The Round Table (A collaborative fiction thread)

[lantzblades]

well then we have a serious problem because i see her being sakura obsessed on this path which yeah I see as bad because of the trap she's stuck in as a result.

[Cherry Lover]

well then we have a serious problem because i see her being sakura obsessed on this path which yeah I see as bad because of the trap she's stuck in as a result.

I don't see her being "Sakura-obsessed" as bad, I see it as a fundamental and important part of her character.

So, yeah, we do have a serious problem here....

[lantzblades]

the word obsessed is a key warning some thing is wrong. concerned is fine, obsession is not

[Cherry Lover]

the word obsessed is a key warning some thing is wrong. concerned is fine, obsession is not

Well, I'm not sure that you could actually call Rider "obsessed" with Sakura. It's not like she spends every waking moment thinking about her, or is incapable of having feelings that don't relate to her. She just cares very deeply for her, and is willing to do whatever it takes to protect her.

I'd say Rider is more like a very protective big sister, really. She cares a lot for Sakura and will do whatever she must to protect her, but she's not "obsessed" in the sense you claim. In particular, in HA she doesn't just follow Sakura around all the time or anything, she does have her own interests.

[lantzblades]

i won't be writing her as such, point is we need something for rider beyond sakura, we have something for saber and archer already.

[Cherry Lover]

i won't be writing her as such, point is we need something for rider beyond sakura, we have something for saber and archer already.

Well, perhaps, but splitting her off from Sakura won't achieve that. She won't magically forget all about her....

[lantzblades]

still it's more then you have at the moment. i'm honestly up for better ideas but unless you throw more out here i got none

[Cherry Lover]

still it's more then you have at the moment. i'm honestly up for better ideas but unless you throw more out here i got none

The problem is that your idea doesn't work either. I actually do not think it is at all better than what I've got, not least because it heavily limits Sakura's involvement in the story.

[lantzblades]

only as you see it, i see it as vastly different.

[Cherry Lover]

Perhaps, but I really do not like your idea, at least as you're selling it right now. I do not like the idea of Rider having little connection to Sakura, and I don't like the idea of Sakura not being a master.

[lantzblades]

i think the master servant think is a relationship crutch, I mean seriously it makes their relationship less textbook, still like i said fine, give her rider back, it'll be kinda dull imo but whatever.

[Cherry Lover]

i think the master servant think is a relationship crutch, I mean seriously it makes their relationship less textbook, still like i said fine, give her rider back, it'll be kinda dull imo but whatever.

I understand that, the problem is that it's a Grail War, if you don't have a servant you cannot do very much.

If you can find a satisfactory solution to that that also addresses my other issues (specifically, Rider's feelings for Sakura not just being ignored or eliminated, as well as the practical issues with finding someone else as a master that isn't going to just look contrived), I would be OK with it, but right now you're not coming up with any useful suggestions.

[lantzblades]

like i said whatever, lets move on

[Cherry Lover]

like i said whatever, lets move on

Yeah, OK.

I guess we can resolve this later, when we have a clearer idea of the plot.

[lantzblades]

what do you want do deal with next?