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Posted by green on 05-12-2009 at 04:15:
And that's just the eaglets and cygnets... Could you imagine holidays when they get together with Owls, Swallows and Condors? Utoland would never recover!
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Posted by Springie on 05-12-2009 at 11:39:
green, I can't believe I haven't commented here! (RL has been pretty crazy lately!) I love your answer to the infamous slap! Go, Swannie! There are many times in the series that she needed more backbone! Of course, BOTP tried to fix that a little with some of Princess' comments.
You are a fabulous writer! I haven't had time to read all of your fics, but I plan on it! Thanks for sharing your talent with us!
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Posted by Springie on 05-12-2009 at 11:43:
UW, I love your take on the Cygnets and Eaglets...so funny! Ken and Jun would certainly have their hands full! I need to read your latest works, too! You have great writing talent, too! It is so exciting to see all of the wonderful new writers sharing with us! Thank you!
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Posted by Ebonyswanne on 06-12-2009 at 10:36:
I'm know I'm coming in a bit late here...but Ken could have apologised for it later....maybe he did in private...oh so much fan fiction writing fodder!!!
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Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 07-12-2009 at 01:11:
And I wonder how he apologized. Ooh, the possibilities. Ladies and gents, start your smuts.
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Posted by Ebonyswanne on 07-12-2009 at 02:13:
Maybe something like this to start with....
Ken shuffled into the Snack J and sat in his usual seat at the counter. Jun hurried passed him and didn't even offer him a drink...after an hour of her ignoring him Ken finally said what he came in to say, hanging his head in shame the words tumbled out of his mouth before he could stop them."Sorry Jun I just over reacted...you know I was worried about you and angry with you for taking it upon yourself to go after the flowers and put your life in danger...and I ...I... just...lost it. "
Shoving his hands into his pockets he stood up and walked towards the door before she had time to fling back in his face with an acid tongue like he deserved for slapping her instead of acknowledging her bravery......
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Posted by gatchamarie on 07-12-2009 at 08:25:
Ebony ... I can smell a ficcie here! 
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Posted by clouddancer on 07-12-2009 at 21:12:
Only I suspect that Ken apologizing and admitting he was worried (read that as cared, since you only worry about the ones you "care" about) would shock Jun so much she would be 'shocked into silence', forgetting that she wanted to fling back an acid retort.
Not just that he "escaped" from her before she could give an response.
I could see Jun standing there connecting the dots as Ken makes his way to the door "He said he was worried. You only worry about someone you love thus he must love me." By the time she connects the dots Ken could be out the door and Jun is left standing there glaring at the empty door thinking, I can't decide it I should be angry at him for slapping me, and I should have told him ......
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Posted by Ebonyswanne on 08-12-2009 at 01:32:
CD thats was exactly how I pictured it too!!! 
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Posted by clouddancer on 08-12-2009 at 02:00:
Okay ... Sorry Ebony. I guess I read your "snippet" the wrong way. 
That is what I get for trying to figure things out when I am feeling under the weather.
On the upside only a couple more weeks and then I get to have my Christmas break and regain some strength to continue on for another couple of months.
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Posted by Ebonyswanne on 08-12-2009 at 10:14:
I didn't think you read it wrong CD! I could see her standing there shocked...she was angry earlier and wanted to hit him back with some harsh words...but saw why he did it for the first time when he apologised.... But she didn't open her mouth in time to stop him from walking out the door.
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Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 08-12-2009 at 11:25:
I've noticed that Ken doesn't open up very well to his teammates. It's obvious (after a while) that he cares for Jun, yet he NEVER SAYS ANYTHING. He doesn't talk about his feelings about his father.
Part of this might be cultural (?). And we can't smirk too much: in the United States, men weren't expected to talk about their feelings until recently, and it still makes them uncomfortable (in general). Man strong, no need talk about emotions like woman.
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Posted by nuni on 08-12-2009 at 17:06:
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I don't think any of the male team members are really open about their feelings. Well, maybe Jinpei is the exception, but he's just a kid. Ryu isn't prone to having very strong feelings in general. In the series, I find Joe just as repressed as Ken, but in a different way. He may act out on his feelings more often, but he certainly isn't very open about them - not even to himself.
I think you're right UW, this sort of angsty, suffer in silence, manly-man attitude is very cultural - perhaps one thing Japanese culture and American culture have in common?
Posted by Ebonyswanne on 09-12-2009 at 03:40:
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Aussie men could be just as bad! I'm from a rural district and not much has changed in that way.... you have to be tough to survive none of this new age male stuff.... I think I got the exception in my husband, a country lad who is okay about emotions.
The other thing is men in general aren't as emotional as women, yet women expect them to be the same as us.
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Posted by gatchamarie on 09-12-2009 at 17:13:
It's the same for us here, in Malta. Men still tend to embrace the traditional culture, that is a man is the head of the family and he must act tough without showing any extra emotions. It's shameful for them to cry or show their true feelings. Things are changing, in some way or another, as time goes by, but traditions are slow to overcome. Today, women have a lot of say and we are trying to educate our partners by talking about feelings and how by doing so helps to ease difficult situations, e.g. many problems could be solved just by being open about how one sees things instead of keeping all to oneself, thus increasing unnecessary tension. It's true ... that's how I communicate with my husband ... by spoonfeeding him day to day small lessons, explaining to him how even a small word like "thanks" or "sorry", or a small phrase like "I love you!", could make one's day! My DH is one that chokes before uttering such words! He surely shows how he feels by his behaviour or his actions and respect towards those he loves, but I always reiterate to him the fact that a few additional words from the heart would mean a whole lot!
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Posted by Ebonyswanne on 09-12-2009 at 21:36:
Gatchamarie! I read an excellent book that talks about love languages. (He talks about the 5 main ones.) And how everyone has very different ways of expressing it and recieveing it. It explained a lot to me about the people I know. Somethings I'd picked up on over the years and it confirmed it too, so I often recommend it to people.
My husband isn't a words of affirmation man. (Though he has no trouble with "I love you." )
He feels love when I do things for him...like tidy up the house, and he's a touchy feely person and I'm not!! LOL silly as it sounds and mundane doing tasks and he feels loved by it....
I'm very different from him, he didn't realize my love languages were in different field, we do have one in common and thats quality time.
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Posted by gatchamarie on 11-12-2009 at 10:55:
You're right, Ebony! In fact, my DH tells me just what you said when I confront him! i.e. he shows me his love by showing me respect and by doing what he does daily to help me and to keep the family united! I, myself, in fact, also like to show him my love in that way ... by cooking him his favorite meals, etc. Even a simple thing like saving the two last chocolates in a chocolate box for later to eat them when he's with me, or like folding his pyjamas neatly and putting them under his pillow to keep it warm, means a lot for him! And that I understand by his facial expression without him needing to utter a single word!
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