Quote:Necratoid wrote:O_O Huh! Never really thought of it like that - I always just took it at face value. It really does add a bit more dimension and depth to Lum's character.
What you have to remember is that Lum took Ataru's comment, which was basically him making a short monologue to himself, and decided to except his 'proposal' to her out of spite. Really, it was Ataru celebrating that because he won Shinbu would now honor her win conditional proposal. So if Lum had just gone away, he would have been married shortly afterwards. What happened was that Ataru managed to swipe her top on the last day and then tagged her horns when she tried to get it back... a legit tactic... but this happened on international and interplanetary tv. She just took his aside as a chance to actively make his life hell. Calling him 'Darling' was basically sarcastic for the some months, right up til he grew on her.
With that in mind, I'll try and swing it like this: The Great Chase goes down, and in addition to the 'no flying' handicap, the Government of Texas has asked that the two not cast any fire or lightning - they've been having fire issues due to a drought. From there, it goes as planned: Lum severely underestimates the environment and not being able to fly just means that it takes a heavy toll on her, while Zeke is more or less at home. (Seriously, the friggin' hot weather freak is like the polar opposite of Gryphon's Corwin Ravenhair in this regard!) She goes delerious towards the end and once she recovers, in return for knowingly making her life hell, she decides to return the favor.
Mr. Invader sees it for what it is. Delusional visions are a pretty shabby cover, so he decides to lay out the rules as so: Lum is the only one that can break the engagement, HOWEVER, Zeke is the one who decides if and when they'll actually be wed! Mr. Invader, the crafty old bastard, has constructed a win-win scenario. If Lum breaks the engagement it's because Zeke's humbled her a bit - something she's been in desperate need of. And if Zeke winds up marrying her, well that just means that the Family gains a very interesting and useful new member.
Quote:Necratoid wrote:There's a thought indeed. Lum is not gonna be happy when she's on the recieving end of one of those tags, especially if Rei does it when she's in her Senshi form. I think Zeke's gonna wind up sleeping with a fire extinguisher in his room; poor Ami-chan can't stay over every night to help fight the fires those two will spark.
The answer is super effective rob. You have to remember that in Lum the oni of eastern legend are the oni of Lum's race. Anyway, from the above mentioned tagging of Usagi, we know that Rei tagged her because she sensed a lot of unusual energy in her. We also have the 'I can't move... I can't do anything' thought of that princess doll youma from the carnival. So I suspect that what that ward does is snarl up your ability to process energy... So it should hit her like having her horns fall off, reduced to human normal... she'll also have a piece of paper stuck to her head.
Also...
Quote:Necratoid wrote:That's very plausible, and can lead to Earth people leveraging something for the damages releasing Queen Beryl has caused. It will certainly make any other would-be invaders think twice about messing with Earth - they'll just beat you back and then lawyer you into paying for the damages. Of course, I think a few more examples will need to be made...
Japan is so popular that the [The Oni] made an extra dimension on Earth to house visiting and recident aliens.... come to think of it... all the messing around with dimensional walls is likely what damaged Beryl's prison enough that she could get forces out in the first place.