"The only good thing about you is ..."
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ladybug_archiveI can't remember why, exactly, but when I wrote Ghosts I came up with the idea that Sherry and Vodka don't like each other a whole lot. Though I only described things from Sherry's POV, and how she thought that Vodka was difficult to get along with and uncommunicative. But that idea has stuck with me, and recently I started getting ideas for Vodka's own feelings about her. He believes that one way or another, she'll be Gin's downfall, and hence, he doesn't like her much because of that.
I started thinking about an episode of Talespin I watched recently, the Polly Wants a Treasure one, about Baloo and the parrot arguing. XD They had a great line in that when they both yelled, "The only good thing about you is Kit!" I found it interesting that in that episode, the two rivals did not end up bosom buddies. It seems like that's how things often go sometimes in shows. But that time it ends up with them only respecting/tolerating each other because they each care about Kit.
Hence ... I started writing a blurb with Sherry's and Vodka's different feelings for Gin, and their feelings about each other. I don't know what I'll do with it; it needs some tweaking, and I may just keep it for my own amusement instead of posting it anywhere. Though I do like it, and with tweaking I may find it good enough to post.
I liked a scene I did for an RP with Lizzie over the weekend. Ayumi has been taken, and circumstances lead people to believe that Gin did it. Haibara, who's been developing another, temporary antidote, secretly takes it and goes to confront Gin, wanting to get Ayumi back but believing that she herself won't come out of things alive. They have a very fascinating conversation, and Gin ends up kissing her. XD She's shocked, of course, as is Lizzie's OC, who stumbles on them just then. (And Vodka was probably shocked too, but we didn't see his reaction....)
I tried to come up with a logical, IC reason why Gin didn't kill her when he saw her. I ended up with several reasons. First, because it's a complete surprise to him and he's already occupied with trying to get Ayumi back from Ling. He doesn't want to spend time on this other thing right now, and he claims it wasn't enough of a challenge for them to simply stumble across each other. (I think he somewhat enjoys the hunt for her. It's a test of brains.) Also, part of him doesn't want her dead. Part of him still wants her back. I like to think that the reason he didn't outright, immediately kill her on the roof was a mixture of him wanting to prolong her suffering and the fact that he just didn't want her dead.
I may tweak the scene around and throw it in No Way Out. I'm in love with it. XD
I tried to illustrate him kissing her, and her being shocked, but it didn't come out the way I wanted. I drew it on the wrong scale accidentally, the one that makes it hard for me to draw bodies right, and I see now that it's the wrong angle, too. I should have done it from the opposite side, for the interesting reason that Sherry is poking a gun into his abdomen with her right hand, while her left hand is on his shoulder, as if she partly is enjoying this kiss and partly wants to pull away. I thought the gun could be visible from the angle I used, but I see now that it won't be. Also, the way her head is tipped back made it look weird with her body. I need to find a picture that illustrates something like her pose so I can draw it accurately! (The kiss itself actually doesn't look too bad, to my surprise....)
I started thinking about an episode of Talespin I watched recently, the Polly Wants a Treasure one, about Baloo and the parrot arguing. XD They had a great line in that when they both yelled, "The only good thing about you is Kit!" I found it interesting that in that episode, the two rivals did not end up bosom buddies. It seems like that's how things often go sometimes in shows. But that time it ends up with them only respecting/tolerating each other because they each care about Kit.
Hence ... I started writing a blurb with Sherry's and Vodka's different feelings for Gin, and their feelings about each other. I don't know what I'll do with it; it needs some tweaking, and I may just keep it for my own amusement instead of posting it anywhere. Though I do like it, and with tweaking I may find it good enough to post.
I liked a scene I did for an RP with Lizzie over the weekend. Ayumi has been taken, and circumstances lead people to believe that Gin did it. Haibara, who's been developing another, temporary antidote, secretly takes it and goes to confront Gin, wanting to get Ayumi back but believing that she herself won't come out of things alive. They have a very fascinating conversation, and Gin ends up kissing her. XD She's shocked, of course, as is Lizzie's OC, who stumbles on them just then. (And Vodka was probably shocked too, but we didn't see his reaction....)
I tried to come up with a logical, IC reason why Gin didn't kill her when he saw her. I ended up with several reasons. First, because it's a complete surprise to him and he's already occupied with trying to get Ayumi back from Ling. He doesn't want to spend time on this other thing right now, and he claims it wasn't enough of a challenge for them to simply stumble across each other. (I think he somewhat enjoys the hunt for her. It's a test of brains.) Also, part of him doesn't want her dead. Part of him still wants her back. I like to think that the reason he didn't outright, immediately kill her on the roof was a mixture of him wanting to prolong her suffering and the fact that he just didn't want her dead.
I may tweak the scene around and throw it in No Way Out. I'm in love with it. XD
I tried to illustrate him kissing her, and her being shocked, but it didn't come out the way I wanted. I drew it on the wrong scale accidentally, the one that makes it hard for me to draw bodies right, and I see now that it's the wrong angle, too. I should have done it from the opposite side, for the interesting reason that Sherry is poking a gun into his abdomen with her right hand, while her left hand is on his shoulder, as if she partly is enjoying this kiss and partly wants to pull away. I thought the gun could be visible from the angle I used, but I see now that it won't be. Also, the way her head is tipped back made it look weird with her body. I need to find a picture that illustrates something like her pose so I can draw it accurately! (The kiss itself actually doesn't look too bad, to my surprise....)
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Date: 2006-10-10 02:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-11 02:35 am (UTC)Yeah, I think Gin likes the match of wits. Sherry's a very intelligent woman, one of the only characters who's really a good match for Gin, I think. (Though as a hopeless Gin/Sherry shipper, I could be biased....)
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Date: 2006-10-11 03:37 am (UTC)It certainly would be selling Gin short not to realize how brilliant he is. He's not what one would call an intellectual, someone who contemplates the higher things in life, but his mind is sharp as a razor blade. For the same reason, I can't see him romantically involved with anyone; he's too single-minded and suspicious of others, often rightly so. And where Sherry's concerned, well . . . I also get the impression he rather enjoys having people fear him, and she fears him greatly.
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Date: 2006-10-11 03:51 am (UTC)Who knows what Gin contemplates. XD Gin as I write him does sometimes muse over deep things, death and religion and whatnot. I think he is quite brilliant, indeed, one of the smartest villains on any show.
And I agree, he likes being feared. And Sherry definitely does fear him. But that doesn't cancel a relationship out, in my mind. ^^