So who would make the best
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Post by So who would make the best on Dec 10, 2004 23:03:34 GMT -5
Okay, perhaps it's because I'm still down with the flu and consequently on random meds that make my mind do strange things, but I got to thinking about ye olde Saiyuki crew and started wondering what would happen if the four of them were at one of those hiring line-ups of day laborers. Prospective employers come by, looking for all kinds of assistance with one question for themselves: who would make the best... baby sitter/ dog-walker/ drywaller/ bartender/ etc. etc. So just as a character exploration, I put it to the estimable writers of this board: Who would make the best [insert profession here] and why? I'll start with a couple I've thought of. 1) Babysitter: I'm thinking Goku. He's got enough energy to keep up with the kiddies, and is young enough in his thinking to enjoy a lot of the same things. Of course, he's likely to get them into a heap of trouble, but he's tough enough and morally sound enough to get them out of it too. Besides which, he'd provide a nice positive role-model with his optimistic, cheerful attitude and his absolute sincerity. 2) Fashion model: Konzen, if only because he's got that "I hate my life" pout down to a nicety, and knows how to walk in flowy, couture-looking numbers. After all, they've all got the looks for it.  3) Anyone?? |
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Post by slizziechan on Jan 16, 2005 11:45:31 GMT -5
Is this just for DBZ? cause I have a few. A. Teacher: Boromir from Lotr. In both book and movie he "tried" to teach Merry and Pipin some sword skills. b. Mentor: Galadriel. Well, duh. What else would she be? Queen? .... oh, yeah I forgot. Shes that too.  |
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Post by Blood_Debt on Jan 16, 2005 20:33:05 GMT -5
That wasn't DBZ, but Saiyuki, actually.
But define mentor? In what way? And she is, in a way, already a mentor to her subjects, who look up to and revere her.
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Post by slizziechan on Jan 16, 2005 21:15:29 GMT -5
Mentor as in like I guess cool (powerful) big sister.
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Post by elven dreamer on Jan 19, 2005 3:47:46 GMT -5
Actually, for mentor, I'd say Aragorn. He just seems like that dependable, older brother thing, and that's what I'd expect in a mentor...maybe even Faramir. A mentor doesn't need to be powerful or cool. (Ignore the fact that the two I suggested are the King and Steward of Gondor...) And (sorry to be disagreeing with both of your views) but I -so- can't picture Boromir as a teacher. And it's not what they do, but how they act, their attitude... As for Saiyuki.... Gaiden crew first....oh, Tenpou's just got the look of the nice, quiet science guy, even a high-school science teacher...but then, that might be because he happens to be...um, my fave Gaiden character... Konzen - I can only imagine him as a model in a humour fic. Still, you're right. Perfect pout. *g* And the long, flickable hair...which he loves..... Kenren...ah...unemployed? Heh. And Goku? No idea. Kanzeon...ah. She would probably try her hand at modelling, with that ego of her's. Of course, I haven't seen as much Gaiden as I'd like, so... As for the Sanzo-ikkou, well, nearly everyone portrays Hakkai as a teacher or a psychologist. Somehow I just can't picture "Dr Cho Hakkai, Psychologist" but a teacher or a private tutor is imaginable. (Is that a word?) I can even picture him in an ordinary office-job - you know, the quiet, head-down working guy... Perhaps it's because of his history, but I have trouble imagining Gojyo employed. Same as Kenren. Maybe a blackjack dealer, bartender....? I know we don't give him much credit, but he never seems to have a continual, regular-income job in fanfiction.... Sanzo and Goku I'll leave alone, save to say that I can picture Goku dog-walking.... (mental image: *Goku pulling and heaving at the leash of a german shepherd which refuses to budge, sweating like hell*) Don't know the Kougaiji-tachi well enough to pass judgement there...and Nii, of course, would either belong in a science lab or a mental institution....honestly, that bunny.... |
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Post by Blood_Debt on Jan 19, 2005 6:10:04 GMT -5
Maybe he could be a toy shop owner then! Selling bunnies!
Like it has been said in many fics, perhaps Gojyo would be a pimp *giggles*
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Post by elven dreamer on Jan 19, 2005 7:49:48 GMT -5
*g* Yeah, I've seen that one too. Gojyo, I mean. And selling bunnies? Well, I'd say a pet-shop owner, but he couldn't stand the sight of all the bunnies locked away and would have to let them out...*mental image: (plot) bunnies terrorizing the mall....*
Oh, I can imagine them all with nice white-collar office jobs - the ikkou, I mean. Sanzo at the top of the food chain, yelling and screaming for all he's worth.... Gojyo at Reception (Ignore the fact that it's usually ladies there - in fact, that'd work to his advantage) hitting on all the gals; Hakkai - sitting at his computer all day long, ~typing, typing, oh look, Sanzo's gone~ *opens book*
...Goku, well, uh....Sanzo's useless little secretary who spills Sanzo's coffee over his paperwork, instantly forgets phone numbers at the sight of a meat bun?.... Okay, so I'm having trouble with that one too... And Kanzeon - in reception hitting on the guys....*g* Hehehe.
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Post by swallowtail on Jan 22, 2005 6:04:43 GMT -5
I thought of Hakkai more of a teacher/babysitter, because he just seems the kind to be able to scare anyone, anywhere.
*cough* I'm thinking 3x9 right now, so~rry.
Ni Jienyi: Discipline Master, or something. He could be a scientist, but he already is one.
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Post by jackieidaho on Jan 23, 2005 6:33:22 GMT -5
*cough* I'm thinking 3x9 right now, so~rry. [/s][/quote] Hahahaha Same. ::grin:: Yeah, I can just imagine it. And then, of course, comes the thought of 5x8 downstairs, at reception. Or at the coffee machine. Or.... ::guilty smile:: |
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Post by D-chan on Jan 23, 2005 20:59:23 GMT -5
Actually, I've had to think of these things for my AU fics. So far I've had Sanzo as an exorcist (the type who uses special weaponry instead of prayers and the like)... in the same fic, Goku essentially tagged along.
But for Goku in general, I can see him applying to just about any average job a teenager would have. Register and the like. In my Christmas-fic, he actually had an internship in commercialism, working with the technical equipment... and in said fic, Homura was basically the manager there, which I thought fit since he had to basically oversee everything, make sure the environment was comfortable, and he's just... got the charisma and people skills to do that.
Actually, I think Homura would fit in just about anywhere in a situation like that. He can interact well with people (when he wants to), he's a pretty damn good leader, and in the series many people admire him...
I've also had plans to reveal his occupation as an interior designer, since he seems to have good taste as well as everything else.
As for the others... hrm. I can see Hakkai as a tutor, like someone else said, but not really a teacher. Unless it was for elementary students; he did have that job as Cho Gonou.
*laugh* And Gojyo really is hard to place. I wish I could speak for other fandoms, but Saiyuki is actually the first fandom in which I've dealt with characters who were old enough to NEED jobs. But if I think of more, I shall return.
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Post by narrizan on Jun 30, 2005 14:51:58 GMT -5
okay...d-chan's sanzo as exorcist got me thinking ... so in an alternate universe the ikkou are actors/actresses who(whom???) have just got parts in a tv show Hakkai - Willow! (think willow when she loses tara and goes beserk!)...or Giles (for obvious reasons) or Angel/Angelus (the Hakkai/Gonou) dynamic Gojyo - Spike! Goku - Xander Sanzou - Buffy??? ( a wooden stake instead of S&W and Holy Water in stead of sutra) a chosen one and all that!!! Kougaiji - Faith Lirin - Dawn Yaone - ok she can be Willow, as Hakkai has too many parts he can take!!! ok .... couldn't think of anyone to be Cordelia...Kanzeon??? Jien/Doku- Wesley!? So if we gave the Angel to Hakkai Nii would have to be Giles I guess there's my two cents worth   |
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Post by VGT on Jul 1, 2005 16:00:34 GMT -5
Actualy, I think that I can see them all working in a hospital in some way.
Sanzo: (an idea from before) I can see him as the head guy in charge.
Goku: Definatly in the nirsery ward with the babies.
Gojyo: Castodian or receptionist, or for a crazy, humor fic; a brain sergent. Or, the Pacent Who Never Goes Away.
Hakkai: Docter (not like you didn't see that one comin)
Kougajij: Another Pacent Who Never Goes Away, but in the psyc. ward.
Doku: Secerity in the psyc. ward to make sure the crazy pacents never get away
Yaone: Docter, or co-worker to Hakkai
Lirin: Co-worker to Goku
Konzen: Either co-worker to Sanzo, or docter for the maternaty ward
Tenpou: I would say librarian, but that would be too origanal. So I guess I would go with children's docter.
Kenren: Some way a co-worker to Tenpou, or maybe secritary. I just see those two woking together.
Homura: Definatly a pacent in the psyc.ward, or one of the psychologists.
Zenon & Shien: Definatly cell mates or co-workers with Homura.
Well, this is what I thought of at the top of my head, in... like five minuets. So take what you will of it.
(Also, sorry for my spelling, but time is kinda tight for me right now).
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~VGT~
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Post by narrizan on Jul 4, 2005 22:53:39 GMT -5
ok here are some more occupations that i think would suit the boys (and girls) : Goku : food taster/food critic. although it sometimes does seem that he would eat anything..he can be quite discernible about food. Sanzo : an 'evil' manager of some sort. or perhaps a probation officer. yes i can see him doing that. he'd probably be good at that. Gojyo : i see him as actually quite artistic. maybe in graphic design, or in the fashion industry. can you imagine all the girls ...and boys swarming over him? hakkai : well he is actually quite difficult, because he could be one of those people you would love to hate but can't help liking (or loving! )because, he is too nice, too good at everything and is impossibly right all the time. Aah! I've got it... with that voice as well... a radio psychiatrist a la "Frasier" can you imagine the traffic accidents with us listening to his impossibly silk like voice. but then perhaps it would be tenpou that would really excell at something like this. Unfortunately I can't see Kou as anything but a leader still as I think that is what he does best. inspiring others to follow him. you know in a military capacity. lirin : a phys ed techer to kids, cos i think she can cope with that sort of thing as she has the energy levels to match as well. yaone : let's see...alchemist, done. waitress, done. what else could she do. perhaps an IT specialist. i think she would be good as a research librarian. Jien : a handyman! the kind that "desperate housewives" would call all the time. and because he's a soft touch he just can't say no! doku : unfortunately not very original here, but either a bouncer or bodyguard. there you go....attack of th AU plot bunnies.... aaaargh! help! |
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