Cheria: Hubert, you've been sneaking glances at me all day. What is it?
Hubert: NOTHING.
Cheria: You know you can tell me anything, come on~~
Hubert: .........thatskirtisalittleshort
Cheria: Huh? I can't hear you.
Hubert: NOTHING. IT'S HOT TODAY, ISN'T IT?
Cheria: ...We're in a desert...
Goddamnit, game. You see, that was cute! I like that! Why can't we have more of that! And I will take shy guy a million times over the same hackneyed "girl is eternally in love with an oblivious guy" bullshit. /shoves Cheria at Asbel's little brother
rainfall: It's only cute because the game doesn't care about it enough to ruin it.
"rainfall: It's only cute because the game doesn't care about it enough to ruin it."
That strikes me as horribly accurate.
It's conflicting. I really like the pairing, but I like it when it's actually related to what's going on with the actual plot, if that makes sense. Like, when they finally have their hashing out after you rescue Cheria, and then they have their blushy hand-holding scene. I like that.
But then they do the incidental stuff that reminds me way too much of Luke/Tear, where it seems like they throw it in just to remind you it's there, with no real regard to what's going on in the grand scheme of things.
Therefore, for my continued shipping enjoyment, I will try and tune out the incidental crap. Alas, do I regret having to do so.
I actually spoiled myself on some of their future story related interactions, and I really liked them. And then I'm getting to some of this stuff in Strahta and it's just "Why are you trying to ruin my favorite pairing for me? D:"
Frankly, I'm impressed that Hubert noticed Cheria's skirt when he was working alongside women wearing that his whole adult life. Further shippiness? I think so.
Hubert goes off to whisper with a nearby Strahtan officer and then says, okay, Fendel has a platoon of soldiers at Warrior's Roost, including the spy we sent to infiltrate them. We'll have her be our guide into Fendel!
Try not to be too stupid, guys, it would be a problem if we were discovered.
P.S. Are you planning on changing out of your Strahtan uniform? No? Okay.
While on the boat, Pascal notices Asbel and Hubert totally standing near each other and gets all excited. Sooooo, is traveling with your family awesome or what?!
Hubert: ...not really, no.
Pascal: Because he knows all your embarrassing secrets?!
Hubert: Do you think we're on some sort of vacation.
Pascal: Sure, whatever, ignore me. HEY ASBEL, TELL ME YOUR EMBARRASSING HUBERT STORIES!
Hubert: SHUT UP. Tell me about your solution to the valkines cryas problem.
Pascal: Huh? Iunno.
Hubert: ...What?
Asbel: It's okay, Hubert. She's a plot device.
Pascal: MY FAVORITE FOOD IS BANANAS!
Hubert: This is ridiculous. I don't trust her and you shouldn't either.
The Fendelian soldiers here are gushing about their rifles, which can "suck the eleth from a cryas". I guess that's a thing? Pascal walks up and starts reverse-engineering their guns.
For lack of a better option, I'm going to guess that Pascal is from Fendel, or at least has been here before.
Everyone finds the fact that Fendel has new guns really suspicious, which is really weird. Do militaristic nations in your world not put priority on weapons development? Are they supposed to be content to fling rocks at each other?
She is obviously not a Tales of Vesperia character, and is frustrated by the very existence of a place that glorifies fighting for the sake of fighting, as opposed to for a means to an end. Hubert explains that skilled fighters need a place to test their mettle and improve.
Hubert's spy sent him a letter; she can't meet with us, her CO is suspicious of her. Hmm hmm hmm how do we get to Fendel?
Pascal is being chased by Fendelian soldiers for trying to steal their new guns. They accuse us of being associates of the spy, and Hubert glides in to coolly claim that we're here to fight in the tournament.
Why does this stupid place have a different dock for every port I can travel to? They only have one destination option each. Why not just make one dock with four different destinations options? I look forward to checking each and every one of these stupid bastards to try and remember which one goes to whatever place I want to go to.
SKIT! Asbel is kind of impressed by Riot Peak, too. He and the other knights used to talk about it long into the night... Cheria complains about BOYS and their WAR GLORYING WAYS until he points out that 1 out of every 3 students in the knight academy was a girl, and then she gets upset that he stayed up all night with girls.
Hubert is just cool as a cucumber cutting down bullies these days. Good for him. We fight a mini-tournament and win, and then Hubert goes, "Hmm, oh yes, we didn't decide on our half of the wager... Free the spy."
The Fendelian guard gets super upset and makes to attack her, which is forbidden in the Coliseum! "If you do..."
"Too late," says Hubert, mercilessly!!
Whoosh! Down jumps a member of Organization XIII right in front of the Fendelian, and strikes him down.
Asbel is impressed by his speed; Hubert says that he's the guardian of Riot Peak, the one everyone is here to fight. He also cleans up lawbreaking. Goodbye, Nobody...!
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...uh, boss fight!
Son of a bitch, Hubert.
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Hubert: I was testing you. Strahta is in great danger and I need to know you're strong enough to help me fix things.
Asbel: ...Oh. :(
Hubert: If you'd lost, I would have split this joint so fast... But, sadly, we do have the power to save Strahta, so I guess we'll stick it out.
Asbel: ...Oh... /slides away
Malik: So, you wanted to give him an opportunity to defeat you, huh?
Hubert: What.
Malik: You beat him some time ago, right? You wanted to let him salvage some pride.
Hubert: ...You're an interesting man. Completely crazy, of course. But interesting.
Hubert gains the "Restorer of Pride" title!
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Cheria: Hubert, you've been sneaking glances at me all day. What is it?
Hubert: NOTHING.
Cheria: You know you can tell me anything, come on~~
Hubert: .........thatskirtisalittleshort
Cheria: Huh? I can't hear you.
Hubert: NOTHING. IT'S HOT TODAY, ISN'T IT?
Cheria: ...We're in a desert...
Goddamnit, game. You see, that was cute! I like that! Why can't we have more of that! And I will take shy guy a million times over the same hackneyed "girl is eternally in love with an oblivious guy" bullshit. /shoves Cheria at Asbel's little brother
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That strikes me as horribly accurate.
It's conflicting. I really like the pairing, but I like it when it's actually related to what's going on with the actual plot, if that makes sense. Like, when they finally have their hashing out after you rescue Cheria, and then they have their blushy hand-holding scene. I like that.
But then they do the incidental stuff that reminds me way too much of Luke/Tear, where it seems like they throw it in just to remind you it's there, with no real regard to what's going on in the grand scheme of things.
Therefore, for my continued shipping enjoyment, I will try and tune out the incidental crap. Alas, do I regret having to do so.
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I actually spoiled myself on some of their future story related interactions, and I really liked them. And then I'm getting to some of this stuff in Strahta and it's just "Why are you trying to ruin my favorite pairing for me? D:"
Bah.
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When you get to the REST of the skit, I think you will be laughing because it is adorable. Oh Hubert. Why you make me ship you with Cheria.
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Oh god if only we had any ethnic diversity. Or if, say, Hubert had even the slightest tan...
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...stop mocking my sidequesting tendencies!
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Male soldiers: Giant tailcoat, giant hat, long sleeves, tall boots.
Female soldiers: Bare legs up to their waist with only a long loincloth, strappy sandals, shoulder cutouts.
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I'll forgive the men for being all prim and proper even in this heat, I guess. 8D
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Try not to be too stupid, guys, it would be a problem if we were discovered.
P.S. Are you planning on changing out of your Strahtan uniform? No? Okay.
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Hubert: ...not really, no.
Pascal: Because he knows all your embarrassing secrets?!
Hubert: Do you think we're on some sort of vacation.
Pascal: Sure, whatever, ignore me. HEY ASBEL, TELL ME YOUR EMBARRASSING HUBERT STORIES!
Hubert: SHUT UP. Tell me about your solution to the valkines cryas problem.
Pascal: Huh? Iunno.
Hubert: ...What?
Asbel: It's okay, Hubert. She's a plot device.
Pascal: MY FAVORITE FOOD IS BANANAS!
Hubert: This is ridiculous. I don't trust her and you shouldn't either.
Wowwwww.
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For lack of a better option, I'm going to guess that Pascal is from Fendel, or at least has been here before.
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(Fendelian is a good way of conjugating that. I approve, game.)
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I smell Coliseum!
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/look if he fights you will you shut up for five seconds? he, uh. doesn't like the distraction while he's fighting.
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Pascal is being chased by Fendelian soldiers for trying to steal their new guns. They accuse us of being associates of the spy, and Hubert glides in to coolly claim that we're here to fight in the tournament.
The Fendelians decide to be our first opponents.
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"It's a secret to everyone."
"Po-ta-toes! Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew!"
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/gently pushes Cheria away
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The Fendelian guard gets super upset and makes to attack her, which is forbidden in the Coliseum! "If you do..."
"Too late," says Hubert, mercilessly!!
Whoosh! Down jumps a member of Organization XIII right in front of the Fendelian, and strikes him down.
Asbel is impressed by his speed; Hubert says that he's the guardian of Riot Peak, the one everyone is here to fight. He also cleans up lawbreaking. Goodbye, Nobody...!
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