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[skygiants]

For context here, all you really need to know is that the other night shati tripped and fell into the Revolutionary Girl Utena page on TVtropes while in chat.

shati: "Mood Whiplash: (The filler episode with the boxing kangaroo is followed by an episode where an Ensemble Darkhorse agonizes over her sexuality. This is followed by a Freaky Friday episode, which is followed by a flashback where eight-year-old Utena hides in a coffin and begs to die.)"
shati: some of these are just so hilarious to me
mercuriazs: vmdsmslkf I forgot in the movie Akio takes a taxi
shati: *tragically* i cannot forget
genarti: ...why does Akio take a taxi??
genarti: He has his Freudian car!
shati: ...he doesn't just take a taxi
shati: he like
shati: dances over it
genarti: Oh.
mercuriazs: yes
genarti: Well, that makes more sense.
shati: well it is contrast to him dancing over his freudian car
genarti: We are using "take" in the Akio sense, then?
mercuriazs: he lost the key, Gen
shati: he wants to become one with the taxi
shati: as ikuhara explained
bookelfe: well remember that all verbs that Akio performs are just translated to 'seduced'
bookelfe: so basically we must read this as 'Akio seduced the taxi'
mercuriazs: jhdshd yes
mercuriazs: Becca is right
genarti: *dies* Yeah
shati: you are correct
bookelfe: then Akio went home, seduced his teeth, seduced his pajamas, and seduced bed.
genarti: Sounds about right.
shati: when akio seduces up in the morning, he seduces his teeth, and then he seduces his hair for a while, and then he goes to seduce breakfast!
bookelfe: then he seduces his car, seduces the school, and seduces his students good morning
shati: PRETTY MUCH
jothra: -that actually...did you know, in Spanish, there is some very similar slang.
copinggoggles: he seduces the day's paperwork over a cup of coffee
copinggoggles: then seduces a light lunch with his fiancee
jothra: In Spain, you use 'coger' for things like taking the bus.
jothra: But anywhere else, and you're Akio. And you have "taken" the bus.

[.....]

shati: "Others hate Anthy because they think she's too powerful and manipulative and evil. And some just hate her because she gets to sleep with Akio, and they don't."
shati: my reaction to this is a state of disbelief
shati: at anyone being unable to sleep with akio
genarti: ...
shati: like, sure he is fictional
shati: but...
genarti: Seriously.
shati: if anyone could overcome that
genarti: I do not want him to overcome it please. >.<
bookelfe: Akio seduces the fourth wall

[.....]

shati: "Villainous Breakdown (Averted somewhat in that instead of going Axe Crazy upon having his oh-so-perfect face scarred, Touga simply sits down in a chair. And stays there. For thirteen episodes.)"
shati: that is still hilarious to me
shati: ...in part because i associate it with sovereignty associanist girl nanami
mercuriazs: he and Bella Swan should bond
shati: ...
shati: they...really should
shati: i kind of ship it now


In non-seduction news, a while back I recced my friend Rahul the Temeraire books. He read them and was promptly inspired to write a blog post about a navy staffed entirely by Lord Nelsons. Then he turned that into a short Golden Age of Sail parody IN SPACE called Death's Flag is Never at Half-Mast and sold it to an online magazine, where you can now read it!

I think I get, like, one percent of the credit for the story for giving him the Temeraire books to begin with, which is more stake than I have ever had in a published story before, so I feel a bit smug about this. My booklogging has led to material gain for somebody! VALIDATION. By chain of association, those of you who told me to read Naomi Novik can also feel smug and claim point five percent of the credit. Rahul also wishes to point out that his moustache is clearly the most glorious on the author page, but in the name of truth in advertising I must sadly let you all know that as of the last time I saw him it no longer exists.

Comments

[gramarye1971]

Oh, Touga and his Room of Moping. I don't think Bella would like to have Dvorak's 'New World Symphony' on repeat-play, though...no matter how amusing we would all find it.

(Which reminds me that I have not reread 'Sovereignty Associationist Girl Nanami' in ages, and I must rectify that.)

[skygiants]

But who WOULDN'T want to have New World Symphony on constant repeat for Months of Moping? I question Bella's taste!

. . . okay I do that anyway. All the time. But.

(Me too! I haven't reread it since I actually finished the series, I think.)

[genarti]

I'm pretty much just commenting to use this icon.

[skygiants]

I pretty much just uploaded this icon to use with this post.

[genarti]

*dead*

[skygiants]

. . . you should know better than to use that word in a post involving Akio and multilingual puns.

I'm just saying.

[genarti]

What makes you think I'm unaware?

I've pretty much accepted that I might as well forge blithely on in spite of any innuendo. Because Akio seduces innuendo, along with icons, LJ comments, the fourth wall, and your mom.

[skygiants]

Okay, fair point. The one thing Akio cannot seduce: an innuendo-free conversation.

[genarti]

I bet he could if he tried hard enough.

IfyouknowwhatImean.

[skygiants]

And this is a textbook example of why the attempt would inevitably lead to 'out of cheese error: redo from start.'

If . . . you know what I mean . . .

[genarti]

I believe you mean "out of cheese error: seduce from start."

[skygiants]

I thought it was implied that it translated to the same thing!

[genarti]

Specificity is the soul of all good communication, Dubby.

[oneechan19.livejournal.com]

Okay, I really really need to rewatch Utena now.

[skygiants]

A vague seduction is nobody's friend?

[skygiants]

I rewatched the final arc not all that long ago! Now I need to go back and actually rewatch the rest.

[scifantasy.livejournal.com]

I did tell you that it's being rereleased, right?

[skygiants]

I forget whether it was you or someone else who told me, but it is a thing I know, yes - I am so excited to buy the shiny remastered versions. *__* (Is this related to the desire to make a million icons? It's possible.)

[genarti]

Akio and his car disagree.

[skygiants]

The juxtaposition of Akio and your icon is 100% terrifying.

[littledust.livejournal.com]

*dead*

*FOREVER*

[genarti]

*serene*

[skygiants]

This is a common result of Akio's seductions!

[ojuzu.livejournal.com]

In light of this conversation, I obviously a) need to re-watch Utena, b) need to talk about Utena with you, and c) need many more Utena icons.

[skygiants]

I would agree with all of these points!

[hafl.livejournal.com]

Now you've reminded me to watch Utena again. Preferably in one sitting, since I'm curious about what it would do to my head.

(And now I'm going to see Bella/Touga everywhere.)

[skygiants]

. . . TERRIFYING THINGS, would be my guess as to what that would do to your head. @_@ I still trace the loss of a lot of my sanity to that time that I very cleverly decided to watch The Adolescence of Utena and End of Evangelion in one sitting.

[shati.livejournal.com]

(Dramatic reading of Sovereignty Associanist Girl Nanami, anyone?




...Anyone?

Bueller?)

[nevacaruso.livejournal.com]

I'm laughing hysterically over here, both at the conversation and at your icon.

Akio seduces the fourth wall

...It's funny because it's true.

[skygiants]

That quote is basically the main reason a Middleman/Utena crossover needs to exist. (Well, side from the fact that both of these shows need to be crossed over with everything.)

[nevacaruso.livejournal.com]

That quote is basically the main reason a Middleman/Utena crossover needs to exist. (Well, side from the fact that both of these shows need to be crossed over with everything.)

BOTH OF THESE THINGS ARE ALSO VERY TRUE.

You should write such a crossover! I commentficced a random encounter between Mikage and Lacey a while back, but I would love to try a full story at some point...

...when I'm not plotting my Utena/Disney and Utena/Legally Blonde crossovers. Or writing more Akio/Percy. Or...you get the idea.

[skygiants]

SOMEDAY MAYBE. Meanwhile, you totally should fill the void! As I mean you have experience in writing excellent Utena crossovers and all. :D :D :D

Mostly now I am just picturing the Middleman exclaiming in duel song lyrics. "Conic absolute egg algebra, Dubby, that's a planetarium projector!"

[elle-white.livejournal.com]

OMG!!! Best Akio discussion ever?

It's just...unconscionable to me that PEOPLE WANT TO SLEEP WITH AKIO. He's creepy as hell and um, represents the negative gendered ideals the show looks down on. What the hell people? Stop weirding me out!

[skygiants]

I also find it SOMEWHAT INCOMPREHENSIBLE, seeing as Akio is the biggest creeper whoever lived. I am pretty sure that the only explanation is indeed the fact that Akio's in-universe bizarre seduction powers extend in some cases through the fourth wall!

[elle-white.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, of course. I just read it again and fourth wall seduction powers do make perfect sense.

NATO takes over command of military operations in Libya

[(Anonymous)]

[b]NATO is taking over command of military operations in Libya from coalition forces, world media reported Sunday.[/b]

The UN Security Council imposed the no-fly zone over Libya on March 17, along with ordering "all necessary measures" to protect civilians from Muammar Gaddafi's attacks on rebel-held towns.

The 28 NATO ambassadors met on Sunday to decide on further military plans in Libya.

The United States transfers command for a no-fly zone over Libya to NATO, while coalition forces will continue to protect civilian population from attacks by Gaddafi forces.

The military operation in Libya, codenamed Odyssey Dawn, has been conducted so far jointly by 13 states, including the United States, Britain and France.

NATO members decided on Thursday to assume responsibility for the enforcement of a no-fly zone in Libya, but could not agree on taking full command of all military operations in the country.

Meanwhile, leaders of the 27 European Union states on Thursday issued a statement saying the EU stood ready to assist in building a new Libya "in cooperation with the United Nations, the Arab League, the African Union and others."

MOSCOW, March 27 (RIA Novosti)

http://en.rian.ru/world/20110327/163235937.html