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[nojusticeonlyme]

IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE TO FIND ANY CARTOONS, I WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO ANALYZE THEM.

-DEATH

Comments

[freedom_engineer]

Do you have any in particular you would care to see?

[nojusticeonlyme]

I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY. THEY DO NOT EXIST IN MY WORLD.

[freedom_engineer]

That is a damn shame.

Let me revise the statement, then.

Do you want comedy, drama, action?

Episodic one-shots, or a series with an over-arching story?

If you're looking for the one-shots, I show Saturday Morning Cartoons every... wait for it... Saturday Morning.

Five days from now. But I could be convinced to show you something special.

[nojusticeonlyme]

YES. TO ALL OF THEM.

[freedom_engineer]

It can be arranged, but it gives me very little idea of where to start.

Do you have any particular reason for wanting to see cartoons? Did someone mention something in particular?

[nojusticeonlyme]

CURIOSITY. SOMEONE MENTIONED ANIME.

[freedom_engineer]

If we're adding anime to the list, we're going to need a lot more time.

I'll be showing an anime movie in a few days for movie night. Spirited Away. It's a classic.

[nojusticeonlyme]

IS IT? I THINK I LIKE THE SOUND OF IT ALREADY.

ARE THERE ANY CARTOONS ALREADY PREPARED?

[freedom_engineer]

All of them. Literally. All of them.

It's a hazard of having too many choices.

[nojusticeonlyme]

THEN WE SHALL DEVISE AN ARBITRARY METHOD OF SELECTING CARTOONS.

[freedom_engineer]

Since you've never seen a Cartoon before, I'm going to assume you're from an older time period?

Has there been any manner of entertainment you enjoyed? Any whatsoever?

[nojusticeonlyme]

OLDER TIME PERIOD? I FEEL A LITTLE INSULTED. MY WORLD EXISTS IN THE PRESENT AS MUCH AS ANY OTHER.

AS FAR AS ENTERTAINMENT GOES, I HAVE LISTENED TO EVERY SONG WRITTEN, WITNESSED MANY PLAYS, DANCED MANY DANCES, AND WATCHED EVERY FILM PRODUCED DURING MY WORLD'S BRIEF EXPERIMENT IN THAT MEDIUM.

[freedom_engineer]

Ah, so you do have film. I wonder, then, how you have film without having cartoons?

Regardless, would you have preferred I call your tech level Amphibianic? My universe is... ah, accelerated far beyond the initial creation of film. So I don't exactly have many good reference points.

Were there any that you enjoyed? Song, film, play, other?

[nojusticeonlyme]

HAD. MY WORLD IS, TO BE QUITE HONEST, LOUSY WITH MAGIC. THE INVENTION OF FILM LED TO A SMALL TEAR IN THE FABRIC OF REALITY, THROUGH WHICH AN ELDRITCH BEING WAS ABLE TO SLIP THROUGH. THE MEDIUM HAS SINCE BEEN ABANDONED.

I MUST ADMIT THAT I AM INTRIGUED BY ROMANCE, THOUGH I DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND IT.

[justribbing]

huh. now that's what i call breaking the fourth wall.
if you're watching anime, you should look up alphys and undyne.
they're crazy about that stuff.

[freedom_engineer]

People have been failing to understand romance since the dawn of civilization. I don't think anyone will fault you for not getting it.

Hmmm... From an artistic standpoint I could probably start with the basics. Steamboat Willy, Fantasia, What's Opera Doc... We're showing Spirited Away, so that's covered. You missed Totoro night, so I think I should either arrange a second showing, or give you a private showing... I should ask Alphys about good anime staples, my wife never told me what's good there.

Damn, this really is a question of indecision in the face of too many options.

[nojusticeonlyme]

YOU ARE THE MASTER HERE. I AM BUT A STUDENT. I WILL TRUST YOUR JUDGEMENT.

BUT FIRST... IS THERE A THEATRE FOR CARTOONS HERE?

[freedom_engineer]

I've converted much of the mess hall into a makeshift theater, yes.

I've got a screen and speakers discreetly hidden so as not to detract from the day to day experience.