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That's 11 times 29!1. What... is this cover page, exactly. Because to me, it looks for all the world like a picture of D. Spade and Chrome as 12-year-olds. XD And okay, yes, Chrome always looks approximately 12 years old, but Spade is supposed to be a fully grown man! Actually, something like 150 years past full grown! So needless to say, this is a bit disconcerting.
That said, he looks hot as all get out and I want to rip that jacket right off of him. To steal it for myself, I should clarify. Not as foreplay or anything. It's just, damn that is one nice coat.
BY THE WAY, ARE BOY BOOTS SUPPOSED TO HAVE HEELS, because it looks to me like... oh, never mind.
2. MEANWHILE BACK ON THE MOTHERFUCKING BOAT, the Ninth is standing around staring intently at a porthole, and unless I miss my mark here, it almost seems like Ganauche is implying that he's been doing this for the past four days. To me this is the most hilarious thing in the world. I am picturing this time-lapse montage of him just standing there while the sun rises and sets and rises and sets in the background, and I'm just cracking up so hard. BUT ANYWAY. Apparently things in Namimori hospital are going well, which, what?? Are the Nonos the ones responsible for siccing the Marshmallow Man on our unsuspecting Rain Guardian?? Or is Ganauche just totally bullshitting and he actually has no idea what the fuck is going on in the hospital and when he finally does send his guys to check things out later today they're going to be like, "ohhhhhhhhh shit we are so fucked"?
And they've also discovered that all seven Simon kids lost their families early on. This is all that they've discovered in the past four days, apparently. I would now like to reiterate just how lame the Ninth Vongola generation is and how deeply, deeply ashamed of themselves they should be, forever.
3. One major bombshell they actually did discover though--it sounds to me like CEDEF actually was responsible for whatever the hell happened to Enma's family. :O :O :O FLOOD OF BLOOD? JUST HOW MUCH PSYCHIATRY IS ENMA GOING TO NEED ONCE THIS IS ALL SAID AND DONE, because I swear to God new and freakier details just keep cropping up every damn week.
4. Back in Chateau de Simon, Enma is having horrifying dreams that hopefully won't result in him flying to Tatooine and killing all the Sand People. I had wondered whether Mami was an older or younger sibling, and it appears now that she was his baby sister, which falls right in line with the pattern of things getting increasingly terrible with every new detail we learn.
With that said, I am immensely grateful to Adelheid for being all hand-holdey and motherly and soothing and basically doing everything I wanted to do but can't because I, unlike Enma, actually exist in the real physical world and am incapable of interacting with a cartoon character! THANK YOU, ADELHEID.
Best of all, once she's done fretting over baby boss's situation and thinking angry thoughts about Nametwin, she decides that now is as good a time as any to remember that oh yeah SHE KIND OF KICKS ASS. AND IT'S ABOUT TIME. That's all I can say about that.
5. Back in the middle of nowhere, things have taken quite an awkward turn for our favoritest Storm Guardian, since Tsuna is now depressed beyond all reason and Reborn is sulking because for once he wasn't able to solve all of his problems with violence. Which leaves Gokudera responsible for keeping Lambo in line, which has never been a task for the faint of heart. On top of that, he's fretting about Tsuna of course, but he does that 24/7 anyway, so.
Thankfully this massively depressing scene is randomly interrupted by A HELICOPTER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS OUT OF NOWHERE. Thank you, helicopter! Of course, you don't seem to have actually affected Tsuna's mood in any way whatsoever, but A for effort! At least you got him talking about his feelings again, which is a step in the right direction, I say.
6. b-bawwww. ;_;
OF COURSE, ALL OF THIS IS STUFF WE ALREADY KNEW AND SAW COMING AND SOME OF US WROTE A LONG ESSAY ABOUT IT JUST LAST WEEK, but even so, man. Even so. ;____________;
7. Wow, Gokudera actually had more faith in Tsuna's dad than Tsuna did. That's pretty sad. But again, not in the least surprising. (Also I think Gokudera is more inclined to think favorably of other people's dads because as long as they're not poisoning their kids or driving their mothers off of cliffs--yeah that turned out to be a misunderstanding but still!--they automatically score higher than his own father.)
Anyway, I digress. So Tsuna knew Enma wasn't lying because he could feel the truth emanating from his fists!! Or something. But Reborn is concerned about something else entirely. He has a strong hunch that there's some dark shadow behind the Simon! Okay, all I can say to the entire Vongola family at this point is: GET. THERE. FASTER. Please. XD
8. Cannot be said enough: Daemon is a fucking creep. To the highest degree possible. I don't think I've ever truly wanted a KHR character to die a horrible fiery death before but this fucking guy cannot get killed off fast enough to satisfy me. Ugh. I'm still undecided if this means Amano is actually doing a good job with him or not.
9. Are they just walking around on the same path in circles?? Anyway, Gokudera feels uneasy about the dark shadow Reborn was talking about earlier, possibly because out of everyone in this group, he's the one who hates Mukuro-types the most. Or maybe it's just because it's a fucking dark shadow and YOU'RE FUCKING SUPPOSED TO FEEL UNEASY ABOUT IT. This is apparently obvious day in Vongolaland.
By the way, this has absolutely nothing to do with anything, but you have no idea how giddy I am about the fact that finally, finally, the Vongola have run out of so many shoulders that Reborn is forced to sit on Gokudera's. XDDD You just know he's going to jump ship the instant anyone else comes along, but for now the little bastard has no choice! No choice! HAHA, WE FINALLY WORE YOU DOWN.
Perhaps to celebrate this event, Adelheid's boobs have arrived to challenge the Vongola to a duel of pride! As Reborn so shrewdly observes, this is bad and there is a distinct possibility that they might just all be screwed. IF ONLY THERE WAS SOME CHARACTER WE HAD LONG AGO FORGOTTEN ABOUT WHO HAD RECENTLY ARRIVED ON THE ISLAND IN A HELICOPTER AND WHO IS UNIQUELY SUITED TO BATTLE THIS PARTICULAR CHARACTER.
10. SAY, NOW! MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS! WHOEVER COULD THAT BE.
Why, it's... Kusakabe! Wearing sunglasses! Our hero has arrived!!!
Oh yeah, and also this guy. I REMEMBER HIM. Hibird, right? How could I have forgotten that adorable little face? Well, Hibird, I wish you the best of luck in your fight against Adelheid, though I feel it's only fair to confess that Enma aside, Adelheid is totally my favorite Simon guardian and I may or may not actually be rooting for her at this point whoops. >_>
Oh, but Hibird, when you get a chance, do please ask that guy who sometimes follows you around JUST WHERE HE WAS AND WHAT THE HELL HE WAS DOING FOR THE PAST HOWEVER-MANY-IT-WAS CHAPTERS, JESUS. "Oh, I thought you meant the other mysterious island in the middle of nowhere governed by a mysterious mafia family with a blood grudge against the Vongola. My bad."
Seriously.
On a separate note, it's still a couple of weeks till New Year's but I've already decided that I'm going to make it one of my resolutions to be more consistent about comment replies. I've gotten so bad in the past few months, it's ridiculous. I just let everything pile up and then I get all discouraged whenever I log in because there's so much to get to and I don't have the energy to do it all but then I feel like an ass for just ignoring people, especially since you guys are all so awesome and leave detailed comments that point out stuff I hadn't noticed and raise really interesting points that I want to discuss. But I just get lazy and intimidated. ;;
So my new goal is to get to at least 3 comments a day, since I figure even someone as lazy as I am can't possible be intimidated by that many! START SMALL AND WORK MY WAY UP. That's the new plan. XDb
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Yeah, I hate to say it given the circumstances, but the Simon uniform is a damn good fit on Chrome. Of course, it's one of my favorite uniform designs ever, so I'm kind of biased. And I knew it! No show curves up that dramatically unless it is a heel. HEY, SPADE. WHAT UP.
Why is that so funny thjkjdshg *DIES*.
ISN'T IT JUST, THOUGH? It still makes me giggle picturing it. OH, NINTH.
If the Ninth is the one behind Byakuran's appearance, I'm not sure if that raises my opinion of him significantly, or does just the opposite. I'll have to decide once we get more information. XD (But you know Ganauche totally would just blow it off and then forget about it.)
Adelheid's face was super-pretty in this chapter. Adelheid in general is super-pretty regardless of how gratuitous her breasts are. I'm so looking forward to her fight.
And yeah, I agree that's likely what Tsuna meant; I just think it's hilarious how he phrased it. WHY ARE SHOUNEN HEROES ALWAYS SENSING THEIR RIVALS' FEELINGS THROUGH THEIR FISTS, idk I just got a sort of Naruto vibe from that. XD
What I do find interesting about Spade is that he's basically what Mukuro would have been if Tsuna hadn't come along and Jesused him. I mean, he's doing exactly what Mukuro was planning to do; manipulating powerful people from behind the shadows in order to destroy and/or take over the world. Or the mafia. Whichever. I always wondered how that would have played out, and now we're kind of getting to witness it firsthand.
BUT HE'S STILL A SLKFJLSDKJFLKSJ CENSORED SDLKFJLSKJ!!!1 Just to be clear on that.
I feel like everyday is obvious day in Vongolaland
This is true, this is true.
I'm sure Reborn's thinking, "Meh, at least it's not Tsuna's shoulder."
The sad thing is, I think he actually would have plopped down on Tsuna's shoulder rather than Gokudera's if Tsuna hadn't been so 8*( over the Enma situation. Reborn just hates Gokudera that much. HE HAS SOME SORT OF MYSTERY GRUDGE AGAINST HIM, I don't even know but I find it as hilarious as it is fascinating.
Or maybe Gokudera just has really bony shoulders. ??
TOTALLY AGREE ABOUT KUSAKABE IN SHADES. I AM ALWAYS UP FOR THAT. There could be an entire chapter of just panel after panel of various shots of Kusakabe in shades and I would wtf at it and adore it.
Yeah, as I've said, it's nothing against Hibari, but I'm definitely rooting for Adelheid for a lot of reasons. The thought of Enma alone with Spade and Kaoru (speaking of, the hell did he go, anyway?) is somewhat terrifying. And I loled at your theory that Gokudera winning made everything backwards because I kind of got the same feeling. XD It's sort of playing out the opposite way that the Varia Arc did in terms of Vongola wins/losses, so...
Anyway, glad you have your Internet back, and thanks again! ♥ ♥
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Yes, the Shimon uniform is hot<3 Ahaha, Diva Spade is just that fab, I guess.
So Xanxus is pretty much officially the straightest villain in this series, right?Ahh yes Adelheid is gorgeous. I can't wait to see her fight again c8
It's probably be shounen has to be all ~*symbolic*~ when dealing with rivals. FEEL THE ACHING SORROW OF MY FISTS!!! (wow that feels like a really emo Ryohei or something fljhdf)
What I do find interesting about Spade is that he's basically what Mukuro would have been if Tsuna hadn't come along and Jesused him.
Hmm, actually I don't see it that way. Not to say that you're wrong, it makes sense but. I actually think Mukuro and Spade are a lot more different than that. Mostly because Mukuro has the whole fact that he was experimented on as a child, so the whole "destroy the mafia" thing is because of revenge, and Spade (from the way I see it) just strait up wants power. In fact, I always thought that Mukuro and Spade would hate each other. Mukuro despises the mafia and doesn't give a damn about being in the Vongola because he's only using the Vongola as part of his agenda; Spade craves mafia power and actually cares about the Vongola. Even if it's in a sick, power-hungry way, I think he really wanted to see the Vongola grow (not in the right way but..). I mean he did stay in the family for two generations, right? Also, if the reason Mukuro didn't become what Spade is now is Tsuna's Jesusing, then...Giotto's Jesusing powers must suck. Because even after being close to Giotto, Spade still ended up the same.
Buuuut that's just how I'm seeing things. Regardless seeing him in action is really interesting. Half the reason I love Spade is because he's so involved with the crap that happened in Vongola's past and the whole huge change between the first and second generations, so more Spade probably means more answers to questions reguarding that time.
LOL BUT YES, HE IS STILL A DOUCHEBAG. XD (I think I'm gonna start calling him 'Douchebag Spade' too now).
LMAO oh poor Gokudera 8'C But hey, thing's are looking up, aren't they? He's won a fight, Reborn's on his sholder, what'll happen next?! *shot*
..But the bony shoulder thing makes sense, skinny boy he is.
There could be an entire chapter of just panel after panel of various shots of Kusakabe in shades and I would wtf at it and adore it.
AHH I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE.
And yeah, I love Hibari and all, but he could loose a fight for once. It might even build his character. (I'm sure some time in prison could help with that *shot*)