*blows on hands and rubs them together* Okay then! I'm going to highlight some of the parts that I liked or thought they were insightful (which is hard because I loved it, and all of the fic is).
So, I didn't know what savescummer was but I could guess from the fic. And it's *such* a Homura thing to do, just like Kyoko and her item hoarding, it reflects their own fighting styles and their personalities, and it was a brilliant detail.
"Homura had brought bags bulging with food, like she personally cleared out a konbini, so Kyoko only groused and nothing more."
I wouldn't be surprised at all if that was the case and she had used her time stop to do it. In my mind she doesn't spend all that much time and energy on every day things, preferring to focus instead on planning/eliminating threats/preventing Madoka from contracting/setting up the battleground against Walpurgisnatch/etc. Lots of things to do when you're a lone child soldier fighting against the world, so eating warm, varied, or healthy foods becomes a secondary priority.
"If I were to die ten times in a row, then I am ill prepared and need to restart and level more."
Again, her fighting style shows through, but also - how she takes up all the blame on her shoulders. If she fails it's only because of her own personal faults, in her mind. The only solution she can think of is to control and micromanage everything personally.
"No, Homura didn't say, just as Kyoko didn't talk about how she ate and ate, keeping the food safe in her stomach rather than risk keeping it out too long, to get lost, to rot, to get stolen."
That's them. That's them summarized in just one sentence. But it's also interesting how it shows their attitudes at risk-taking vs safety and survival, too. Homura is cautious most of the time but she risked everything in her life for her wish, and disregards everybody (including herself) but Madoka. Kyoko didn't initally risk everything in her life yet she lost it all, so while she might have get into messy situations "for fun" she won't risk her own survival. I wish the show or the movie had delved deeper into their relationship and how they are similar enough to understand each other and become allies, yet different in their ways of dealing with things.
"I like seeing effort pay off."
Cost-sunk fallacy, anyone? No wonder she went the route of "identifying all that I am with my trauma and try to find meaning in it no matter the cost" and did what she did in Rebellion.
"So Kyoko didn't mind sharing what little she had, including her old gameboy. Thing was a brick, and could survive getting dropped or stepped on or whatever."
Kyoko's personal brand of friendly overtures is sharing, usually food. I love that Homura picked on this and brought her food.
Kyoko sharing her things, especially food is even more significant when one remembers she lived in poverty for a while. She didn't have much, still doesn't. I can imagine her being hungry when her family was still alive, yet sharing her food with her little sister. But it's important too that the thing she shares won't be destroyed if something happens to it. I guess it's not just because it's one of the few things she has, but also because she might not trust Homura completely, yet.
And that's it! I missed the detail of how Homura corrects her wording to be more euphemistic, thank you for pointing it out.
Personally, I love the relationship between the two of them. It's really interesting to compare Kyoko's and Homura's interactions on the anime with Kyoko's and Sayaka's interactions. Because Sayaka represents her old idealistic self, while Homura represents her jaded, pragmatic current self. I think Kyoko and Homura can connect because of their circumstances, the things that they had to endure - they are both survivors, and like you said, they get each other. They support each other. But Kyoko and Sayaka connect with each other because of who they are/were, once they get past the absolute hatred caused by seeing the worst of you reflected in another. I wish the anime and the movie gave Kyoko a bit more of depth, but alas. :(
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So, I didn't know what savescummer was but I could guess from the fic. And it's *such* a Homura thing to do, just like Kyoko and her item hoarding, it reflects their own fighting styles and their personalities, and it was a brilliant detail.
"Homura had brought bags bulging with food, like she personally cleared out a konbini, so Kyoko only groused and nothing more."
I wouldn't be surprised at all if that was the case and she had used her time stop to do it. In my mind she doesn't spend all that much time and energy on every day things, preferring to focus instead on planning/eliminating threats/preventing Madoka from contracting/setting up the battleground against Walpurgisnatch/etc. Lots of things to do when you're a lone child soldier fighting against the world, so eating warm, varied, or healthy foods becomes a secondary priority.
"If I were to die ten times in a row, then I am ill prepared and need to restart and level more."
Again, her fighting style shows through, but also - how she takes up all the blame on her shoulders. If she fails it's only because of her own personal faults, in her mind. The only solution she can think of is to control and micromanage everything personally.
"No, Homura didn't say, just as Kyoko didn't talk about how she ate and ate, keeping the food safe in her stomach rather than risk keeping it out too long, to get lost, to rot, to get stolen."
That's them. That's them summarized in just one sentence. But it's also interesting how it shows their attitudes at risk-taking vs safety and survival, too. Homura is cautious most of the time but she risked everything in her life for her wish, and disregards everybody (including herself) but Madoka. Kyoko didn't initally risk everything in her life yet she lost it all, so while she might have get into messy situations "for fun" she won't risk her own survival. I wish the show or the movie had delved deeper into their relationship and how they are similar enough to understand each other and become allies, yet different in their ways of dealing with things.
"I like seeing effort pay off."
Cost-sunk fallacy, anyone? No wonder she went the route of "identifying all that I am with my trauma and try to find meaning in it no matter the cost" and did what she did in Rebellion.
"So Kyoko didn't mind sharing what little she had, including her old gameboy. Thing was a brick, and could survive getting dropped or stepped on or whatever."
Kyoko's personal brand of friendly overtures is sharing, usually food. I love that Homura picked on this and brought her food.
Kyoko sharing her things, especially food is even more significant when one remembers she lived in poverty for a while. She didn't have much, still doesn't. I can imagine her being hungry when her family was still alive, yet sharing her food with her little sister. But it's important too that the thing she shares won't be destroyed if something happens to it. I guess it's not just because it's one of the few things she has, but also because she might not trust Homura completely, yet.
And that's it! I missed the detail of how Homura corrects her wording to be more euphemistic, thank you for pointing it out.
Personally, I love the relationship between the two of them. It's really interesting to compare Kyoko's and Homura's interactions on the anime with Kyoko's and Sayaka's interactions. Because Sayaka represents her old idealistic self, while Homura represents her jaded, pragmatic current self. I think Kyoko and Homura can connect because of their circumstances, the things that they had to endure - they are both survivors, and like you said, they get each other. They support each other. But Kyoko and Sayaka connect with each other because of who they are/were, once they get past the absolute hatred caused by seeing the worst of you reflected in another. I wish the anime and the movie gave Kyoko a bit more of depth, but alas. :(