My girl and I don’t fight. She scares me shitless and I abandon her at the first fighting chance of a marginally better life in a system that cares about neither of us.
that post about kim kitsuragi only looking cool because he’s standing next to harry seriously changed my read of his entire character. like he actually is just a weird nerd who finally gets to experience being cool because his partner is the most fucked up guy alive
your nerdy pilot cosplay starts looking a whole lot cooler when you’re walking around with a guy whose pants have visibly been pissed in at least once
kim on his own: quiet nerdy glasses guy who wears old clothes and only cares about his car
kim when he’s with harry: distinguished gentleman with an impressive knowledge of history and mechanics. also a master of personal hygiene
INTERFACING - You fuck it up. Your juvenile glee at finding a slide leads you to swing down into the pipe far too fast. INLAND EMPIRE - Like the child you used to be. AUTHORITY - But you are not a child any more. ELECTRO-CHEMISTRY - Fuck that shit, bomb it down there and scream the whole time! PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT - We can take it. We can always take it. PAIN THRESHOLD - Pain, radiant and sharp, jolts through you. You can not, in fact, take it.
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REACTION SPEED - You fly out of the slide, propelled by your weight and your enthusiasm. ENDURANCE - The metal jars against you, then you’re sliding over the harsh ground instead. COMPOSURE - You land heavily at Kim’s feet, and begin to whine like a child with a scraped knee. ESPRIT DE CORPS - His infinitesimal regard for you as a normal human being is so dead at this point he’s not even surprised.
KIM KITSURAGI - “Normal people, when they go down a slide, they’re fine.”
AUTHORITY - He’s questioning your authority! VOLITION - Sitting on the floor and crying after being beaten up by a slide, you have precious little authority to question.
This is such a little moment that I’m sure everyone has seen but I’m completely obsessed with it.
When you’re waiting for Alice to connect you with Sylvie the first time you have the option to either wait patiently or start slapping a rhythm on your thighs. If you go for the thigh slapping one Kim lightly admonishes you for being impatient.
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But if you’re a good boy and wait patiently then Kim starts fidgeting.
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This is endlessly funny to me and is a beautiful little microcosm of who Kim is as a person.
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