QUESTION MEME

[chew_toy]

I hit 1000 comments already…………

Please ask me questions about Reim or anything else rp-related!!

instead of a question you can also link a thread and I can break down Reim’s thought processes during it like I did here for another character in the past

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[freearcadia]

Full impression of Harlock.

[chew_toy]

VERY NICE, VERY HELPFUL, SO RELIABLE. Harlock has this like, easy air of self-possessed certainty in who he is and an easygoing and agreeable demeanor that makes him soothing to talk to in a way... Reim is used to horrible gremlins in his life so he finds it especially calming and refreshing lol. Harlock is principled and kind but also very flexible/open, so Reim feels good about entrusting him with things or putting a little more weight on him, bc he seems both like he can deal with it but also like he'll be clear about maintaining reasonable boundaries.

there is a certain kind of ease also in Harlock being the closest to him in age on Phoenix (even moreso since Harlock is a little older and Reim is sort of used to behaving/being treated more in an older bracket than his own actual age bracket in some ways); he doesn't think anyone else is less capable for being younger and is completely open to relying even on teenagers in ways other people would not be comfortable relying on teenagers, but on a conversational level it's like, ah I can talk to someone at a closer match to my own mindset in some ways. it's nice!

also they have touched hands in NEARLY EVERY THREAD which isn't super important to what kind of person Reim thinks Harlock is, but Reim has much less of a personal space bubble than one might expect (but obv isn't super touchy because Propriety), so the facet of casual physicality also adds an extra layer of comfort for him interacting with Harlock

reverse me?

[freearcadia]

Reim is someone Harlock has pinged as someone reliable, he sense that Reim is not above dirty tricks if necessary but will try to be on the up and up if the situation allows. A little more 'stiff' than he's used to, but it's not necessarily a bad thing.

And also yes having someone close to his age (we think, Leiji is inconsistent here) has a far different vibe than someone younger as he tends to have a bit of a fatherly edge with younger characters. So Harlock doesn't feel quite like he has to watch himself as much when speaking with Reim.

And the touching is definitely interesting as in canon he's usually pretty standoffish except with Miime and Tochiro when it comes to physical contact. So someone he is fine with touching his hand is something that's low-key a surprise for him. Like he took Reim's hand in the first thread mostly because Reim's blindness just reminded him of Tochiro.

[chew_toy]

TELL ME ABOUT TOCHIRO also do you have any other questions for me?

[freearcadia]

Tochiro isn't much to look at, being one of Leiji's potatoes (as opposed to Harlock's noodle) - absolute mechanical and engineering genius, and was far more laid-back than Harlock, certainly believing in 'all work and no play makes jack a dull boy'. Among other things, Tochiro designed Harlock's ship the Arcadia, their pirate/repair bay Death Shadow Island inside an asteroid.

The version of Harlock I have had been friends with Tochiro since kindergarten and Leiji Matsuomoto being a fucking madman that he is also implied there's some elements of reincarnation going on with the pair meeting and friending each other over several lifetimes. But anyways, his vision is so shitty that even with glasses he's extremely nearsighted - which is why Harlock kind of went straight to 'handhold to guide' because he's used to guiding someone almost blind.

Tochiro died not long after completing the Arcadia - having upload his consciousness into the Arcadia's main computer (and it's implied his actual soul is on the ship) and entrusted his then infant daughter Mayu into Harlock's care.