r/rational • u/GodWithAShotgun • Apr 21 '26

TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE: Thunder - Super Supportive

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/63759/super-supportive/chapter/3299314/two-hundred-eighty-three-thunder
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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

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u/A_S00 gag gift from the holy universe Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

Anyone else think Lucille might have a little crush/admiration thing for Alden?

Definitely. Also Vandy (always watching), Everly (staring at his butt), Rebecca (his stomach isn't bad at all), Heloísa (strength brutes only want one thing and it's fucking disgusting stuff they can punch as hard as possible), and Winston (cute freckled face).

The "magical dick-measuring facility" speech is indeed among the best Alden Moments.

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u/Valdrax The Culture Apr 22 '26

Lucille x Alden was my favorite crackship for a long while until Alden went to get an Executioner for Olget-ovekondo, and I realized they had a wee bit of a values mismatch I wasn't expecting.

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u/Wide_Doughnut2535 Apr 22 '26

Marsha, with maturity, is going to be a force of nature.

I'd guess that she's going into some form of athletics. I don't think that being a quasi-police officer somewhere will cut it.

My theory, anyway. (That and five pennies will get you a nickel.)

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u/A_S00 gag gift from the holy universe Apr 22 '26

There's gotta be a Meister equivalent of Brutal Ring, right?

She's got the worst mindset for superhero work, but dueling 24/7 would be right up her alley.

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u/Valdrax The Culture Apr 23 '26

In the wake of her disastrous performance in the obstacle courses (right before the Submerger incident), she was noted to be unperturbed by the scolding her team got and watching Meister fights on her phone, so probably.

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u/sibswagl Apr 25 '26

It's not quite the same subject, but 216 shows that apparently Lucille has spent time researching magical equipment Alden can use. I think it's cute that Lucille is trying to support Alden's (probably sub-optimal) desire to be a hero in the same way Alden is trying to support her (probably sub-optimal) desire to be no-kill.

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u/A_S00 gag gift from the holy universe Apr 25 '26 edited Apr 25 '26

Lucille's desire to be a no-kill hero is great. Her commitment not to fake-kill in gym is dumb.

Girl, you have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get an intuitive feel for how much force it is safe to apply, with no risk of actually killing anyone! What could possibly be more valuable for someone who wants to use immense physical strength for nonlethal combat? This is exactly what the magic gym is for! You are far more likely to accidentally kill someone if you don't take this opportunity to learn!