[seasonality] catchall for nier

[wtfox]

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w0, monday

[wtfox]

[here they are in class!!

coinflip has decided that they're taking the shakespeare class together. lila is no stranger to shakespeare's works - but this is, uh, new. so here they are, poring over the script to romeo and juliet.

(how is this one meant to be gay, she wonders.)

ABRAM: Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?
SAMPSON: (aside to GREGORY) Is the law of our side if I say “ay”?
GREGORY: (aside to SAMPSON) No.
SAMPSON: No, sir. I do not bite my thumb at you, sir, but I bite my thumb, sir.

oh. she can kind of see it. she points.]

...gay?

[amain]

[ LILA WILL BE NIER'S GUIDE BECAUSE HE HAS NEVER READ SHAKESPEARE. Damn, this also makes her his gay guide.

Uhhhh. ]

It's supposed to be provocative, right?

[ ???? Like... Implying... Things. Aside from starting a fight. ]

[wtfox]

I... think so? It's like flipping someone off.

[a beat.]

Do you know what that means?

[amain]

[ He blinks because he's thinking about it, but then Lila puts him on the spot?

Confidently: ]

It's a bad thing.

[ yes ]

[wtfox]

[she


seems amused.]

It's like saying vaffanculo, but like, with a gesture. Which, now that I think about it, is pretty gay. [she taps at the passage.] So, gay. This class should be pretty easy.

[amain]

[ i'm fucking dying....... why is he going through this. He frowns. ]

There are so many multilayered meanings in this piece. I don't see why they shouldn't write them openly gay.

[ Grumbling. Nier: let the gay be free. ]

... Gay.

[ He is supposed to repeat, right? yes. Gay. ]

[wtfox]

Maybe it just wasn't socially acceptable in that time period?

[she flips through the script]

Okay, you point out the next gay scene.

[amain]

The past sure is strange.

[ Hmm..

MERCUTIO
If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark.
Now will he sit under a medlar tree
And wish his mistress were that kind of fruit
As maids call medlars when they laugh alone

Actually, he isn't sure, but... ]

... Mercutio is really involved in and critical of Romeo's love life.

[wtfox]

Oh, he's super jealous. Gay.

[amain]

Yeah... I mean. Shouldn't you be happy if your friend finds love? Or wants to find love?

[ Mercutio? ]

[wtfox]

Yeah, definitely! I'd be thrilled if my friends found people they were in love with.

[amain]

That's what I was thinking, too... I'd be ecstatic to see my friends find love and marry. Weddings are pretty fun.

[wtfox]

They are! I've been to a couple of them, they're really nice.

[amain]

I want to say maybe there will be a wedding here, but... I don’t think I want to stay here long enough for it to pan out.

[ Oof. Back to homework, though. ]

Do you think it would have ended terribly if Mercutio was honest with his feelings?

[wtfox]

Maybe if he had been, no one would have--

[she pauses. wait. spoilers.]

Do you know how this play ends?

[amain]

Nope. It's a typical boy meets girl story and they live happily ever after, right?

[ HAHHAHA ]

[wtfox]

Umm... not exactly.

[amain]

[ ............ ]

Should I read the whole play before doing more homework?

[wtfox]

...nah, I think it'll be more fun if we have you go in blind.

[she giggles]

[amain]

... I have a bad feeling about this.

[ WHY IS LILA EVIL ]

[wtfox]

[yeah! good question! why is she evil!]

It's just a play, it can't hurt you.

[amain]

... That's what I told my sister when I read her stories and she would definitely cry.

[ FICTION HURTS, LILA? ]

[wtfox]

...do you cry easy?

[amain]

I don't think so?

[wtfox]

Then you'll be fine! Promise.