Tia's feelings in this are particularly painful, since I see something very similar in the mirror all the time.
The animation subcontractor that got used for the first half of this episode wasn't worth their pay. No matter how little it was, it was too much.
Mmm. Subaruservice. Nummy.
And, though I wasn't prepared to say so without seeing the full, translated version, I think that Nanoha made a serious miscall here, though one that's perfectly in character with what we know from her. The disconnect or disagreement I'm seeing between her training and Tea's actions is, quite simply, whether the mission or the agent's survival is given the higher priority. Tea knew what would likely happen to her if her idea didn't work, but didn't consider her own survival a mission objective. Beating the shit out of her isn't going to alter that equation. Once victory means more than life, the definition of risk undergoes a complete state-change that renders increased odds nothing more than a tactical consideration.
If anything, this will only make Teana more desperate.
And, five grade power difference or not, I would still be seriously worried about having anyone look at me the way Subaru was at the end.
Ja, -n
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"I'm terribly sorry, but I have to kill you quite horribly now."
The animation subcontractor that got used for the first half of this episode wasn't worth their pay. No matter how little it was, it was too much.
Mmm. Subaruservice. Nummy.
And, though I wasn't prepared to say so without seeing the full, translated version, I think that Nanoha made a serious miscall here, though one that's perfectly in character with what we know from her. The disconnect or disagreement I'm seeing between her training and Tea's actions is, quite simply, whether the mission or the agent's survival is given the higher priority. Tea knew what would likely happen to her if her idea didn't work, but didn't consider her own survival a mission objective. Beating the shit out of her isn't going to alter that equation. Once victory means more than life, the definition of risk undergoes a complete state-change that renders increased odds nothing more than a tactical consideration.
If anything, this will only make Teana more desperate.
And, five grade power difference or not, I would still be seriously worried about having anyone look at me the way Subaru was at the end.
Ja, -n
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"I'm terribly sorry, but I have to kill you quite horribly now."