Quote:True, true. If there are any boomers who are inarguably enslaved sentients, it's the sexaroids. It's a pity I couldn't actually work any of them more directly into the story, but setting it past the events of Crisis and Crash! was another of those anti-SI design decisions.
except for the sexaroids. gotta love them oppressed sexaroids. they're so tragic. sniff.
Quote:All very deliberate. That's why Doug's married, faithful, and celibate during the Walk -- if I had a dime for every SI character who's boinked their favorite anime character(s), well, I wouldn't need my tax refund this year. Being "safe" will let him build friendships with the women in the various Steps without the otherwise inevitable sexual tension, and will let him (and them) play against type in a number of situations. Like the Doug and Misato fragment from DW-Eva I posted a couple weeks back -- and once Misato grasps the concept of a man who's not a) hitting on her or b) going to respond to being hit on, and c) still acknowledges her desirability while respecting her brains and skills, she's going to ... well, I won't get into that, it's a bit of a spoiler, but let's just say she grows, and some of the steel she has as a military officer begins to seep into her as a person.
No, Doug not teaming up with the Sabres, having a relationship with Nene and or Priss was very surprising.
Anyway, because Doug is "safe", and doesn't bed-hop his way through the universes, he picks up "little sisters" rather than romantic interests, who end up devoted in their own way to him. Well, "devoted" might be too strong a word. But it's still a strong, affectionate feeling. (The unintentional parallels to "Sister Princess" have occurred to me, and there's a story idea slowly developing there. Nothing solid yet, but still...)
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.