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riversofmars · 3 years

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Sometimes 13 just poses as a student and attends rivers lectures.

Hellooo! I’ve been saving this prompt for a long time cause I love it so much and now finally did something exciting with it! This is actually a little collaboration I did with @serawalkerwrites. She keeps getting asked to write for DW and never has, so we decided to do a little thing together! Basically, we took turns writing paragraphs! She's written the River bits and I wrote for 13. Really fun thing to do because our styles are quite different but it worked :D Apart from the fact that she made me write in present tense which I hate lmao! Also, if you like American Horror Story or Ratched, check out her stuff!

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“I might be younger and far prettier than the other Professors at this University, but that doesn't mean I don't expect the same level of good behaviour from my students,“ Professor River Song barks up the rows of lecture hall seating, slapping her papers on the desk. She tosses her bouncing curls of hair and brings her hands to her hips, watching the chatting students in the back row and waiting for them to take notice. That blonde girl seems to whispering at some speed, with enthusiastic hand gestures to boot. “That means you in the back row!“ She raises her voice again, finally getting the young blondes attention.

The Doctor hadn’t been able to stop herself. When River had started talking about the Venusian tomb she’d visited not long ago, it had been a perfect opportunity to tell the other students about the time she’d been invited to a funeral service there. It’s an incredibly stupid thing to do, of course. She isn’t meant to interact with anyone - as strictly speaking - she isn’t meant to be here. For a start she isn’t actually a student at Luna University; for another, she could very well be causing some damage to the fabric of space and time. Visiting her wife earlier in her timeline is risky… but she hasn’t been able to stay away. Sometimes, when the Doctor misses her a lot, she sits in on her lectures, right at the back. She knows River won’t recognise her and she never speaks to her… there’s no harm no foul is there? However, a slip up is bound to happen eventually.

Now, as she looks at River, who is shooting her piercing glare from the front of the auditorium, the Doctor realises she’s messed up. The Doctor looks left and right to the other students, hoping it’s one of them River is scolding.

“Yes you, don't act like I cant see you -“ River lifts her eyebrows at the petulant student. “Forget it, I’m not shouting at you from down here, stay behind after class. Then we’ll talk, and believe me you won’t like what I have to say.“ River rolls her eyes away, a taut huff tumbling from her lips to find her inner calm once again, before continuing. “Now where were we…“

The Doctor shrinks back in her seat, her neighbouring students giving her sympathetic smiles. Others just snicker and smirk. River has a reputation for strictness, no-one messes with her…The Doctor’s made a big mistake. She glances to the exit; she can still escape this situation. But if she does, she’ll never be able to come back. Perhaps it’s time to face her wife at last. She gnaws her bottom lip anxiously and tries her best to sit still for the remainder of the lecture.

As a shrill bell rings out, signalling the end of class and an end to the Doctors torture, River watches the troublemaker while she packs her things. Students rise to their feet, stuff their bags with books and file out in an eager swarm, heading into the midday sunshine. But not this student. She’s bouncing down the steps to the front, an epic grey coat and too-short trousers have her piquing River’s interest before they start talking. “Ah, good. At least you decided to be smart this time and not run-off out the doors. I would have found you,“ River informs the girl, whose swinging her arms and looking guilty. If this were any other circumstance, then River might have bought her a drink. But as it is, she's her student, however adorable she is. “Care to tell me what is so pressing you had to take time out of my lecture to talk about it?“

“Ah well, you know, the whole thing about the Venusian tomb, just brought back some memories to when I was learning Venusian aikido. There was this one time when I was invited to a funeral at one, which - you know - is a big deal for any outsider and…“ The Doctor starts rambling, unable to stop herself. A grin spreads across her features, hoping to entertain River with her story, as she had done so many times in the past. River always liked to listen to recounts of her adventures.

“Venusian Aikido?“ River folds her arms, skeptical. “They don’t teach that to just anyone. I happen to be a black belt myself.“

“Oh I know.“ The Doctor grins.

“It’s not on my resumé,“ River parries, her eyebrows lifting into an arch. “So someone told you. Perhaps at this funeral, you supposedly attended?“ River laughs doubting the girls claims. “No-one just gets invited to a Venusian funeral, or a wedding, or any kind of ceremony unless you’re a honoured noble. Which you clearly cannot be, no offence Sweetie but -“ River pauses. She stares at the blonde and her mismatched clothing, then bunches her lips. “What did you say your name was?“

The Doctor doesn’t answer immediately. This is it, the moment of truth. She could just tell her… surely there’s no harm in it. This is River Song after losing her parents in Manhattan, and before Darillium; there is no real reason to keep her identity from her. Apart from the fact that she isn't sure how she will react. They didn’t see each other for so long in between Manhattan and Darillium, enough for River to come to doubt if the Doctor had ever truly loved her. Her words still echo through the back of the Doctor’s mind now. The Doctor doesn’t and has never loved me. - But you are the woman who loves the Doctor. - Yes I am. I never denied it. But whoever said he loved me back? Those words still haunt the Doctor, even after spending 24 years with her in which she’d done everything she could to convince her of just the opposite.

“Jane Smith.“ The Doctor answers at last with a thin smile.

River lets out a loud chortle. “Jane Smith? Of course it is,“ River replies not believing her for a second. Who has the most standard name of all names like that? River postures a little, shuffles her papers around into a neat pile already thinking of the lunch that’s waiting for her in the refectory, because she's not getting any truth from this girl. “I don't recall your name on my student register; so…how about you tell me the truth.“ River hooks her bag over her shoulder and takes a long stride forward, claiming the podium as her space, the lecturer to the student. River examines her, because if she’s not her student, then who is she? All beautiful round eyes and choppy blonde hair, River certainly doesn't recognise her. Should she, recognise her? “Or you can come to my office and explain yourself there.“

“I uhh…“ The Doctor swallows hard. Of course she doesn’t believe her, people rarely do initially; but usually she can use her psychic paper to back up her identity. She knows River would see right through that if she tried it, so that isn’t an option. “Well, I’ve actually got somewhere else to be. A really very important…thing. A thing that can’t wait, so…it was really nice talking to you, brilliant lecture. Slightly exaggerated in some parts but - you know - got to keep the students engaged…“ Her eyes flick to the door. She’s parked her TARDIS in a supply closet, so it’s not far away.

“Are you calling my stories embellished?“ River trails after this Jane Smith towards the door, flabbergasted. She’s a bone fide time traveller, she knows her subject matter better than anyone in the known universe, except - “It’s not as though you can possible know better? How old are you anyway, twelve?“ She carries on trying to get under the girl’s skin, who is clearly hiding something. “Where on earth are you going? You realise that’s the closet.“

“Why are you following me?“ The Doctor had hoped to simply shake her but River seems to have different ideas. She doesn’t dare open the supply closet door, River would see the TARDIS and she would be done for. But where else could she possibly go? She looks around anxiously for a way out.

“Mmm it seems you might be trapped…“ River drops her voice to a knowing whisper. She smirks, delighting in watching the girl fret.

“I just… forgot which way I… uhh…“ The Doctor struggles for a response suddenly aware of how close River is getting to her. And that smirk… She knows it all too well. Like a lioness stalking her prey. She can’t even think of a credible lie to get her out of her predicament.

“Which way you meant to go?“ River bobs her finger on her lip pretending to think hard about it. “My office is this way, if you didn't get the hint earlier.“ River ghosts her hands over the girls hips, rubbing into her hipbones with her thumbs and sucking her lips and humming. “Jane Smith. I appreciate the code name. You can slip me your paper later, I’ll be sure to mark it up a grade, well, depending on your performance of course.“ River winks coyly.

“I…“ The Doctor’s mouth suddenly feels really dry, she can’t speak. Flirting and reading innuendo isn’t exactly her forte but River can’t possibly be more obvious with her advances. Is this what River is like when she isn’t around? The Doctor isn’t sure whether to be flattered or hurt. They’re not exactly exclusive but she doesn’t like her nose rubbed in it like this. But at the same time, perhaps this is an opportunity… She could be with River without having to reveal her identity… but is that something she wanted to do under false pretences?

“Good talk, come along!“ River grins and leads the way across the lecture hall to the staff door, and unlocks it with a quick key-twizzle, then presses the door open wide to wave ‚Jane‘ through. River uses the opportunity to loop her arm around Jane’s waist and scoops her in the right direction down the hall towards her office.

The Doctor doesn’t know what to do. Things are moving fast, River doesn’t even give her a chance to protest. Her hearts seem to skip their beats when River pulls her along.

Once inside, River tosses the door shut and wastes no time in pushing Jane against it, roaming her hands up and down her sides and snapping the elastic braces. “These are retro, but I can go with the flow, off they coooome…“ River sings as she yanks them off Jane’s shoulders, then the coat, and where is the edge of this t-shirt? River is keen to feel her hands up Jane’s abdomen, and the flush of her skin. River knows her hands are rough - years of archeological digs will do that to a girl - but Jane is young and sweet enough to need a little roughing up.

“River…“ The Doctor tries to protest, this was moving too fast. Her breath catches when River untucks her t-shirt. The Doctor is still getting used to this new body and she suddenly feels very hot.

“First names already? My my…“ River tosses her mane of hair out the way as she leans in to kiss Jane on the neck, biting her and enjoying teasing her far too much. “Sweetie you do give yourself away, even in this body,“ River tickles her teeth along the Doctor’s collarbone searching for the next spot to bite. “I mean, I like it darling, but give me a heads next time -“ River explores the Doctor’s petite body with enthusiasm. “My apparatus is your apparatus and all that, got to get my head around it.“

“You knew?!“ The Doctor blurts out and pushes her off, holds her at arms length. “And you just played along?!“ She’s breathless from River’s kisses but her outrage overshadows her arousal.

River unbuttons her shirt confidently, tearing the sides apart and presenting her body to the Doctor once again, even if it’s all new for the Doctor, River is still River. “Well what did you think? I do this with all my students, Jane Smith?“ She smiles a broad, proud River smile and holds her hands out for the Doctor to take. “I’m married, remember?“ Mutually exclusive is…a bit of stretch, there might be other husbands here and there, but there is only one Doctor. “So, wife, how about a little ride on the merry-go-round with this new body?“

The Doctor just stares at her for a moment. It’s been a while since Darillium but she still recalls every moment, and River is just as beautiful as she remembers. And just as much of a temptress. She bites her lip, suddenly feeling very insecure. It would be her first time in this body…and it’s her first time being a woman as far as she can remember. That’s a lot to be anxious about.

Softening the come-on, River takes the Doctors hands and steps closer to her, squeezing her hands in reassurance. “I knew it would happen eventually, a wife and not a husband. It’s okay, you know.“ River takes a deep breath, and kisses her wife properly for the first time. Her lips are thinner softer and taste of cinnamon, but she kisses back just like her husband did. Her Doctor. “I love you. This adorable new body is just a bonus,“ she says gently, then kisses her nose for extra effect.

The Doctor can’t help but chuckle as she looks up to her. This was new. She is shorter than her! Though only due to River’s ridiculously high heels.

“I love you, too.“ She whispers nuzzling into her crook of her neck as she wraps her arms around her. River smells exactly the way she remembers, like sunshine on a spring day. “I’ve missed you so much.“ She confesses.

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cookehenry90 · 4 years

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dlamp-dictator · 4 years

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Allen Rambles about Master of Martial Heart

Dammit, the Villainess Rambling took all my creative title energy

Y’know, I really hate Past-Allen. The more I read through some of my older essays and opinion pieces the more I’ve grown to despite the me of 2016-2018. While I still agree with most of my old work there’s always two or three essays that make me very irritated. Most of the issue is with my anime stuff where I’m vague to the point of talking about nothing in an attempt to avoid spoilers. They just feel vapid and baseless looking back on them. Again, not all my old essays are like this, but a good handful are, and I want to start rectifying that.

To that end, I’m going to talk about Master of Martial Hearts again.

I’ve mentioned this anime on a few occasions, usually calling it a form of ‘palette cleanser’ I use to remind myself of what a real bad anime looks like, what real bad story looks like when I find a particular season filled with bad isekai and played out tropes. I tend to watch this anime on a yearly basis along with a few other shows for various reasons. And I as I watched this anime for what was probably a tenth time I found myself thinking. Thinking about this anime in a more objective/analytical way. It was then I looked back on my old essay and felt I didn’t do this show justice, didn’t dive deep enough, didn’t actually critique it well enough. I wanted to fixed that, and so here we are.

But, as always, a quick synopsis.

Master of Martial Hearts or Zettai Shougeki: Platonic Heart is about an Aya Iseshima, an athletic high school girl, happened across a serious duel between a shrine maiden and a flight attendant with her friend Natsume Honma. Being a trained fighter by her mom, Aya quickly intervenes saves the shrine maiden. After spending some time together the shrine maiden, Miko Kanzuki, explains she’s in a secret tournament between women for the Martial Heart, a gem said to grant the wish of those who obtain, with Miko’s wish being to obtain friends. Worried for Miko’s safety as well as genuinely enjoying her company, Aya and Natsume befriend her to keep her out of such a dangerous tournament. With Miko’s wish seeming granted she decided to back out of the tournament. However, when Aya visits Miko’s apartment she finds the place abandon and torn to shreds, Miko herself missing with no one even remembering her aside from Aya and Natsume, and mysterious texts on Aya’s phone saying she’s able to participate in the tournament for the Martial Heart. With the wish of wanting to know what happened to her friend, Aya decided to fight in order to gain answers about what is going behind the Martial Heart.

And this summary is more interesting than the actual story itself, believe me.

Now... in my original post about this anime I basically just called it bad and didn’t do anything to explain why. It was basically tearing something down without explaining why the thing needed to be torn down. So, as I usually do, I’ll break this down into the main issues I have with the anime.

But first...

Small Issues that Need Mentioning

I usually save this for last, but given the nature of things I feel it’d be best to bring up the smaller issues first. Now, I’m a story guy, a writing guy, and a themes/premise guy. I can tackling the actual writing and script of a story all day with pretty high confidence that I know what I’m talking about. However, when it comes to things like character design, animation, choreography, and so on I feel I don’t have much to say. These are not fields I am confident in discussing at length nor with confidence. However, I think I’d be reminisced to not at least touch on it. With that said:

The show doesn’t tell or show Aya with a particular fighting style in a show that gave every other fighter a unique fighting style, theme, or gimmick.

The show can’t keep their character on model, at all. Heights and breast sizes change way too much.

A lot of the animation feels stagnant and the fight scenes... don’t feel like fight scenes near the end.

The shrine maiden’s name is Miko. That’s not a critique, it just bugs me.

To touch on the ending real quick, the last main opponent being a literal psychic that just tells Aya (and the audience) how evil she actually is bugs me to no end.

Still on the ending, the head of the Martial Heart organization getting plastic surgery to look like Aya’s crush is dumb and goes nowhere.

The Three Sisters, despite teamwork being their gimmick, have no cohesive theme to their outfits and that bugs me too.

Aya tapping into the Satsui no Hado in every fight is never really mentioned, not even at the end, and it also bugs me.

There’s a few others things, but like I said, I’m not the person to turn to for technical critiques in terms of design and animation. Anything after these points are just minor nitpicks. I just wanted to get some of the smaller things out the way before tackling my big two points. And Point One happens to be...

A Magical Rock Grants Wishes in the Real World

Back when Juni Taisen was in the seasonal lineup made a Rambling about it and the Battle Royale genre as a whole. I had said I didn’t like how the dark and realistic tone of the setting clashed with the idea of trained soldiers fighting for a magical wish. In that show, all the characters were mercenaries and soldiers fighting in the ugly world of proxy wars and private military companies, suffering the trauma of it in some way, shape, or form. Sure, they had superpowers in that world, but the characters were so grounded in the idea of being soldiers and mercenaries scarred and damaged by war it felt nonsensical that they’d believe in magical wishes, especially when the powers were pretty tamed and the tactics having a bit of thought to them. I think a little differently about that specific anime nowadays, but Master of Martial Hearts has the same issue.

The world of this anime is very much grounded in realism despite the zaniness. All of Aya’s opponents, ridiculous fighting styles not withstanding, are all just fellow martial artists and fighters with a quirky theme or weapon to them. A lot of their gimmicks come from the money the tournament gives them for participating or their own quirky personalities, not from magic or mystical powers. Aya gets notifications of future battles through her cell phone, not some magical bird or hologram. And in the end the Martial Heart is ran by an organization, but I’ll save talk of that for later.

A magical gem that grants wishes in a world that barely shows a hint of magic is just tonal dissonance. There being an organization and committee behind the tournament makes sense, but granting wishes? Searching for a magic rock within a secret tournament held by said committee?

No. Just no.

This breaks a lot of the premise too since Aya isn’t in this tournament for a wish, but to find her missing friend, a missing friend that might have disappeared due to this committee/organization. It’s clear in the story that Miko was kidnapped after an obvious struggle in her apartment, and the only magical part of her disappearance is no one discussing Miko’s existence, which could had been the organization just paying people off to not speak about it. The fact that the ending hints there was still some mystical element to everyone’s actions just... ruins a lot of it. That’s the biggest issue I have premise-wise, as it muddles the premise a little... well, a lot. But that’s only my first issue. My second is much more... extreme.

That Damn Twist

So... spoilers for Master of Martial Hearts, but the ending, specifically the twist at the second half of the last episode, just throws so much of the story into question. I’ll try to explain this as best I can, but no promises. Half of this twist is just exposition by the characters and some of what they say could honestly be lies for the sake of torturing Aya (and the audience by proxy). But... for the sake of my sanity I’ll assume everyone was telling the truth when explaining this.

So, here’s the twist of Master of Martial Hearts.

The entire plot of Master of Martial Hearts a fabrication. The idea of a the Martial Heart was created by a mysterious organization to lures in powerful women on the promise of granting wishes if they win a secret no-holds-barred tournament. The women who lose in this tournament are taken to be sold off into slavery, typically as sex slaves, but some also die within the tournament as well.

Aya’s father, Shigeyuki Iseshima, had been a part of the Martial Heart organization for a while, and was engaged/dating to Aya’s mother, Suzuko Iseshima, a power competitor in the tournament. Through her connections with him, Suzuko was able to manipulate the tournament bracket in order to defeat the mothers of Natsume and Miko, who were sold off into slavery. Miko’s mother, Yumi, was forced to become Shigeyuki’s mistress, and he was heavily abusive towards her and his daughter Miko. He eventually killed Miko’s mother in a rage in front of the her at age four, traumatizing her to the point of wanting revenge.

Natsume’s mother, Kumi, was able to escape enslavement, settling down and having two children, Natsume and Haruki. However, Kumi’s throat was slashed in the process of escaping, making her mute. Despite this she was able to tell her tragic story to her children through sign language and writing, filling her children with the desire of revenge. Around high school, Haruki had turned into quite the hot item and happened to start dating his cousin Miko unknowingly. When the three connected the dots of their family tree together they realized all their suffering was caused by the same person, Suzuko Iseshima. Her daughter, Aya Iseshima, happened to be a close friend of Natsume at the time, much to her disgust, and had a crush on Haruki, though didn’t know Haruki was taken at the time.With the dominoes lined up too perfectly, the three decided this would be the perfect chance to have revenge against the Iseshima family, using the very tool that caused their anguish in the first place.

They decide to reinstate the Martial Heart organization, getting together with the president of the group to give them the funds and tools needed to fulfill their revenge with the promise of letting the president have Aya for himself as a mistress after their revenge was complete. With the organization’s backing they planned to force Aya to fight several tough opponents before for the Martial Heart, eventually show her the cruel result and reality behind the Martial Heart as she climbed through the ranks, and hoping the revelation sends her into suicide as they record the act and send it to her mother before killing her themselves.

However, this revenge was made out of key misunderstand.

You see, the grandfather of Natsume and Miko had killed Shigeyuki’s parents, Aya’s grandparents, before this entire thing began. As an act of vengeance, Shigeyuki worked with the Martial Heart organization to force the man’s daughters to fight Shizuko, a power martial artist he was dating/engaged to, and sent the daughters into slavery. Shizuko later learned of this all too late, as Natsume and Miko’s grandfather had Shigeyuki killed in revenge for his daughters. Wanting to avoid anymore bloodshed and pain, Shizuko walked away from it all with Aya, teaching her martial arts to defend herself and making sure she never gets involved in anything like she did ever again.

At least until she met a girl named Miko one day while with her friend Natsume.

...

What the hell did I just type?

Did that make any sense to you guys? Would you believe me if I said some of this was my own headcanon to give context to some of this nonsense? Don’t believe me? Well... look at it for yourself:

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This... this makes no sense. This makes no sense and I’ve played all of Blazblue. What the hell is this plan?

I... I don’t think I need to even explain why all of this is bad, but for the sake of actually be thorough this time...

Why the Twist is Bad

For the sake of my sanity, we’re doing this in list form.

Too many events for the revenge are done off screen. We don’t see any flashbacks to the last Martial Heart tournament or any hints of Natsume’s mom hating Aya except toward the end despite her having a bit of screentime.

The Martial Heart being a fraud to see hot women beat each other up is a good twist, the revenge plot isn’t. It’s too much information to believe it and requires too much exposition to explain properly.

There was no sign of Miko, Natsume or Haruki wanting revenge and it feels like more added for the twist. Natsume, Miko, and Haruki were affable to Aya for most of the series, and while you could argue Miko was being really heavy-handed with her friendliness and rather ridiculous wish, there was no hint of there being malice from these three save for the end.

The poetic revenge thing is, again, stupid. This premise had many more, simpler ways of having revenge in this context.

Too many elements feel out of place (Haruki dating his cousin, Aya’s dad dying due to Natsume and Miko’s grandfather, etc.). It feels like they were trying to just add minutes to the OVA for the sake of meeting that 28-minute goal.

I think the goal of this twist was be to a sort of slap to the face for the audience. Where we had to come to terms with that we watched a bunch of women fight for our amusement only for them to meet a tragic fate and for us to feel guilt for enjoying it. That could have worked, but... they added too much. the revenge plot, the fact that so many people were conned into this, the morality of the instigators (why are the children of former slaves okay with continuing the human trafficking trade?), the fact that Aya, aside from a few moment of brutality, was mostly innocent in this affair. There’s a lot wrong with this twist that could had worked better if they removed a few elements to it, but together they collapse the whole picture.

But those were my two biggest issues though. Without those two this would just be a relatively shameless Panty Fighter like Ikkitousen with a semi-interesting twist, but suppose the thing wouldn’t be as infamous as it is now. In any case, that’s my main issues. So with that all said...

Actual Good Points

For as bad as this anime is there are a few good things in it. I don’t want this Rambling to just be me bashing on a series after all. I’ll also do this in list form, mostly because there’s honestly not a lot here.

The teacher battle was just legit funny. A chemistry teacher using elements to telegraph her moves is absolutely stupid, but hilarious when our dimwit protagonist didn’t study her periodic tables and gets wrecked for half the fight. It was just good cheesy fun.

While probably unintentional, the conversation between Aya and her mother before the teacher fight had some weight too it, at least in terms of the acting and scripting. Shizuko explaining that fighting someone in the ring means to give it your all despite past relations while also not having the full story behind the reason Aya is fighting a friend is a quiet kind of a tragedy.

A lot of the fights are pretty silly and fun all things considered. Fighting in a maid cafe, a pool, and so on. I kind of wish they had more episodes for some zanier fights and situations. Case in point, episode 3 had an opponent that could basically be described as a wrench-nunchaku wielding Karen. I’m not even joking, it was hilarious to watch.

The dub is actually pretty good all things considered, even if most of the voice actors have vocally stated their shame for voicing it. This was right around the time Funimation was getting some good/experienced directors to make even the lesser known anime have good acting behind it. It’s a bit ironic that this anime was probably the first of the 2010-dubs.

Overall I like the idea of Master of Martial Hearts. I like the idea of an Ikkitousen without the dumb Three Kingdoms analogy. Just a silly show with hot girls fighting for a random prize and a twist ending that makes you think a little. I like this idea a lot, it was just executed poorly. To this day I still watch this anime as a remind of what a bad story, for what a truly poor execution looks like, and I thank it for that. It makes me calm down a little when I think about Tokyo Ghoul or even The Last of Us Part II and their stories. Nothing has been as bad as Master of Martial Hearts.

But nothing as been as intriguing as it either.

Recommendations

As I often do for these more negative Ramblings I’d like to offer some alternatives to Master of Martial Hearts.

If you want a Studio Arms anime with cute girls beating each other up in a vapid fanservice-filled romp, then Wanna be the Strongest in the World! is the show for you. It’s basically a lighter version of everything Master of Martial Hearts wanted to be. Not as serious, not as creative, but it’s better. I actually have the DVD collection of this anime with the episode commentaries included. Interesting stuff since they decided to make the commentaries a semi-interview of sorts. This isn’t a good anime, but it’s a good anime, but it’s better than Master of Martial Hearts at least. You can find this on Funimation and Crunchyroll.

Variable Geo is another all-girl battle series OVA with a bunch of shameless fanservice, but this one is from the 90s and has pretty good fight choreography in it, at least for the demographic its targeting. It’s only 3 episodes and while the premise is just as ridiculous as Master of Martial Hearts, I think the series has a lot more fun with the premise of all-girl battle tournament. Sadly, I think you can only watch this through non-official streaming sites, but I think Youtube has an episode or two up somewhere if you’re curious.

And, for an actual good show, I’d recommend Keijo, a fun, action-filled parody of most sports anime. It’s silly, it’s wild, it’s on Funimation and Crunchyroll, and it’s overall a good time. Butt-Battle anime is just a wild ride throughout and one I absolute recommend with no shame.

And... that’ll do it for me. This monster took over 6 hours to write so I’m just watch a few of my recommendations to relax a little. Next, I’ll... finally talk about Arknights... maybe.

#your dictator is speaking #Master of Martial Hearts #Zettai Shougeki Platonic Heart

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Episode #2 - “Once I’m Not A Moron, It’s All Over For You Hoes” - Mo

https://survivorunfinishedbusiness.tumblr.com/post/175414062308/immunity-challenge-2

I'm shook that I survived, but I'm even more shook that I didn't even get any votes. Wig slightly blown away. So anyways time to not pretend my computer is dead and to actually do work in this challenge. Andrew wants to create a solid 4 in the likely case that we go to tribal. I think that's important too. Ideally I would want Anna Andrew and Jake. And i think Nicole would go cause she's not that social but that's all just conjecture.

So the twist was a little unsurprising, I called it the night before when I was talking with Amanda. Dani wants to align with me and Nicholas. (She originally wanted Bodhi but I excluded Bodhi because I thought that'd be my alliance's first target and I felt I could avoid bloodshed.) HOWEVER, after discussing it, the Night Owls decided that Nicholas would be the first target if we go to tribal, which with this twist is pretty likely. However unless I do some suave talking, planning, and convincing, I'm likely to hurt someone in a potential tribal. I'm stuck between a rock and a knife and my only salvation is immunity. Lord have mercy on my soul. T.T

So far, I like Amanda and Dani, unfortunately they aren't currently aligned but they aren't opposed to eachother either. Meanwhile I'm happy that either Bodhi or Nicholas are likely to go IF we go to tribal, Nicholas is a threat if he meets up with his allies from earlier seasons, and Bodhi, well he seems like he has a bit of a hot-streak. Timmy and Colin, I'm aligned with both of them, but I feel relatively indiffierent when it comes to them. I also realized now that the revealing idol locations thing is such a waste. (Basically after this challenge is over, the entirety of the Reef and the Summit will have been searched.)

[6/29/2018 2:44:35 AM] Amanda Lynn (Athena Admin): Yeah same, I've talked to both of them a little bit and they both seem alright. [6/29/2018 2:45:07 AM] Kori Green: I definitely adore Colin and Timmy though, and I definitely feel like the foursome we have can be REALLY solid. [6/29/2018 2:45:36 AM] Amanda Lynn (Athena Admin): Oh definitely. I'm really pleased with how that group came together [6/29/2018 2:46:41 AM] Kori Green: Yeah, hopefully we can stick together deep into the game, obviously swaps will happen and that might jumble things a bit. (As they do. -.-) But hopefully we all go far. [6/29/2018 2:47:15 AM] Amanda Lynn (Athena Admin): Hopefully the survivor powers that be will keep us all together! [6/29/2018 2:47:29 AM] Kori Green: I just keep thinking, 21 people wow, this is gonna be an incredibly long game if we DO in fact go deep. xd [6/29/2018 2:47:57 AM] Amanda Lynn (Athena Admin): Oof yeah I see a 60 day game, easily [6/29/2018 2:48:08 AM] Kori Green: The only other twist I worry about breathing into existence is a Double-Tribal scenario where one tribe wins and the other two tribes vote a player out each. (A series of logs that showcase my working with Amanda... and my extraordinary psychic abilities.)

MY ASS JUST FOUND THE IDOL BITCHES! U ALL BETTER WATCH TF OUT! IM HERE TO WIN <3

Amanda made a really good point when I was on call with her; She said that the immunity challenge post only said that two people will be leaving, not that there will be two separate tribal councils. So it could be one tribal where the top two vote getters leave which is extremely scary. Now we're going to be fighting a lot harder in the challenge but if we do lose I would much rather lose with Talio than with Vindicta just because of who is on that tribe. It would be so easy to take out Nicholas if it is two separate tribal councils since we have the numbers and he has people who he would never vote out on other tribes, but if we go to tribal with Vindicta, Julia is there so he will vote with her. I don't want a situation to arise where I feel like I need to go against my alliance because it is so early and I trust them. But if something does happen I would want Amanda to know because I don't want to go against her. She is who I trust the most right now and I want to go far in this game with her. As for this challenge, she made a study guide for it and I am really grateful for all the effort she has done with this challenge because it gives us a great chance to win. I'm probably going to have a paper in front of me that is just all of that information copied so I don't have to worry about switching tabs to that and risk it not loading fast enough.

Well I'm sitting out, which basically means if we lose the challenge it can't even remotely be my fault. I'm still working out a plan if we do lose, if I can find a way to keep Dani still aligned to me after a potential tribal council we'll be golden.

Okay so I'm playing really crackedt but I think I'm genuinely playing out a good strategy rn?? my plan is to, like, take the current alliance I have and RUN with it. I want a clear tribe divide, us vs them mentality, flat out DISCOURSE. Amanda is v v honestly my closest ally and I think her and I are kinda on the same wavelength. We want to keep Dani, Nicholas and Bodhi completely in the dark if we do go to tribal. We have a plan that should work, so they won't even know there's a tribe divide until after the votes are ready. The only thing standing in the way of this right now is Kori. I love him sm and I trust him entirely, but he seems like he might have ties to Dani. I gotta find a way to cut that so it doesn't become a future problem. But I think for the most part this is gonna work really well for me hehe. and I def look forward to playing a super crackedt game this season!

https://survivorunfinishedbusiness.tumblr.com/post/175456874288/immunity-results-2

Talio wins immunity, sending Vindicta & Audax to tribal.

McFUCK WE LOST. Ryan was the only one who scored points because I had shitty internet and a lack of confidence. Just wait, once I’m not a moron it’s all over for you hoes.

Im gonna be honest I’m not in the mood nor do I wanna put effort into being all quiet and secretive in pm’s. So I just decided to throw Ryan M. into the spotlight because the guy hasn’t done anything. I mean I feel like it’s the obvious choice to vote him out because he’s been so inactive. So I just said who I was voting for in main chat. This could backfire on me but Im trying to be assertive and bold.

SADNESS!!!!!!!!!! I AM SAD! :(

ok so we lost and its totally because my internet wasnt working...i would have killed this if my internet wasnt such shit...but now we are going to tribal...and i really want mo out....but its gonna be impossible to convince these people to do that instead of voting ryan m...so im hoping we can just find the idol so he can save himself that way....john and mo need to go they have too many allies on the other tribes

HELLO ATTENTION WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!! I have gone to every single tribal in my Athena history and this tribal guess who's NOT GONNA BE ATTENDING? ? ? ? ? THIS FUCKING CHICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy i deserve this. anyone who watched Hogsmeade KNOWS how much i deserve this. im just ELATED RIGHT NOW I LOVE TALIO SO MUCH I HAVE THE BEST TRIBE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

we lost :( sad but its ok because we've already discussed this possibility and we have a plan so ? wig? less first tribal stress for me!

GUESS WHAT THE FUCK I FOUND BITCHES! Day 2 I found the legacy advantage, and day 4 I found the fucking IDOL. I'm ready to use these to the best of my abilities. If I have any fucking feeling that I'm going home I'm pulling that idol right outta my cooch and using it! Dana gave some good fucking advice.

Welp, I'm now in the complex situation of 2 alliances, (Amanda, Colin, and Timmy) as well as (Dani, Bodhi, and Nicholas). While I definitely feel more comfortable with Amanda Colin and Timmy, I worry if they are more competent than me, I might be feeding a goat game. Meanwhile I can't feel myself trusting Bodhi or Nicholas, but Dani I feel a real connection to. If I vote with the Night Owls, Nicholas is going home, meanwhile if I vote with the "Audux Majority" it's likely Amanda who goes home. This vote could have a very big impact, both on my game and the direction of everything as a whole. Regardless of who I vote, there is bound to be hurt feelings, and I can't throw my vote as that'd just lead to a tie, and then I'd have to choose AND I'd lose trust from all sides as I'd look wishy-washy.

I might be going home tomorrow but I feel god in this chili’s tonight.

Kori is so dumb. He's now trying to play both sides of the game. And he's doing it TERRIBLY. He's throwing me under the bus and trying to spread information that doesn't need to be spread. if he fucks up the plan to get Nicholas out tonight I'm gonna be so angry. Like this is way messier than it needs to be, solely because of Kori. We're just supposed to blindside Nicholas and use Bodhi as a decoy to flush idols, but he's trying to do damage control and add all these layers that don't need to be added. Idk where his loyalties lie. He had a strong majority alliance but now none of us in it trust him. He done played himself!!

This vote is a hot mess, it's either Timmy or Nicholas at the surface, but we'll see what happens, an idol play or something else crazy could easily derail everything. Whatever does happen there is gonna be a lot of broke pieces to pick up post-tribal and I hope I can keep myself afloat.

Honestly, what the fuck is happening. It is week 2 and I don't need this stress, like we have a solid group voting for Nicholas there shouldn't be this much drama dealing with 3 other people. Right now though Nicholas should be feeling very safe because his name hasn't been thrown out there because the plan was to say Bodhi and then somehow my alliance decided, WITHOUT TELLING ME, that it would be a good idea to get my name out there too. Like wtf is that. I don't mind too much because we have the numbers, but let me know if you're going to do that before you do it. As long as Nicholas goes this round that is all that matters.

i got some piping hot tea ladies..... i think isaac is trying to start things bc idk how much i can trust him but apparently he told blake that ryan m doesnt like me or blake... which sounds really sus but i dont like ryan m anyway so he's gotta go!!! i dont think im getting votes this round .. maybe from ryan m .. but definitely not majority because i have my alliance and i think john and mo like me a lot... and OH YA! we have the idol so we dont need to worry about anyone idoling.. hopefully i survive this vote!!

So so so so SO happy my tribe won this immunity! I did not want to go to tribal again, and now I’m guaranteed at least final 18. I also went to Andrew before this and said that we should make a solid group, pushing for him to do it because I did not want to get the blood on my hands in case something went wrong (sarry babe) I knew he liked Kevin so I suggested him as a core 3, and as a 4th he suggested Anna which I’m fine with. SO with that, Wigs was birthed. I also have a 2 person alliance with just... Nathan lmao. So that leaves Nicole out of it but I’m pretty sure Nathan is closer to her or something. But I don’t think any of it matters because I have a hunch that we’re gonna swap tribes next round ugh. I’m nervous but hoping that I stick with my WIG allies and maybe meet up with people like Timmy and Bodhi who I think will have my back :) And if anything, I still have Luke’s idol tucked hidden in my crotch x

The vote this round kept fliping because this game is full of crackheads. Also apparently Amanda Lynn is homophobic? Shook.

So some updates! Julia is wonderful - we send each other pics of monkeys and alpacas. Blake is still pretty cool as well. We lost the challenge and it turns out ryan Matthew still hasn't talked to anybody. I hate it because I don't want to write his name down, I enjoy working with him in games but this doesn't seem like the best time for him. And looking down the line it could be good to not have somebody in the game I'm going to be paired with. Ry gave me permission to vote for him. Hopefully by voting out my final 2 it will give me a better chance at making the final 2.

https://survivorunfinishedbusiness.tumblr.com/post/175487781483/tribal-council-2-audax

Nicholas is voted out 4-3. You can watch his preseason interview here.

WTF IM MAKING A VIDEO DR LATER TONIGHT INHAVE SOO MUCH TO SAY! Omg NICHOLAS OVER STAND FOR THE FLAG AND KNEEL FOR THE CROSS ALLIANCE?!? I’m shook!

So I've been busy yeah. Coming into this game I was hoping for more challenges that require individual strength rather than team collaboration. Mo tried to call me out, which isn't a good look. He won't get far, trust me. I know I'm leaving. RTP and John wanted me to stay and we tried something by getting a fourth but it's not going to work out. I told them to vote me out. It's okay. I find the people here ingenuine. They play how I used to. I won a bunch of games by messaging people every day like Blake and Julia but didn't always leave with new friends. I just don't know how to be fake anymore. I only like talking to people if I want to. My final thoughts are that Blake and Mo can choke. Julia eh. Isaac is okay. and RTP and John are so cute.

https://survivorunfinishedbusiness.tumblr.com/post/175488601538/tribal-council-3-vindicta

Ryan M. is voted out 6-1. You can watch his preseason interview here.

#writeanewchapter #episodes

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