Well, it is surprisingly deep. [ he's so for real right now. he's... genuinely sharing an opinion on the matter. ] It's pretty metatextual at some points, it doesn't pretend to be maintain realism in the details. Not the easiest to follow, I guess.
... That the truth doesn't matter as much as taking control of the narrative. Like what the wife does to the media at the end. Like what the husband tries to do to the media too, but she knows so she gets ahead of him. And it's in the way that the movie itself changes perspectives, makes her seem like a cold-blooded villainess from the point of view of the husband, but you just can't help but sympathize with her when she gets to explain things from her point of view, can you? She was wronged first.
[ which is probably the most that kaiser has ever had to say all at once on something that isn't soccer, so. there's that. ]
Oh, no, don't be silly. I was referring to the part where Amy [ his girlboss ♥ ] sets her shit husband up to look bad in front of the media by presenting evidence out of context. Thus why I'm saving our text conversation as proof.
[ he's kidding.
mostly.
maybe not entirely kidding... sometimes it takes a real man to be a crazy wife. ]
... Sure, to an extent. [ kaiser's not the kind of person who would count it as a personal win if he came out on top because his rival got hit by a car or something. ] But as long as it doesn't change the parameters of what I wanted in the first place, then who cares? I'm not picky. You must think I'm waaaay better of a person than I actually am, Yoichi.
[ but, well, kaiser thinks of himself as way worse than he actually is. so he's biased! ]
That doesn't mean much when the media currently likes you, Yoichi.
[ he leans back, crossing his arms and half-closing his eyes... it's less that he's relaxing and more that he's made himself more lax, somehow. ]
Let's see what you do when somebody asks you something you really don't want to answer, or starts poking at your nerves directly, or wants to rake you right through the coals... then we'll see about that, hm?
Oh, please, Yoichi. The media loves me, I get them the views they need. [ the naivete is adorable, though, he's snickering... ] Besides, that's not how it works. I hear all the sports news outlets in Japan were sucking Sae Itoshi's dick for years only to turn around and call him a war criminal for... what was it? The crime of not taking playing around with children seriously?
Isagi groans when the other starts poking him, rudely forcing him to wake
up and face the hangover he has. He starts to open his eyes and then shuts
them again with a groan.
“I think you passed out early.”
Isagi seems to remember something vaguely like that… or maybe he’d passed
out. Ugh.
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[ There's a lot that he didn't totally pick up from the movie but he did at least get those vibes maybe. ]
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[ she did murder and frame another guy, though? maybe isagi should be flattered kaiser cast him as the husband and not the fodder. ]
Did you enjoy it?
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[ well that’s even more confusing but you know what, he’ll just shrug it off and go with the flow. ]
Yeah. I mean i don’t know if I really get it, though.
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So, what do you think the point of it actually is then?
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[ which is probably the most that kaiser has ever had to say all at once on something that isn't soccer, so. there's that. ]
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[ Hm… ]
I never really sympathized that much with her, though. But I guess that makes sense. I never really put that much thought into movies before.
[ Maybe that is just pure stubbornness also. ]
Uh…so were you going to kill me or were you going to frame me for murder or what?
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[ he's kidding.
mostly.
maybe not entirely kidding... sometimes it takes a real man to be a crazy wife. ]
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[ Kaiser you're so twisted he doesn't really get it but he shrugs. ]
I don't think you'd actually do something that crazy.
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just kidding, but still— ]
And why don't you think so, Yoichi? Don't you think it's exactly the kind of thing that fits in with my character?
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[ Once you act on something like that you can't take it back. ]
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[ the power of his text conversations? he just doesn't see it... ]
Besides, there's nothing wrong with being willing to give anything up if it gets you what you want at the end.
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[ He's not actually sure. But it seems like it'd just be too easy anyway. ]
It matters how you get what you want, I think.
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[ but, well, kaiser thinks of himself as way worse than he actually is. so he's biased! ]
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[ It's hard to pin him down but he definitely thinks Kaiser is probably better than Kaiser thinks he is. ]
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[ just... consider it. but at the end of the day, no, kaiser would not gone girl anybody. he just thinks the idea of it is deeply amusing. ]
You're very naïve, Yoichi. The media's gonna eat you up some day, I fear.
[ he does not actually fear that; he's being a little sarcastic. ]
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[ Isagi rolls his eyes, though and he reaches for a drink. ]
I think I'm pretty good with the media.
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[ he leans back, crossing his arms and half-closing his eyes... it's less that he's relaxing and more that he's made himself more lax, somehow. ]
Let's see what you do when somebody asks you something you really don't want to answer, or starts poking at your nerves directly, or wants to rake you right through the coals... then we'll see about that, hm?
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[ snickering intensifies... ]
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Isagi groans when the other starts poking him, rudely forcing him to wake up and face the hangover he has. He starts to open his eyes and then shuts them again with a groan.
“I think you passed out early.”
Isagi seems to remember something vaguely like that… or maybe he’d passed out. Ugh.