I just noticed that its been liscenced now does it mean Dynasty wont be uploading fiture chapters?

It's nice to see actual insight on why their relationship is free of conflict. Saku is just doing everything without question. Kasumi's iiving the high life...

Sakurako as a counselor, huh? I'm not too sure about that. She's got the open personality, but her common sense in matters of relationships is a bit skewed haha

The only reason to get married is for legal benefits. Sakurako's got that right lol

Wow the having children thing came back full swing this time around. Even if Saku doesn't become a mad scientist, the iPS cell research will probably have a breakthrough in a decade or two. They just need to wait a bit longer. I understand why Saku wants super babies from their superior genes, but adopted kids is also an option.

I just noticed that its been liscenced now does it mean Dynasty wont be uploading fiture chapters?

It's been licensed for over half a year now. Dynasty has not moved yet.

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Man, I'm so grateful to myself for NOT getting involved in the whole Erica discussion, lol

Can folks please take the Erica Freidman bashing over to Reddit or 4chan or wherever the hell people go to do that sort of thing?

So the admins tagged it as subtext only, not yuri, and loads of readers believed it. That's why there used to be so many posts debating the 'hints of dating' between them, and whether we as fans could assume them to be a couple. In time the admins realized their mistake and corrected the tagging, and that was how the silly debate came to an end. And the admins learned a lesson: never trust Erica Friedman, never.

I am reasonably confident that zero of the staff here chose the tags thanks to Erica Friedman's comments. But keep writing that fanfic, I'm interested to see where it goes from here.

It totally ships you with Erica Friedman.

I am reasonably confident that zero of the staff here chose the tags thanks to Erica Friedman's comments. But keep writing that fanfic, I'm interested to see where it goes from here.

It totally ships you with Erica Friedman.

Jeeze, tag your spoilers!

Most people tend to assume conflict is the one major literary element without which a narrative structure cannot move forward, and expect to see a whole lot of it in any good story. Writers are often judged by how many points of conflict they include in a tale, how these conflicts are resolved, and how neatly and satisfyingly the closure is tied up. The ancient Greeks already held "agon" (the act of conflict) as the central unit of any plot; and, even today, many contemporary critics believe that conflict is the crucial feature of any literary creation -- or, in other words, that a story simply must have conflict as an indispensable source of tension and drama to hold the interest of the audience.

And, well, to all these people, I guess Yukiko-sensei would reply like this:

haha-ha haha-ha haha-ha ah-haa BLLLLL ah-haha

There were commenters who wrote that conflict was indeed here, because you could find small conflicts every chapter between the MCs. Reading these two chapters, I wonder what they were talking about. In some panels, Sakurako whines about some minor thing; then, next panel, Kasumi mollifies her and Sakurako is happy again. Are they taking these humorous 2-panel sequences as examples of conflict?
That might fit the basic dictionary definition of conflict, but not quite the definition of conflict as the "central unit of the plot" in literature.

Hmm...
Just to play Devil's advocate (lol), what about the times Kasumi confiscated or deleted Sakurako's collections of secret pics and tapes? You know, all that Kasumi-themed memorabilia Sakurako had acquired by secretly photographing or recording Kasumi?

I am reasonably confident that zero of the staff here chose the tags thanks to Erica Friedman's comments. But keep writing that fanfic, I'm interested to see where it goes from here.

It totally ships you with Erica Friedman.

Jeeze, tag your spoilers!

No spoiler, I'm just speculating. ;p

Random question: can any of you even imagine Kasumi taking care of a baby?

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Random question: can any of you even imagine Kasumi taking care of a baby?

Nope. We all know who would be responsible for the kids.

BugDevil posted:

Random question: can any of you even imagine Kasumi taking care of a baby?

Nope. We all know who would be responsible for the kids.

Kid would be taking care of Kasumi, because mama is too lazy.

Most people tend to assume conflict is the one major literary element without which a narrative structure cannot move forward, and expect to see a whole lot of it in any good story. Writers are often judged by how many points of conflict they include in a tale, how these conflicts are resolved, and how neatly and satisfyingly the closure is tied up. The ancient Greeks already held "agon" (the act of conflict) as the central unit of any plot; and, even today, many contemporary critics believe that conflict is the crucial feature of any literary creation -- or, in other words, that a story simply must have conflict as an indispensable source of tension and drama to hold the interest of the audience.

And, well, to all these people, I guess Yukiko-sensei would reply like this:

haha-ha haha-ha haha-ha ah-haa BLLLLL ah-haha

There were commenters who wrote that conflict was indeed here, because you could find small conflicts every chapter between the MCs. Reading these two chapters, I wonder what they were talking about. In some panels, Sakurako whines about some minor thing; then, next panel, Kasumi mollifies her and Sakurako is happy again. Are they taking these humorous 2-panel sequences as examples of conflict?
That might fit the basic dictionary definition of conflict, but not quite the definition of conflict as the "central unit of the plot" in literature.

Hmm...
Just to play Devil's advocate (lol), what about the times Kasumi confiscated or deleted Sakurako's collections of secret pics and tapes? You know, all that Kasumi-themed memorabilia Sakurako had acquired by secretly photographing or recording Kasumi?

Well, those were played for jokes and solved in one strip, two at most. It still wouldn't fit the "central unit of the plot" definition.

Man, I'm so grateful to myself for NOT getting involved in the whole Erica discussion, lol

Same. I didn't even know about her before it started. lol

BugDevil posted:

Random question: can any of you even imagine Kasumi taking care of a baby?

Nope. We all know who would be responsible for the kids.

Kid would be taking care of Kasumi, because mama is too lazy.

Nah, she is going to fight the kids for Sakurako attention

BugDevil posted:

Random question: can any of you even imagine Kasumi taking care of a baby?

Nope. We all know who would be responsible for the kids.

Kid would be taking care of Kasumi, because mama is too lazy.

Nah, she is going to fight the kids for Sakurako attention

I think Sakurako would be the one fighting the kids for Kasumi's attention

Kid would be taking care of Kasumi, because mama is too lazy.

Nah, she is going to fight the kids for Sakurako attention

Hah. Now I imagine Saku feeding the baby with a bottle of milk and Kasumi lying next to her and staring jealously until Saku stuffs one into her mouth too.

Kid would be taking care of Kasumi, because mama is too lazy.

Nah, she is going to fight the kids for Sakurako attention

Hah. Now I imagine Saku feeding the baby with a bottle of milk and Kasumi lying next to her and staring jealously until Saku stuffs one into her mouth too.

Or perhaps she's not using a bottle.

Hah. Now I imagine Saku feeding the baby with a bottle of milk and Kasumi lying next to her and staring jealously until Saku stuffs one into her mouth too.

Or perhaps she's not using a bottle.

Let's just say Sakurako doesn't look like the breastfeeding type.

BugDevil posted:

Random question: can any of you even imagine Kasumi taking care of a baby?

Nope. We all know who would be responsible for the kids.

Kid would be taking care of Kasumi, because mama is too lazy.

We tend to forget it because we don't often actually see her doing it, but Kasumi can be a hard worker when she needs to be.

BugDevil posted:

Random question: can any of you even imagine Kasumi taking care of a baby?

Nope. We all know who would be responsible for the kids.

Kid would be taking care of Kasumi, because mama is too lazy.

Nah, she is going to fight the kids for Sakurako attention

I think Sakurako would be the one fighting the kids for Kasumi's attention

It would just be a repeat of that time when Sakurako had some virtual Kasumi cat girl, but this time, Kasumi can't just delete the kid (I hope...)

Kid would be taking care of Kasumi, because mama is too lazy.

We tend to forget it because we don't often actually see her doing it, but Kasumi can be a hard worker when she needs to be.

While I can definitely see Kasumi pulling through when it matters or when she is in a good mood, we need to consider that as long as Sakurako is around she will not have to lift a finger. Kasumi is self-sufficient only when Saku isn't taking care of everything.
Though she is not good with annoying things, so I can see her being especially suicidal when a baby cries all night lol

So as a parent, Kasumi would probably be the one spoiling the kids or saying "It's fine, right?". As long as her wife teaches them manners, she will be alright.

Just to play Devil's advocate (lol), what about the times Kasumi confiscated or deleted Sakurako's collections of secret pics and tapes? You know, all that Kasumi-themed memorabilia Sakurako had acquired by secretly photographing or recording Kasumi?

Well, those were played for jokes and solved in one strip, two at most. It still wouldn't fit the "central unit of the plot" definition.

Also: Sakurako's attitude. She acted like she knew she had been naughty, and done something she shouldn't have. And it's easy to see why.

I recall a comic I read where a girl was bragging about her boyfriend. He was really nice, and attentive, and accomodating; he took good care of her and pampered her, even when she asked for selfish stuff. For example: she had a cosplay hobby, she liked to dress people in costumes, and he was ok with it and willing to let her do all she wanted; so she often dressed him up as a fairy, with a skirt and big butterfly wings, and she took pics and put them on her website. These pics were very popular; she posted the links in forums for the drag fandom, and her site got lots of hits. The other girl, after listening to all of this, was very impressed:

"Wow! He even lets you take pics of him in fairy drag? And upload them to your website? He must really love you!"

And the first girl, making a coy face, replied:

"Weeell... he doesn't know yet about the website..."

This is a good example of why, in times of the internet, you don't want those pictures or recordings of you that you don't want to go around to be out of your hands. That's why it's reasonable for Kasumi to be not happy to find that Sakurako took pics of her and filmed and recorded her without her knowing, like when asleep or in the shower; and also why Sakurako, caught being naughty, can't really complain when Kasumi takes that stuff from her.

first you thought this was subtext

then you thought this was yuri

then we'll see that it was post transhumanist sci fi

first you thought this was subtext

Heh.

then you thought this was yuri

Yep.

then we'll see that it was post transhumanist sci fi

WOAH! You're going WAY too far ahead, pal. Slow down, comrade.

first you thought this was subtext

then you thought this was yuri

then we'll see that it was post transhumanist sci fi

"I wish I could upload our conciousnesses to a massive supercomputer so that our thoughts and selves could intermingle in the digital spacescape, Kasumi-chan!"