#cyrilthewolf

[shikai-the-storyteller]

cyrilthewolf said: I’ve been braining on it while writing lyrics for an album. Recently wrote lyrics to Ice Brain reflecting on this exact point idea so that’s why I brought it up. I’ve read a few fics by Bryon Nightshade on FF.net that explore this a bit but it’s mostly Iris/Zero. He writes Zero even more extremely where Zero is always fighting against his programming and treats all interactions as a battle. Pretty interesting premise. Though you are more correct regarding the lack of fics with that theme now that I’m thinking about it. I think I got so lost in my own headcanon informed by the fics I’ve found espousing that ideal that I actually thought it was more prevalent than it was. But yea - I’ll be working on those fansongs since I plan to do something cool with a few tunes to tell that story over the course of a couple songs.

Ohh I didn't know you wrote songs about the Megaman series! You should share those sometime! (I have listened to a few of your other songs, they’re really neat!) Iris/Zero isn't really my thing, but I might check his stuff out since that sounds like an interesting portrayal of Zero's active fight against the virus. 

Haha, I totally get you on that- I sometimes have to double check things to make sure it's actually canon as opposed to a headcanon that's so ingrained in my mind it might as well be canon. But anyways, it'll be interesting to hear your take on that via song! Fansongs are always really cool :D

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cyrilthewolf replied to your post: What are some MMX / ZeroX fics you’d like to see...

I typically look at the idea of Zero being relatively emotionally naive / cold vs X’s warmth and pathos. Zero looks up to X for that reason (at least after x4 probably) and X looks up to zero for the strength he exudes. Both are probably inwardly hurting more than they let on though so it ends up becoming interesting to write about. THOUGH THIS IS PROBABLY ALREADY DONE TO DEATH. Makes good songs though

I LOVE seeing fics that explore that! The mutual respect Zero and X have for each other is such a wonderful thing, I love it so much. I wouldn't mind reading fics about that aspect of their relationship over and over again (sadly, not that many fics delve into it). Zero and X both have their faults and insecurities, but they rely on one another for support (at one point in Xtreme 2, Zero says “We’ve fought until now by believing in each other”). It’s really sweet (and it does make for good songs!) Canon explicitly confirms that too, which is always nice:

“Zero and X have faced and fought through many difficulties together. As long as X is with him, Zero can do anything. Though he doesn’t express it, Zero believes this with all his heart. This is something that will never change.” (Megaman Xtreme 2)

“Various memories flash through X’s mind. The most dominant ones are the memories of Zero. Zero should have finished his mission by now. X thinks that he can stand up to any difficulties with his partner and friend Zero. While he thinks like that, he can’t help but think of new challenges to face with his friend” (also from Xtreme 2. This English version is a tiny bit different from the Japanese, but I still love it).

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cyrilthewolf replied to your post “Originally I started writing fanfic because it’s a fun & easy way to...”

you could do what I do with music and write a bunch of drabbles but never publish them. Just doing it is enough, not every creative piece has to be the tour de france broadcast for the world, sometimes it's enough to just make it (to extend the metaphor, like going for a bike ride anyway)

See, I do that, but I write fanfics specifically because I want to share them! and get praised

Just like with drawing, I write a lot more than I actually post, but fanfics force me to work and pull things together to create something I can broadcast (maybe not to the world, but to the community, which is something I can’t do with my original stories)! I think that's one of the reasons I'm still so nitpicky about my fanfic even though I consider them "practice"— I share them in lieu of my original stories, so they have to measure up! (Not only that, but I’m frustrated with the other stories I see in the tag, and I’m frustrated with parts of the canon, so I take it upon myself to fix that! I have a lot of love for Megaman, so my fanfics also need to live up to that love)

[shikai-the-storyteller]

The TAZ Finale rent my heart into many tiny pieces of joy. Did you enjoy? :P

I was in the middle of doing work and then the end of the episode happened and I flopped on my couch, bawled for half an hour straight, and ran out of energy to do anything. Fantastic story, fantastic end to the podcast, but absolutely terrible for my energy levels! (I enjoyed it very much- I can’t wait to see what they do next!) 

I’ve been re-listening to old episodes and Griffin’s TAZ playlist on his soundcloud for the past few hours, it makes me so sad that the Balance arc is officially over! I’m glad they’ll still do liveshows with the dork patrol, and I’m glad we’ll get a few liveshows posted before whatever comes next, but I’m still sad! I’m glad their stories were wrapped up well though, I was happy with how things ended up, and I think it’s cool that Griffin’s not just like “That’s it!” but he’s leaving the world open to be explored later in whatever liveshows happen.

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cyrilthewolf replied to your post: I know that Ciel's ancestor was a concept left in...

For some reason I’ve never heard anyone outright say “14 year olds with centuries old robots” before and had quite the laugh - thank

(ゝω・`)┏┏  I aim to amuse

OK BUT HONESTLY- Zero and X are so old by the time the MM0 series rolls around. I know their redesigns make them look a lot younger, but that doesn’t erase the fact that Zero and X are still SUPER OLD and Ciel’s a 14 year old human kid, I was legitimately horrified when I found out people were seriously pairing her with them.

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cyrilthewolf replied to your post: “People who drink Hennessy and Patron care more about the aesthetic and...”:

Patron is like the only good tequila

this is false because all tequila is bad!

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cyrilthewolf replied to your post: Someone: *post giant rant about how much they hate...

I mean look I ship XAlia most heavily even though I recognize it’s dumb stupid and probably me projecting but lets be real - XZero is tight

Aw, that’s not a dumb ship! I know a lot of people like shipping the navigators with the main MMX trio, and I know even more people who project onto their ships, haha. But yes, Zero and X make a great pair in any shape or form, be it romantic, platonic, or whatever!

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I mean, by the logic used in that SU post it's not hard to reach that AANG (and by extension Korra) has some Jesus-y parallels. Maybe not son-of-god type stuff but still divine being coming human to save all of our sorry asses. It's not hard to turn nearly anything into a Jesus parallel if you squint hard enough. His whole deal was coming to sacrifice himself for the rest of mankind so realistically any protag who sacrifices something for the good of the rest of the group is Jesus.

Right, like the idea of self-sacrifice being a inherently or exclusively Christian thing is so weird and misguided. Now, whether or not it suits the narrative of a particular piece of media or whatever is a whole other thing but yea, that post is just really ???????