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Alphonse Elric | Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood ([personal profile] sonofgold) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2018-09-09 11:54 am

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So I decided to try and educate myself before FanPort, since celebrity culture wasn't really a thing where I came from, but there's a few things I'm still confused on.

I get the gist of what fanfiction is, but I still can't work out what AU means, and why so many of them involve coffee shops. "aegis force coffee shop au" is apparently a popular topic, for example.

Also, why are there pieces of art and plush dolls of imPorts as cats? Don't get me wrong, cats are great, but it'd be a little hard to do heroics as a cat, right?
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[personal profile] drivesadesk 2018-09-09 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know. Humans are weird.
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[personal profile] drivesadesk 2018-09-09 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, can't figure that out. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love going to coffee shops. Coffee is delicious. But still, it's not exactly the most exciting place.
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[personal profile] drivesadesk 2018-09-10 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know. I spent time in coffee shops and I still don't get it.
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[personal profile] kidsmenu 2018-09-10 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
I think it's because of the concept of cute.

Cuteness.

Have you got such a word in your world?
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[personal profile] versusseeker 2018-09-10 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
cats r gr8

[You answered this yourself, Alphonse.]
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[personal profile] eloquentness 2018-09-11 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
LOL, the fans who write about coffee shops have the wrong idea.
My days as a barista were some of the most stressful I've had, and I work at a /hospital/ now.
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[personal profile] kidsmenu 2018-09-11 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
I think that's why they pick cats. Turning fierce things into cute things— it helps people feel more comfortable. Much about heroics is rather violent and off-putting, you know. Do you know? But if you turn your heroes into cats, it's harder to remember that.
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[personal profile] versusseeker 2018-09-11 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
ofc
i hav 2
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[personal profile] versusseeker 2018-09-11 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
y
yes**

do it
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[personal profile] drivesadesk 2018-09-11 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, look at you! Working it out better than I could already, and I have spent time in coffee shops.
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[personal profile] kidsmenu 2018-09-12 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
I agree!

What color of a cat would you be if you could be a cat?
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[personal profile] eloquentness 2018-09-12 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
God yeah, customers were something else. :(

I kind of get the appeal.
I mean, I was just trying to work, not get asked out, but coffee shops are popular places to hang out and get work done.
Maybe that's what they're thinking?
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[personal profile] kidsmenu 2018-09-12 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I've thought the same for myself, although my hair is very curly. I imagine a curly cat might look a bit foolish, and I'd rather not have that.

Have they not got myths about bad luck with black cats in your world?
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[personal profile] drivesadesk 2018-09-12 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, Earth on my home world was all about sugary drinks. My home planet wasn't as much, though. Unless you count fruit juice.

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