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vaguely-concerned · 3 years

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Still thinking about that part in the Albert arc of Part 5 where Lupin specifically disguises himself as Fujiko -- who, among all the other things she is to him, is quite recently also his ex-wife -- to seduce the shitty old art collector dude and get his biometric data. He's got a bajillion other sexy lady disguises (this series is peculiarly obsessed with male-presenting to female-presenting crossdressing, it's -- there sure is something going on there), but he specifically chose to almost embody Fujiko for it like it's the only way to feel her company while they're semi-estranged/in a difficult place with each other. Like. Oh boy. Sentences that make me want to gently dissect his brain in a mildly concerned sort of way and go 'now just what on god's green earth is going in here, buddy?'. It is kind of nice how it makes it feel like she's also a bit of a mentor to him in ways you might not necessarily think of normally. (also it's very droll how he acts like anyone twisted his arm into going the femme fatale route when you could get the exact same amount of data by oh, say, posing as a waiter and leaning in a little closer to meet the dude's eyes while asking him if he wants his bill now and taking away a glass he's been drinking from and getting his fingerprints all over or whatever)

...I know Lupin is the main character and everything so it's not like he hasn't had attention on him over the years lol but I still wish they'd take one page at least out of the book of the woman called fujiko mine and hand an installment of the series over to someone who really, really wants to actually properly look at some of this stuff that's in the character -- whether intentionally or that's sort of accidentally grown into being through the sheer longevity of the series -- and let them get a bit weird with it. (Green vs. Red is kind of the... insufferably straight cis male version of that, where they went 'all he really is is an empty shell, an escapist character for ME and ME ONLY so fuck all the rest of you' and it's why that one's... not very good in my estimation lmao. they took all the identity fuckery and disguise stuff going on and went 'he could be anyone or anything! he could even be you! but only if you're a cis dude tho of course haha let's not get silly here')

Listen they're not going to openly queer this long-running mainstream franchise partially based on the idea that cars and guns sure are cool, I am aware, but a person is allowed to dream anyway right haha

In general Lupin is essentially a lil modern day trickster god and I enjoy the interesting tension that creates if you want to go a little closer on him psychologically, because his entire concept strives against it but from the relationships he has with the other main characters you do know there is like. a real person in there somewhere looking out even if you don't get to look in nearly as often and as an audience you always long to be let in on those feelings because like. that's how stories work, vicariously experiencing someone else's reality and emotions. and often he denies you that beyond a certain depth and then sometimes you get glimpses of a truth and those brief glimpses hit all the harder for it. (as a general concept this is also echoed/more literalized in Jigen as a narrative uh 'echo'? foil? for him, where you literally don't get to see his eyes a lot of the time and it feels a bit Special and weirdly intimate when you do. Lupin is kind of rocking the fully emotional version of that.)

anyway a lot of these themes (especially the gender stuff) I'd actually rather they don't mess around with too much because there's no WAY they'd do so in an intelligent, sensitive or defensible way lol sometimes you're safer in the subtext huh

#again my feelings about twcfm are... complicated! but they are doing some genuinely interesting thematic things there #the way all of it is based around the idea that fujiko says 'keep your gaze only on me' and you do; that's what the narrative is built for #everything you see in that show is on some level fujiko #lupin is... weirdly kind of the opposite through the years -- 'look at everything *but* what I am b/c what I do is much more entertaining'#they're partially doing some of this in part 5 which I suspect is why I enjoyed it so much #but I think they stripped too much of the *oddness* from him in the process to really nail it #emotional groundedness and glimpses of real vulnerability? YES THANK YOU! but why have you given him dignity lol #it's also why I don't mind them going a bit more continuity-heavy with the main installments I think you can build something interesting #with a little bit of that #and it's not like you can't still do completely whacky standalone nonsense on the side like god intended haha #lupin iii #sorry that I'm rambling I'm trying to explain something to myself here I think haha #me @ me: god what the hell are you talking about now -____-#trying to put into words how this series is at war with itself in some interesting ways #like so much of it is so centered in male gaze and then you have this very queer undertone everywhere that it like...#is so interested in in a both obsessive and repulsed sort of way #is it partially the 'you hated women so much it came around and became gay' effect? I don't know!!#it's the 'I'd love to study you' of long-running franchises

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yourladyocs · 6 years

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Hard mode: emoji asks for Vesta !

Oooo! Challenge Accepted!

(I am going to do older Vesta (around 15). But if this time line changes, the answers might change)

🐰 what is one secret that you’ve never told anyone?

That I actually miss my family. Sure they weren’t the greatest, but I love them. I almost regret running away as many times as I did.

💗 if you could hug anyone, who would it be?

My dad, Mort.

🐹 what are some of your favourite Pokémon and why?

Mismagius! I love the aesthetic, but also feel like they are one of the Pokemon that would love me the greatest!

🌠 if you were in charge of the world, what would the world look like?

I don’t want that responsibility. I guess it would be free and have a good value system. I am not very good at this type of thing and I don’t want to be.

👀 what was the most recent vivid dream that you had?

That I was standing on a boat with the sea mist splashing on my face as I went sailing forth. I had no ties to hold me back, but yet I felt guilty.

☀️ what do you like the most about your best friend?

My closest friends would be Ternelle and Ariadne. Personally, I love their drive and their freedom. They are the most care-free people I know, yet the most hardworking. And more importantly, they stop and take care of each other. They stop and love each other. I don’t know if this is true, but I think the reason I like them so much is because they stop and share that love with me. It’s silly I know! :p

😘 talk about your crush or partner

I have several. Its a whirlwind to keep them all under control, but I do it.

💁 if someone was rude to you, would you be rude back?

I probably just accept it and move on. I will sing a jam about them later to get back tho. Everyone will know about the rude thing you did to me!

🌟 what do you like about yourself? (must choose at least 3 things!)

I love me, but I don’t know specifics. I love my ability to play an instrument. I love the way I can fight. I love the way I move.

🐾 what are you scared of most? how will you overcome it?

Being stuck in this town forever. I left obviously.

🎁 what never fails to make you happy?

Hearing Uncle Ternelle play his music! Or Ariadne showing me the ships! Or listening to Cade talk about Mae! Or Mae talk about Cade! I love how Arthur hangs out with me sometimes!

💙 what annoys you about some people?

That sometimes they can’t see the problem right in front of them. That some people are just blind to everything around them.

😤 do you get angry easily?

I don’t like to think so.

🐇 what do you always daydream about?

Escaping! Running Away! ...Trading parents...Living a new life... a happier one.

🌻 if you could change 3 things about the world what would you change?

I would change the way the city is run. I would change the fact that are pirates attacking Ariadne. I would change the fact that I am a demigod.

🍓 send me 4 names: kiss, befriend, kill or marry?

(I don’t really know how to answer this one.).

✈️ what is your dream city and why?

Any place far away from here.

☕️ talk about your ideal day

When my parents are home and don’t fight. But thats a dream! A day I don’t get yelled at! Impossible!

🌸 are you an introvert, ambivert or extrovert?

I don’t know dude. I am not social. I like sticking within my bubble. I guess I wave high to the kids at the university, but I haven’t hung out with them. I usually bug Arthur or Cade or Ternelle, etc.

💧 when was the last time you cried?

Yesterday.

🎵 name 5 songs you love at the moment

Friends- MarshmeloI’m Born to Run - American AuthorsThe Wolf- PhildelHeads Will Roll- Yeah Yeah YeahsRun or Hide- Run River North

⚡️ if you had any superpower, what would it be and why?

Teleportation or Invisibility because then I could run away with ease.

💛 if you could talk to your younger self, what would you say?

Arthur is your best companion, but learn how to hide earlier.

💚 who are you jealous of and why?

Any kid with a functional family.

💎 which one would you rather have more of: intelligence, beauty, kindness, wealth or bravery? why?

Bravery because then you can stand up to the things you are afraid of instead of running away. Or you will have the courage to run away fully out of a bad situation.

🙊 what are you ashamed of?

I mean I feel bad for running away, but I had to do it.

🌺 which languages do you know? which do you want to learn?

Elvish, Common, and I am working on others!

🍀 if you could be any fictional character’s best friend/lover, which fictional character would you be?

I would love to be Sophie’s, from Howl’s Moving Castle, best friend.

☁️ talk about your dream universe.

Where the city didn’t fall into the ocean, so that way my mother wouldn’t be mayor of the city.

💜 which acts of kindness are you going to do today?

Plan for the kids at the university or help in the tenements.

🐬 if you could transform into any animal/magical creature, what would you be and why?

I would love to be a fairy! I would love the ability to flutter and explore small spaces.

🍄 talk about someone/something you really dislike

Ohhhh.... I mean it would be mean to say. But I really truly dislike Ophelia. She may be my mother, but I wish she would pay some good attention to me. I don’t want her scolding me all the time. I don’t want her yelling at me, forcing me to wear this or that, or performing my tasks properly in a certain way. Just stop and tell me you love me for once!!

😣 talk about some things that have been making you depressed/angry/anxious lately

My home life has.

🍪 what did you want to be as a kid, and what do you want to be now?

I as a kid wanted to be someone who impressed my parents. I wanted to be a cleric and then maybe they would love me. But now I realized that I want to be a bard and play music.

🍰 what are some of your favourite sugary foods?

Vanilla Cake!

🍑 what are you obsessed with?

Running-away seems to be a theme. I kid! I don’t have a current obsession.

💘 what happens to you when you’re stressed?

I panic and flee. I have to get out of the situation now and run away.

😪 what are you sick of?

These questions. I don’t want to keep stating this, but I am sick of my home life and running away.

🙀 are you an adrenaline seeker?

I guess?

💥 what are some unpopular opinions that you have?

That you can be Lawful, but doesn’t always make you good.

☔️ would you consider yourself a good person?

I am pretty neutral.

😊 what do you like to do as hobbies?

I love playing my instrument! I got a violin. My mother wanted me to pick a ‘noble’ instrument.

🎤 what’s the last song you hummed or sang by yourself?

Friends by Mashmelo and Anne-Marie

🐝 what’s your worst trait? how are you planning to improve it?

My lack of ability to stick in a stressful situation and solve the problem. I want to, but I don’t know if I can at this point.

🎨 what do you always doodle when you’re bored?

Flowers and hearts!

🐻 what’s stopping you from chasing your dreams?

Money? Attachment? A need for a family connection? My want to stay with my support system? Good answers. But really it’s my cowardice.

🌷 what’s your mbti personality and why do you think it suits you?

ENFJ. I don’t know. I tend to put out my emotions, but also everyone is usually happy to see me.

🐶 send me 3 fictional people and I’ll choose my favourite!

(can’t do this one)

👑 who are your favourite celebrities and why?

(she doesn’t know)

🐴 opinion on __?

On horses? I mean they are a mode of travel.

🍋 do you consider yourself an emotional person?

Yes! Unfortunately.

📚 share 3 books that you love and your favourite quote from them.

I only read education books. I don’t have very many good books outside of that.(I think she would like Madame Bovary, The Family Fang, Maupassant. “She cut him off. ‘You know what I said. If you’re not happy, you know where the door is. Nobody’s stopping you. But I’ve promised, and I’m going.’” from Femme Fatale by Maupassant).

😔 what do you always do when you feel sad? does it help?

I always play my instrument or practice fencing. Or I run-away and go hang out with Arthur or Ternelle. Of course it does!

😌 what thoughts keep you going when you’re sad?

That there will be tomorrow. That tomorrow could be better.

🌍 which country do you live in?

(Fictional world)

🐧 describe yourself in 3 words

Romantic, Wishful, Musician.

🐵 which quotes changed you?

“Feel what is great, cherish the beautiful” or “Her will, the veil of her bonnet, held by a string, flutters in every wind”

💭 do you keep a diary?

Nope!

💫 who inspires you?

Ternelle and Cade. They got to live their lives and making the most of it.

👻 do you believe in ghosts and why?

I mean... I haven’t met one.

🎀 what’s your fashion sense like?

I wish I could wear pants! I hate dresses. I want to wear a suit. Like I want beige pants with a white shirt and some sort of vest.

🎬 what are some of your favourite films?

I don’t know!(Madame Bovary probably. Or some sort of run-away story).

🍦 what is one treasured childhood memory?

I remember the one time Ternelle taught me to play an instrument. It was a pan-flute I believe. When I expressed interest with it to my mother, she gave me a violin. I honestly think it was one of the best things to happen. Sure, my mother got her way with the instrument choice, but at least she gave me one!

🐼 if you could meet anyone, who would it be and why?

Maybe I could meet Arthur’s family? I mean they are my family technically.

#Vesta #asks #romanarcadia

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