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Re: Please, PLEASE no.
Posted By: Arithmomaniac <arithmomaniac@hotmail.com>Date: 4/6/12 3:15 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Please, PLEASE no. (DEEP NNN)


: That being said, I see it, I want to
: see it more, I like it and I hope to like it more. I hope 343i does create
: an even more emotional connection between these two characters.

I hope there is more of an emotional connection, too. "Human Weakness" may be my favorite piece of Halo fiction, and I'd love to see MC return the love in his own stoic way.

But if that's what's being hinted at by Cortana's bust, that means there will be a conflation of two interrelated, but different, things:

- Emotional bonds and love, the sort that is borne of experience and mutual appreciation. This is possible for deep friends, too - especially those who have been through what MC and Cortana have.
- Physical attraction.

I think the former is more in character for MC. Him thinking "ZOMG SHE'S HOT LET'S MAKE HER AN ANDROID LIKE EDI" would require a massive change in his character... for what deep message, exactly?

*dons Santorum hat*

They have plenty to love each other for already - Cortana never said she finds MC studly, yet she loves him all the same.
Even if there is something to gain from romantic love (and I'm highly skeptical of that - I don't think MC "loves" per se), that doesn't require beauty (see WALL-E), especially of the hot, no-clothes form that we seemed to be fine with until the 1960s or so.

Maybe that's all just an (unfortunate) convention by now, and I'm overly sensitive. But using physical appearance as a primary driver instead of what they've been through and know about each other seems really crass, and a wasted opportunity for real narrative depth.

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           Re: Halo 4 cover storystabbim 4/5/12 4:40 p.m.
                 Re: Halo 4 cover storyDEEP NNN 4/5/12 8:21 p.m.
                       Please, PLEASE no.Arithmomaniac 4/5/12 10:34 p.m.
                             Please, Please, Please, Please, PLEASE no.Dani 4/5/12 10:49 p.m.
                                   lol.Arithmomaniac 4/6/12 2:59 a.m.
                             Re: Please, PLEASE no.DEEP NNN 4/5/12 11:00 p.m.
                                   Re: Please, PLEASE no.uberfoop 4/5/12 11:54 p.m.
                                         Well put. *NM*Arithmomaniac 4/6/12 2:59 a.m.
                                   Re: Please, PLEASE no.Arithmomaniac 4/6/12 3:15 a.m.
                                         Re: Please, PLEASE no.DEEP NNN 4/6/12 12:02 p.m.
                                               Re: Please, PLEASE no.stabbim 4/6/12 2:12 p.m.
                                               Re: Please, PLEASE no.uberfoop 4/6/12 6:14 p.m.
                       Re: Halo 4 cover storyCompton 4/6/12 5:14 a.m.
     Re: Halo 4 cover storyMetalingus627 4/5/12 4:34 p.m.
           *Their *NM*Metalingus627 4/5/12 4:35 p.m.
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     Zoom in on the Halo 4 Hub banner.Gravemind 4/5/12 5:07 p.m.
           Re: Zoom in on the Halo 4 Hub banner.Phoenix_9286 4/5/12 6:27 p.m.
                 Re: Zoom in on the Halo 4 Hub banner.TDSpiral 4/5/12 6:30 p.m.
                       Yeah. That one. *NM*Gravemind 4/5/12 6:47 p.m.
                             Re: Yeah. That one.Phoenix_9286 4/5/12 6:49 p.m.
                                   ... Ermkay then. *NM*TDSpiral 4/5/12 7:36 p.m.
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           Did you try shouting "ENHANCE!!" at your screen? *NM*Chris101b 4/5/12 11:10 p.m.
     Yay!TDSpiral 4/5/12 5:13 p.m.
           Re: Yay!MixMaker1 4/5/12 5:17 p.m.
                 haha +1 *NM*nillapuddin 4/5/12 9:25 p.m.
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     Re: Halo 4 cover storyCaneCutter 4/5/12 5:55 p.m.
           That's in the visor, seen it in some screenshots *NM*TDSpiral 4/5/12 6:04 p.m.
                 Thanks! *NM*CaneCutter 4/5/12 6:09 p.m.
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