairs and all underwater, but it’s quite a process from what I’ve read, I think. Plus, it would really depend on how far below you were.

Guessing Luff hadn’t sunk that deep, BUT that’s where Ikkaku shifts into Narwhal form, cos those whales can really dive! Fingers crossed there’s anime filler. What’s Luff got in his hand, btw? If anything.

I’m gonna pop in the link to my meta about the Polar Tang and this arc, because I think it’s relevant.

And next. Shinobu might not like sharp things, but she’s got no fear of heights. Maybe sharp things deflate mature things? I wonder what the story is, considering she was pretty adept at sharp things in the flashback.

It’s understandable that heights freak Momo out. He’s been dangled over them at high stress moments a number of times. And he’s still only eight. The mourning is understandable. I’d imagine he’d be super-conflicted over Kanjuro too, considering the time he, Kin’emon and Kanjuro had spent together.

Then, things aren’t going quite right for CP0, and the reveal that Who’s-Who is ex-CP9, and CP0 must have known if Jinbe/Jinbei knows, is really interesting. As is the shout out to Rob Lucci. We last saw him at the Reverie. I can imagine the predictions and theories are going wild.

But before we get to Who’s-Who, let’s check out these two:

Queen in Cyborg form. The fic of Queen, Franky and Kid hanging out needs to be written. Kid’s not cyborg, but he does have a cool arm. AND what is MADS. MADS became SADS? Ah, Sanji, what secrets are you holding up your non-electronic sleeve?

It doesn’t seem to pop up on the wiki, but I didn’t pay really close attention to Germa, so if anyone has the info, drop a reply and let me know please. It might be a translation thing, as these are scans, but I’m assuming it was an acronym in Roman letters.

Don’t get MAD, get SAD, and then you SMILE, or something like that? Anyhoo.

Was there ever anyone more Little Mermaid than Zoro, and I mean the Hans Christen Andersen version, not Disney?

But First! Chopper as Baby Gramps! Like, is the corny speech pattern part of that? I’m figuring so.

Second, there’s Zoro walking and each step feeling like knives (glass I thought), so long as he can shed his mer-tail, walk on two legs, and be in the presence of his prince (who doesn’t love him). I mean, that’s the Little Mermaid.

God that was a sad story. I just reread the wiki, and she lost her voice following her desire to be with the prince (part of a sea-witch potion), and the prince also never realised that it was her who saved him when he fell from his ship, but he was in love with whoever he thought had. I guess mermaids of this era might not have been able to write. But anyway, Zoro’s role, like Christ on the cross it seems (fitting that he’s still in crucifixion pose), is to take on the pain of others. Except, unlike Christ (but like the Little Mermaid), they never know it. Of course, lots of philosophies have similar stories, ideas and models but, just as Oda has designated it so that Law gets beaten up and chained on a fairly regular basis (second being Sanji, perhaps), Zoro just takes on the pain of others as if it was a very requirement of his very Bushido nature. Heh.

Little Mermaid from the wiki:

she will obtain a soul only if she wins the love of the prince and marries him, for then a part of his soul will flow into her. Otherwise, at dawn on the first day after he marries someone else, the Little Mermaid will die with a broken heart and dissolve into sea foam upon the waves.

LawLu shippers, you can’t do that to Zoro. Anyway, the mermaid does die, by suicide once the prince marries someone else (she had the option to murder him to keep her life), but kinda becomes an ethereal spirit, and Zoro’s gonna have a better life than that, and has had so far, I think. Maybe.

The Little Mermaid dances because she’s good, the prince likes it, but he doesn’t realise it’s like stepping on knives for her with every step. Literally. That sea witch and her potion, man.

Back to Zoro, I’m guessing his actions fit into the “Heroic Courage” aspect of the eight virtues of Bushido (just relying on Wikipedia here). And Zoro’s right. At this point, if he could not fight, his particular role and purpose and perception of self would need some serious reassessment.

But we’re in for some angst, and angst fics once the battle is over, for sure. Considering the encounter with the bible-wielding Bartholomew Kuma almost killed him, and that it was only through taking on Luffy’s pain at that time that Luffy could continue. So. Broship and all to the fore. I’ve got a feeling his missing eye, or the story behind it, is gonna have a role to play soonish.

Tama’s way of fighting also needs a special Bao Huang broadcast just here. Heroism comes in all shapes. Look at how many people she’s manipulating. King, or queen, and definitely awesome.

And, finally—

Who’s-Who is ex-CP9 and it seems he was imprisoned due to not properly guarding the gomu gomu no mi. Shanks and co had that, so yeah, full circles and new things to ponder.

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ghost-kitty · 3 years

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My problem with the Luhan age gap is mostly the hypocrisy surrounding it, swap their genders (make Luffy a girl and Hancock a man) and suddenly everyone will have a problem with it.

About the age gap thing, my problem is when one of the partners is still a minor or just became legal, there’s a difference in the power dynamic of the relationship specially with such a huge gap. And also, more often than not your mind and objectives will differ because of the maturity or the point in your life where you stand. But I have to admit that I’m not neutral on that subject matter because some experiences...

I’m sorry for putting you in such position! I shouldn’t have asked. Is alright if you want to delete the question! I completely understand, I’m not saying that you’re not deleting it bc of me but if that the case I understand 100% and please do what makes you feel more comfortable! Once again, I’m sorry for putting you in such position

Oh I see the hypocrisy too. Especially when LuHan shippers start foaming at the mouth at the mere mention of LawLu. Because a gay ship with an age gap... Now that's problematic™ but that their straight ship has an even bigger age gap, they don't want to see that.

Listen I saw someone saying that LawLu is problematic because Law saved Luffy's life and somehow that had something to do with power imbalance?? Hell if I know, I just know that at this point it's getting ridiculous.

I assume you ship LawLu though, right? Isn't it hypocrisy too? Because Luffy was 17 when he met Law too and is now 19 in canon. So he just became legal, as you put it.

What you're comfortable or uncomfortable with is up to you and perfectly valid, don't get me wrong. I'm not at all trying to change your mind either or anything like that. Different experiences form different opinions and that's normal.

But I do have a huge issue with the part of this fandom (not saying that you're like this at all) that throws the word p*do around left and right because of something normal like an age gap. Because somehow harassing people isn't as bad as shipping two consenting adults in their heads.

I ship lawlu post timeskip, because it makes more sense but to me Luffy was an adult even pre timeskip. Again this is not the modern world. If you think Luffy was a defensless uwu baby pre timeskip then idk what to tell you (the general "you", not you in particular)

You can disagree with that and that's fine. But I've seen how fucking nuts this fandom can go over this topic and I'm so done with it.

If you want to discuss this further you can DM me, I won't answer more asks about this topic though.

#ask kitty

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bas-writes · 3 years

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Hello! I was reading your post about commissions and I couldn't help but notice that you won't write for specific ships while in the general rules you state you don't ship period. You can obviously write whatever you want and I'm not trying to bitch here, I was just wondering whether you're uncomfortable with those particular ships and don't like them or if there's another reason? I don't expect you to answer if the question makes you uncomfortable, ofc. Have a great day!

Oh I haven’t said I don’t ship at all. I said I’m not a shipper ^^” Maybe I used wrong words, but generally what I meant is that I’m not a person with whom you can gush about ships. I don’t look at the plot through ‘shipping glasses’ and I simply don’t understand the vibe. Even with ships I see myself ‘in canon’, like frobin or saboala or zolaw or zolu etc.

Shipping discourse in general tends to dominate the discussion and I’d rather avoid it. So besides simply the fact I don’t have anything to talk about, I just want to have a little piece of fandom where I wouldn’t be spammed with Romance Is The Only Correct Interpretation Of What Is Happening On The Picture.

And to answer your question directly - yes, those ships I named (lawlu, kidlaw, zorobin, lawbin, Zoro/Hiyori, doflalaw) are making me uncomfortable. For different reasons. I won’t get into details, but it’s mostly connected to forcing them on me and judging me for having a different interpretation of those dynamics.

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