Quote:I ran across a fic a while ago that got into that -- it was supposed to be a kind of bonding discussion that'd lead to Skuld not being so "keep Keiichi away from Belldandy." Most of the story didn't impress me, and I can't remember the title or find the fic anymore, but one of K1's lines stuck with me.
Skuld's all about the robotics in her public life. Keiichi in general's about making vehicles GORILLYFASTNOWKTHX.
The best I can recall, it went like this: "It's about testing yourself. Your way of testing yourself is to build a new device or upgrade an old one to meet whatever challenge arises. You're testing your intellect, your genius. But I test whether -- and how -- I can get the best performance out of stock, unmodified equipment -- maintained the best I can, but still just what the factory originally put on the bike. It's a test of my skill at maintenance and my reflexes as a rider."
Of course, he does do a fair bit of souping-up vehicles -- or creating new ones -- in canon, but the comment still struck me as a pretty good assessment of their differing styles.
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.