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branchandroot) wrote2004-07-02 01:18 am
branchandroot) wrote2004-07-02 01:18 am
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PoT: Challenge: Need
Fic post from my archive.
Fuji visits Rikkai, hoping Yukimura can explicate a few things for him.
"Fuji," Seiichi sighed, running a hand through his hair. Still, he had been trying to wake Fuji up for years, now. Something he suspected Fuji had recalled, too.
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*coughs* Good point. I do think Fuji manages his own craziness pretty well, though. He limits his damage.
*thoughtful* The best thing for all of them would be for Fuji to finally come into a place where he does have to work. Where there are a handful of opponents who can actually make him fight for it. I think Tezuka could be one of them, and Yukimura another. (Though I'd feel better about that second if Konomi would just give us an example of Yukimura's play! *grrrr*) But that's always been Fuji's tragedy, to me; he's never known what it meant to strive for his goals. And he never risked going far enough to see if someone could make him, in tennis. I wonder if he'll be more dangerous, or less, now?
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I always thought that Sanada was actually more likely to be a better player than Yukimura - Yukimura was just more of a leader, but your portrayal of Yukimura has me reconsidering. Like Hyotei, the leader of Rikkai would have to be the best. *g* And if they call Sanada the Emperor, what does that make Yukimura? Kami-sama?
It's kinda sad when you think of it. The two best players on the circuit out of it... because face it. Tezuka is the best, because he's Konomi's favorite. We all know it. The only reason Atobe won was so Konomi could gracefully send him away.... (ever see
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*falls over laughing* Yes, probably! That was kind of what led me to write Yukimura this way, though. Konomi has established a very consistent precedent, that the captain is the strongest player on the team. In previous years that's been less true, but, within the same seniority range, the strongest takes the captain's hat. Ergo, Yukimura must be stronger than Sanada; which, at least, gives us something to look forward to for Nationals, but, yeah, we're getting into the demi-god range, at least.
*grins* I missed that one, I think. I'll go look for it.
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The captains philosophy does fail in Yamabuki and I think also Rokkaku - but those schools are a bit weird. Then again, all schools are a bit weird. I think the most normal school is Seigaku... it's the standard which other schools are spun off of.
Dare you to have someone call Yukimura Kami-sama. It fits so well into your universe. *giggles*
I'm not sure what to expect of nationals, since we're obviously going to be getting some new schools from other regions. I have the feeling we're a few YEARS from seeing the end of the manga. It's going to be anticlimatic when Seigaku wins, because Rikkai should have won there...
*shrugs* Well, I'm still not sure who won the Ryoma/Sanada match. The last I knew, it was still going on.
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You're right, those two do deviate. Rokkaku gives us a nice crack-explanation for it, though you have to wonder whether or not ojii really did intend to make Saeki captain. But Yamabuki... Sengoku isn't their captain, is he? By the normal calculation he should be, since only Akutsu is stronger and he's so totally nuts... well, it would be like making Fuji captain, in a lot of ways. But it's, um, Minami I think?
Dare you to have someone call Yukimura Kami-sama.
Oh. Oh, that gives me an idea. *evil grin* I think Ryouma and Niou are just the conversational partners to bring it about. Oh, this will be fun. *laughs madly and runs to start the next story*
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Of course, he's irresponsible as HELL, but...
Can't wait to see what you cook up. Ryoma and NIOU is a frightening pair. Now I'm really intrigued.
*hearts hearts*
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Ditto. I'm sure we've had this conversation before, though I might have had imagined the whole thing. Fuji is brilliant, but it is tragic because of the reasons you've pointed out. Having painted Fuji as the most powerful player in PoT, the question is whether Konomi will continue to allow Fuji to be the Most Powerful. Because PoT is all about the evolution of character's tennis, and perhasps Fuji has come to the end of his evolution. (I relaly don't see anything else beyond blind tennis, but this is shounen sports...so -_-;;;).
Anyways, moving onto the fic. The way you made Yukimura the one to act as the catalyst. Perfect. Fuji need someone he can respects to tell him what is going on, and preferbly someone who is not close to him.
I love this fic. I really love this fic. I love the premise, I love the discussion (because it's so true, Tezuka would make Fuji play all out now that he knows Fuji had played seriously), and I love the fact that Fuji beat Yukimura.
LOVE!MORE!
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*facepalms* Boy, you can say that again. I do wonder what Konomi will do about Fuji. I think I'm going to make him keep going, but it'll take Tezuka and Yukimura both, the stubborn creature. Both the one who quietly leads by example and expectation, and the one who's willing to smack Fuji upside the head.
*beams* More coming. Some D2 that I owe Andrea, and then a nice team get-together for Rikkai and Seigaku. *snickers*
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He could always injure him. That would solve the problem quite neatly.
[wanders off]