It just dawned on me how the book got destroyed...

Yeah, only a Titan would Fist of Havoc a book in his hand.

And the way that the "helmet stayed on" encounter is read has always bugged me. People want to make the carnal insinuation; but I think it's a more deft touch at play, so to speak.

The entire flipping point of that bit of lore is his voice. That's the turn-on. That's why she summoned him. That's also what makes it so funny; because disrobing wasn't necessary.

But people are going to interpret and run with it how they see fit. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

~m

"I can recite The Tempest by heart." And he did. Mara sat and listened. They stayed for a long time.

The helmet stayed on.

Everyone finished that last sentence with ".. this time." and you know it :D

Punctuation and visual spacing matter. In my reading, if they had not started a new paragraph there wouldn't be as much interpretive room for a carnal reading of the sentence. However, like the way a comedian gives aural space and subtle tone differences to the punchline of a joke, a new paragraph was added for this sentence. This emphasizes the words in a way that suggests the words shouldn't just be skipped over and that opened the door for interpretative ambiguity. The writers knew what they were doing and I think they intentionally didn't spell it out so that each person's head cannon has space for what they think happened.

But people are going to interpret and run with it how they see fit. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Rule 34 went into overdrive on that one.

It just dawned on me how the book got destroyed...

Yeah, only a Titan would Fist of Havoc a book in his hand.

And the way that the "helmet stayed on" encounter is read has always bugged me. People want to make the carnal insinuation; but I think it's a more deft touch at play, so to speak.

The entire flipping point of that bit of lore is his voice. That's the turn-on. That's why she summoned him. That's also what makes it so funny; because disrobing wasn't necessary.

But people are going to interpret and run with it how they see fit. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

~m

"I can recite The Tempest by heart." And he did. Mara sat and listened. They stayed for a long time.

The helmet stayed on.

Punctuation and visual spacing matter. In my reading, if they had not started a new paragraph there wouldn't be as much interpretive room for a carnal reading of the sentence. However, like the way a comedian gives aural space and subtle tone differences to the punchline of a joke, a new paragraph was added for this sentence. This emphasizes the words in a way that suggests the words shouldn't just be skipped over and that opened the door for interpretative ambiguity. The writers knew what they were doing and I think they intentionally didn't spell it out so that each person's head cannon has space for what they think happened.

It just dawned on me how the book got destroyed...

Yeah, only a Titan would Fist of Havoc a book in his hand.

And the way that the "helmet stayed on" encounter is read has always bugged me. People want to make the carnal insinuation; but I think it's a more deft touch at play, so to speak.

The entire flipping point of that bit of lore is his voice. That's the turn-on. That's why she summoned him. That's also what makes it so funny; because disrobing wasn't necessary.

But people are going to interpret and run with it how they see fit. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

~m

Yeah, I took that line as implying that nothing... physical... happened betweeen them. At least not on that occasion. But it did also imply something beyond formality between them. I like how they handled it :)

Same here. And yeah, I really love the lowbrow-ruffian/regal-and-aloof contrast between them. He's the closest thing to a bro that there is in Destiny, and she hangs out in what amounts to an ivory tower.

Not to mention the fact that it's all supposed to be on the DL. Like, are they FwB? Or something more? There's obviously some regard she has for him, despite the disdain she generally holds Guardians in. Maybe they'll throw us a bone eventually and confirm he's the last Tigerman. But I've really enjoyed their, uh, discretion.

On a related note, I have no idea when Shaxx became my favourite Destiny character, but holy crap am I fond of him. He’s so cartoonish, but in a way that really clicks for me. I love his “NOBODY TELLS ME WHAT TO DO” line, followed by him doing what she asked, but going above and beyond (by reciting it from memory for her).

I really liked that too. I guess I'm of two minds about him. I preferred back in D1 when it felt like you really had to earn his praise. It made it that much better when you really got him riled up. Now he just pops off left and right. It feels a little...cheaper to me. And in a certain way it's harder to respect him. But it is what it is.

On the other hand, I was really surprised at the beginning of D2 to see him ingame, protecting innocents while we moved on through the wreckage of the tower. And that moment (all 20 seconds of it) has stuck with me more than most other moments in the story. We really need to see the characters we spend the most time with in action in the world. At this point, I'd wager I experience more dialogue from Shaxx than the rest of the Vanguard.

It just dawned on me how the book got destroyed...

Yeah, only a Titan would Fist of Havoc a book in his hand.

And the way that the "helmet stayed on" encounter is read has always bugged me. People want to make the carnal insinuation; but I think it's a more deft touch at play, so to speak.

The entire flipping point of that bit of lore is his voice. That's the turn-on. That's why she summoned him. That's also what makes it so funny; because disrobing wasn't necessary.

But people are going to interpret and run with it how they see fit. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

~m

Yeah, I took that line as implying that nothing... physical... happened betweeen them. At least not on that occasion. But it did also imply something beyond formality between them. I like how they handled it :)

On a related note, I have no idea when Shaxx became my favourite Destiny character, but holy crap am I fond of him. He’s so cartoonish, but in a way that really clicks for me. I love his “NOBODY TELLS ME WHAT TO DO” line, followed by him doing what she asked, but going above and beyond (by reciting it from memory for her).

It just dawned on me how the book got destroyed...

Yeah, only a Titan would Fist of Havoc a book in his hand.

And the way that the "helmet stayed on" encounter is read has always bugged me. People want to make the carnal insinuation; but I think it's a more deft touch at play, so to speak.

The entire flipping point of that bit of lore is his voice. That's the turn-on. That's why she summoned him. That's also what makes it so funny; because disrobing wasn't necessary.

But people are going to interpret and run with it how they see fit. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

~m

It just dawned on me how the book got destroyed...

Yeah, only a Titan would Fist of Havoc a book in his hand.

...but how was he drinking the coffee?

Emergency induction port.

He will always be known to me as Torito, from here on in.

For the monolinguals who don't get it, it means "Little bull" in Spanish. Ya know, cuz of the horns...

"Maybe you should not remind her of a bad thing happening…"

You're right. I didn't catch that. Okay, it's Mara. Unless He is in a habit of destroying books :D

This is priceless. Looks like Shaxx and Mara are more than a 1-time thing ;)

"It all depends on your friend. What do they like? What ARE they like? Can you describe them?"

"She… likes to fight. She is regal. She is very…" The Titan paused. "Is a recurve bow more romantic than a compound bow?" (He managed to whisper this time.)

Why do you say Mara? It could very well be Petra as well. Regal doesn't always mean they are royalty. Besides, I would hardly say that Mara "likes to fight" but Petra on the other hand.

Shaxx and Mara have... history. Although it certainly could be Petra. But my money is on Mara, given their pre-establishes relationship:)

That is a relationship... but the helmet stayed on. Maybe with the bow he was hoping the helmet would come off?

This is priceless. Looks like Shaxx and Mara are more than a 1-time thing ;)

"It all depends on your friend. What do they like? What ARE they like? Can you describe them?"

"She… likes to fight. She is regal. She is very…" The Titan paused. "Is a recurve bow more romantic than a compound bow?" (He managed to whisper this time.)

Why do you say Mara? It could very well be Petra as well. Regal doesn't always mean they are royalty. Besides, I would hardly say that Mara "likes to fight" but Petra on the other hand.

Shaxx and Mara have... history. Although it certainly could be Petra. But my money is on Mara, given their pre-establishes relationship:)

This is priceless. Looks like Shaxx and Mara are more than a 1-time thing ;)

"It all depends on your friend. What do they like? What ARE they like? Can you describe them?"

"She… likes to fight. She is regal. She is very…" The Titan paused. "Is a recurve bow more romantic than a compound bow?" (He managed to whisper this time.)

Why do you say Mara? It could very well be Petra as well. Regal doesn't always mean they are royalty. Besides, I would hardly say that Mara "likes to fight" but Petra on the other hand.