Random Claymore thought...

[meganbmoore]

 ...that's somewhat of the depressing variety.

AKA:  Megan shouldn't think in the shower.

So, Helen and Deneve:  which do we think would have an easier time living without the other?

They're pretty much constantly together, and from what I can tell, they spent a lot of time pre-Pieta together.  I've always pretty much assumed that unless they were told to be in different regions at the time, they were together, and neither ever seems to even consider going somewhere without the other.

We know from Deneve's bonding session with Undine that Helen figuratively (and probably literally) smacking some sense into her is probably the only thing that kept her from going off the deep end when they were younger, and Deneve usually seems to somewhat follow Helen's lead, unless someone who isn't a pigtail puller a calmer mind is called for, so it's tempting to say that losing Helen would send her back to where she was before, but she also seems to have her act pretty solidly together now, and to have accepted that they'll all die eventually, and you have to live through it.  Meanwhile, Helen is probably the most upbeat and energetic of the Claymores, and one of the more emotional ones, in her way.  Also, unlike Deneve, we haven't really learned her back story  (soon, I hope) so there's no telling what led to her outlook on life, or what losing Deneve would do to her.  Without looking at my manga, I'm thinking she reacts more strongly when people die/are about to die/are about to awaken, but Deneve could have the whole "I can take it until it's the person I care about the most" thing going for her.

So, opinions?

Then again, what do we think the chances are of one dying and the other not awakening and engaging in some mass slaughtering?

Of course, the proper resolution to this is to say that they live forever and take in lost and orphaned girls and explain that being too stoic and serious is bad for your health, and to avoid creepy men in black.

Comments

[magicnoire.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think the chances of one of them ultimately dying are very, very high. And the chances of the other not awakening and going on a rampage are very, very low.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

*sigh*

Yeah, I'm not holding out hopes for either one making it out alive. Of course, if the other awakens, the rest probably won't have to worry about that particular battle anymore.

At least Galatea will live forever.

*ignores other possibilities*

[bellzooks.livejournal.com]

Much as I would love them to live forever, I think one of them is going to die, and the other is going to go nuts. Which, incidentally, I can imagine will be heartbreaking, but potentially amazing in terms of Epic.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

It has the potential to be the most epic of those moments ever.

[bellzooks.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I'm actually a little torn between wanting them to live forever, and wanting to see the epic scale angstdrama.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

It's a constant struggle when you like them but you know one will go ballistic if something happens to the other, and you can't decide between happy and the OMG EPIC ANGST THAT COULD BE!!!

Samurai Deeper Kyo did that to me for years.

Of course, the proper resolution is simply to have the OMG EPIC ANGST and let both live...

[bellzooks.livejournal.com]

Haha, one of them thinks the other is dead, goes almost all Awakened and demolishes a bunch of people, only to have the other pull them back in a very Jean-loves-Clare way, but without the skewery death?

I like it. (God, this is making me think of Dark Willow in BtVS and the resulting rants W/T fans had afterwards.)

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

EXACTLY!

Or Samurai Deeper Kyoevery half dozen or so volumes.

[bellzooks.livejournal.com]

AWESOME!

I think I need to check out this Samurai Deeper Kyo it sounds interesting!

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

SDK is pretty darn good. The first few volumes are kinda bad, and it doesn't really get good until people from Kyo's past start showing up, and the fanservice can be irritating, but it's one of my favorite shounen. I admit, though, that I wouldn't consider it worth reading if not for Yuya and Kyo/Yuya.