Current mood:

curious

Dear Trigun writers, how you disappoint me.
So I've recently been getting back into the Trigun fandom after taking a few years away. On a whim, I browsed the Trigun section of FF.net (my first mistake, I realize), when I saw a few fics that seemed promising. I clicked on them, read them, and immediately went "Wait, huh?"



So what bugged me? A few things:

First, I have no issues with the Vash/Meryl pairing from the anime in general. However, while I have no problem pairing anime Vash and Meryl up, I admit to being more than a bit unsure if he would ever sleep with her. Even if they both have been drinking. I may be being a bit too much of an anime stickler, but I recall the episode in which Vash faked passing out until the two prostitutes left his room, then "waking up" right after. And I do know from my readings up on Vash that he's rather self-conscious about his scars and his appearance (well, in the manga anyway. In the anime, it isn't quite so clear, though episode 13 touches on it.) Sure he's a lech, but I'm not sure sleeping with anyone -let alone Meryl- is really that in-character for him. Though I will grant that with good character development and a decent storyline, it could be doable.

Second, I'll admit upfront that I'm still learning about Plants and all their abilities. However, it doesn't really seem feasible to be able to transfer the lifeforce of a Plant into a non-plant and turn the recipient into a "Half-Plant". I think I've seen that it's possible for a Plant to heal (though my memory's a bit fuzzy. Stupid Finals studying.), but I doubt giving a Plant's life to a non-Plant would work. Though I could be wrong, and if I am, I'd be grateful to be educated. :)

Lastly, can you Trigun authors please give Millie a break? Ditzy as she may come across at times in the anime, she isn't stupid. She's pretty damn clever, even able to outsmart Vash at times. So why, for the love of whatever deity you worship, is she sometimes portrayed as being some dim bulb bimbo with a big gun? Oy...

Also on the topic of Millie, yes, in the anime she had a relationship with Wolfwood. Yes, I'm aware of the theory she's pregnant because of said relationship. However, I've read so many fics in which she names her kid after Wolfwood. (In one fic, she has twins and names them "Nick" and "Nicole".) Can we please have a bit more creativity with the kid naming? I'm not saying naming a kid for your dead lover is a bad thing, but it's getting a bit cliche.

(I tried to keep this as OT as possible. Everything ranted about struck me as being a bit odd as I read this fic.)