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  1. ToraLychsAO3 on Chapter 5 Fri 08 Oct 2021 04:44PM UTC

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    "honne and tatemae"
    Okay, but I was the first to use that in a Persona fic.

    Also, uncle Matt.

    So... Mega Man is dead in this Fic? I don't know everything about the Mega Man World, really. So... if that could be explained, thanks

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    1. BeeTeeDubya14 on Chapter 5 Fri 08 Oct 2021 05:13PM UTC

      Yes, Aki is Mega Man.
      Don't worry - I know little about Mega Man as well...
      Uncle Matt was Mushy's idea.
      So? Others can use it, too...

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      1. ToraLychsAO3 on Chapter 5 Fri 08 Oct 2021 05:26PM UTC

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        It was just a joke.

        I don't actually see that term used a lot, so, it was a bit of a shock to see it here.

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        1. BeeTeeDubya14 on Chapter 5 Fri 08 Oct 2021 05:58PM UTC

          It's alright.

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          1. ToraLychsAO3 on Chapter 5 Fri 08 Oct 2021 07:01PM UTC

            Yu artwork

            By the way, I was thinking about this, but Kirby is a nonbinary.

            According to 20th Anniversary: Kirby of the Stars Dream Land Encyclopedia (a Japanese only production.), Kirby's gender is "unknown." Other Japanese sources also do not confirm Kirby's gender.

            In the English instruction booklet for Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby was introduced as a "spry little boy", while in the Japanese version he was referred as 「若者」 (wakamono),which translates to a more general "youth." Kirby uses 「ぼく」(boku), a masculine first-person pronoun, in the Japanese instruction booklet for Kirby's Dream Land and on the Japanese Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards website. Kirby is directly referred to with masculine pronouns in official localizations. Also in Japanese, there are instances where Kirby is referred to with 「かれ」(kare), which is a masculine pronoun, such as the Pause Screen description of the Mike ability in Kirby Super Star[14] and the instruction of The Arena in Kirby: Planet Robobot.

            On the Japanese Super Smash Bros. developer's site, Sakurai once teased a player surprised to know that Samus is a female character that Kirby (and Pikachu) might actually be female as well, but jokingly left the idea as a mystery instead of outright confirming it, and he stated that he thought of Kirby's profile with the gender listed as "unknown." Makiko Ohmoto has also stated that Kirby's gender is unknown.

            On the official Twitter account, Kirby dressed up as an Empress doll in Hinamatsuri art in 2017, and he appears together with female characters in Valentine's Day artwork in 2018 and male characters in White Day artwork in 2019.

            Sorry for the long rant, but it just came to me.

            Also, Kirby may be attracted to female characters based on the hint of romance between Kirby and Ribbon in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards where Ribbon gives Kirby a kiss on the cheek in the good ending, making both of them blush in embarrassment.

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            1. BeeTeeDubya14 on Chapter 5 Fri 08 Oct 2021 07:08PM UTC

              I personally deign them as he/they.

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              1. ToraLychsAO3 on Chapter 5 Fri 08 Oct 2021 07:10PM UTC

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                I prefer just calling Kirby an It.

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