Jerry: (James) Is the kid going to have to inherit my bottlecap collection? Tom: (James) Is there anything ELSE the kid could inherit, except unpaid bills at McDonphans' across several regions?
James: Well, there's my collection of fine designer dresses...
Jerry: *flatly* No, we thought it was Meowth's baby. Thank you for your insight, Captain Obvious. Tom: (Wobbuffet) Jessie, this baby doesn't look like mine! Jerry: I WAS JOKING!
Considering the constant bestial undertones in this fic, Jerry... D:
[James glurges about ~responsibility~ and ~true love~ and blah blah blah]
Jesus, Cori, just rename this "Team Rocket: The Afterschool Special" and be done with it! D:
and be so intimate Tom: Not everyone shags fer FOUR HOURS. Hard t' be intimate in five minutes. when they don't truly love the woman that they're with...
Ever hear of casual sex, Cori? Friends with benefits? These things aren't necessarily the devil as long as some degree of respect is involved.
And wow, the double standard re: Jessiebelle vs Jessie stinks something rotten. Jessiebelle is a horrible person and she'd be a shitty mother, but Jessie isn't the angel Cori says she is. (And yeah, James lists the horrible mother thing as ONE of the reasons but he always glosses over the torture. SHE CHASED YOU AND BEAT YOU WITH WHIPS, JAMES. THAT'S NOT JUST PUSHING YOU IN THE MUD AND CALLING YOU FARTY-PANTS.)
Tom: (James) And we're going to do it filthy, broke, and hungry, just like everything else in my life! Great way to raise a kid!
Kid: Mom, Dad, can I borrow 20 bucks for a slurpee? Jessie: No! We need that money to pay for another month on our shack! James: And since when do slurpees cost 20 bucks? Kid: I was gonna get a large!
[James bawwwing about his parents]
I just wish there was more discussion given to it than Love And Glurge Will Make It All Better. Because, frankly, neither James nor Jessie knows what a functional family environment even LOOKS like at this point. And Cori is playing it For The Drama, so we can't really brush over that. Cori!Jessie tends to scream and hit when an adult ticks her off - how much worse is she going to be to children who can't fight back? Cori!James doesn't have a good sense of how to properly raise children - is he going to end up repeating his parents, or spoiling the children rotten and never enforcing discipline for fear of repeating his childhood?
EXACTLY. This is the reason I side-eye the whole "we'll never repeat our parents' awful awful mistakes, we'll break the cycle". It's a noble concept and I suppose it CAN be a thing that happens, but in this case? We're talking about an unstable young woman with rage issues and a man browbeaten by his parent to the point where he thinks it's okay for said young woman to abuse him because she's so ~twagic~. Their kids aren't gonna turn out well-adjusted angels, they're gonna turn out fucking basket cases.
[snip glurge]
Y'know, Henry from FE Awakening turned out to be an awesome dad despite having shitty parents and he doesn't spew this much sap about it.
Yeah. Don't mind me - I'm just saying that this is why I get skeeved by the thought of 'But my FEELS!' people attaining power over anyone. Especially children, who have a fair chance of actually believing what they're told.
...somehow I never thought of this as the other side of the emotions coin anytime I ranted about people who think showing emotion is weak and stupid and wrong. :/ But you're absolutely right. Because some people take it too far and think their feelings give them the authority to say or do whatever they want and that's just as shitty as insisting people suppress their emotions.
Or is this that "nobody is allowed to have feelings except for ME!" thing we discussed ages ago? XD;
Tom: (Kids) Daddy! Daddy, the police are here again, and a Rattata ate our teddy, and we're hungry - (James) At least I love you, kids! Doesn't that make up for everything?!
Kid: No, Dad, in fact that makes it WORSE. Kid 2: If you loved us, you'd have bought a freaking house by now! Jessie: But we love you so much! D:
Ahahaha, poor Tom and Jerry. But to be fair you're not the only Rocketshipper/Neoshipper who's done that. XD; Mixing genetics is a common anime/video game trope. (Robin/Sumia had two adorable asskickers, one with daddy's coat and mommy's hair color and default class, and one with daddy's hair and mommy's everything else. XD)
Also Cori? BABIES DON'T WORK THAT WAY. kthx
Tom: As opposed to blood and amniotic fluid. Jerry: Oh, you don't think Jessie's blood and amniotic fluid smells like roses? And French toast, and sunshine, and - Tom: Now I'M gonna volunteer t' scream an' puke!
Strange that Cori would do Clean Pretty Childbirth here when in the "James gets an Articuno" fic she (iirc) describes the baby birds hatching with fluid and bits of shell still stuck to them.
Jerry: Uh, has this town considered ANY sort of fireproofing?
Town: We would, but Cori has this rule against Earth Logic.
And...as much as I loathe to admit it, Jessie does have a valid reason to angst here. Team Rocket IS canonically a risky lifestyle and they've gotten their asses kicked so many times. But it's still done in such a glurgey manner cause CORI.
Her, I said to myself. So, Jessie thinks it's a girl, too. Maybe there's more to that dream than I thought....
Of course there is! :D Because dreams mean everything in Corific!
Tom: (James) You, on the other hand, are Growlithe chow. Jerry: (Jessie) Oh, hush. Let's just rush through this noble Harlequin Romance script and get through with it so the director will give us a lunch break.
James: At least Cori provides decent meals. And the food is usually fresh. Except I do get tired of French Toast for breakfast every day! I miss my Fruit Loops!
And yeah, the lack of logic with the electricity is...um...
"We can't do this anymore," Jessie sighed. "We need to find a different job...a safer job." Jerry: WHAT?!
No! No! No! You need to STOP FOLLOWING ASH AROUND! That is NOT YOUR JOB! Your job is to be a member of TEAM ROCKET! Not to REPEATEDLY FAIL TO STEAL A PIKACHU! Tom: *cracks up* We have confirmation! They said it, everyone! They think their JOB'S t' pursue Ash!
Cori!TR: But but...WE NEED TO CAPTURE PIKACHU! WE HAVE NO CHOICE! THE BOSS WILL BEAT US IF WE DON'T! Cori: Nope! He has a secret soft for for you for Reasons and is secretly a Rocketshipper. But you don't get to find out until I snap and throw canon in the garbage.
Jerry: Wait, how did you manage the first one, then?! Tom: They can only work miracles on a shoestring budget when Cori ain't goin' fer th' drama. Th' moment she is, oh, we have realistic considerations!
Cori x Inconsistency = OTP!
Jerry: (Old Boss) Yes, you've wasted an enormous amount of time and resources and made Team Rocket a laughingstock because you can't stop your obsession over a single Pikachu. Of COURSE I'll give you a loan to start up your own business! Tom: (Old Boss) On second thought, your sheer incompetence has made police forces the world over underestimate Team Rocket, and caused the citizenry to think that no one can possibly be a Team Rocket agent unless they wander around like idiots in full HERE LOOK AT ME I'M A PROUD CRIMINAL regalia. So... hm, funding your stupidity DOES have its upsides...
Silver: Uh, Dad? Are you sure giving these jokers money is a good idea? Giovanni: Son, when you inherit this organization someday you'll realize it's worth a small financial setback just to get rid of melodramatic idiots.
The sad thing is, Jessie and James have a sensible idea in quitting a dangerous job for the sake of their kid. But Cori's handling of it is...really, really dumb.
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Tom: (James) Is there anything ELSE the kid could inherit, except unpaid bills at McDonphans' across several regions?
James: Well, there's my collection of fine designer dresses...
Jerry: *flatly* No, we thought it was Meowth's baby. Thank you for your insight, Captain Obvious.
Tom: (Wobbuffet) Jessie, this baby doesn't look like mine!
Jerry: I WAS JOKING!
Considering the constant bestial undertones in this fic, Jerry... D:
[James glurges about ~responsibility~ and ~true love~ and blah blah blah]
Jesus, Cori, just rename this "Team Rocket: The Afterschool Special" and be done with it! D:
and be so intimate
Tom: Not everyone shags fer FOUR HOURS. Hard t' be intimate in five minutes.
when they don't truly love the woman that they're with...
Ever hear of casual sex, Cori? Friends with benefits? These things aren't necessarily the devil as long as some degree of respect is involved.
And wow, the double standard re: Jessiebelle vs Jessie stinks something rotten. Jessiebelle is a horrible person and she'd be a shitty mother, but Jessie isn't the angel Cori says she is. (And yeah, James lists the horrible mother thing as ONE of the reasons but he always glosses over the torture. SHE CHASED YOU AND BEAT YOU WITH WHIPS, JAMES. THAT'S NOT JUST PUSHING YOU IN THE MUD AND CALLING YOU FARTY-PANTS.)
Tom: (James) And we're going to do it filthy, broke, and hungry, just like everything else in my life! Great way to raise a kid!
Kid: Mom, Dad, can I borrow 20 bucks for a slurpee?
Jessie: No! We need that money to pay for another month on our shack!
James: And since when do slurpees cost 20 bucks?
Kid: I was gonna get a large!
[James bawwwing about his parents]
I just wish there was more discussion given to it than Love And Glurge Will Make It All Better. Because, frankly, neither James nor Jessie knows what a functional family environment even LOOKS like at this point. And Cori is playing it For The Drama, so we can't really brush over that. Cori!Jessie tends to scream and hit when an adult ticks her off - how much worse is she going to be to children who can't fight back? Cori!James doesn't have a good sense of how to properly raise children - is he going to end up repeating his parents, or spoiling the children rotten and never enforcing discipline for fear of repeating his childhood?
EXACTLY. This is the reason I side-eye the whole "we'll never repeat our parents' awful awful mistakes, we'll break the cycle". It's a noble concept and I suppose it CAN be a thing that happens, but in this case? We're talking about an unstable young woman with rage issues and a man browbeaten by his parent to the point where he thinks it's okay for said young woman to abuse him because she's so ~twagic~. Their kids aren't gonna turn out well-adjusted angels, they're gonna turn out fucking basket cases.
[snip glurge]
Y'know, Henry from FE Awakening turned out to be an awesome dad despite having shitty parents and he doesn't spew this much sap about it.
Yeah. Don't mind me - I'm just saying that this is why I get skeeved by the thought of 'But my FEELS!' people attaining power over anyone. Especially children, who have a fair chance of actually believing what they're told.
...somehow I never thought of this as the other side of the emotions coin anytime I ranted about people who think showing emotion is weak and stupid and wrong. :/ But you're absolutely right. Because some people take it too far and think their feelings give them the authority to say or do whatever they want and that's just as shitty as insisting people suppress their emotions.
Or is this that "nobody is allowed to have feelings except for ME!" thing we discussed ages ago? XD;
Tom: (Kids) Daddy! Daddy, the police are here again, and a Rattata ate our teddy, and we're hungry -
(James) At least I love you, kids! Doesn't that make up for everything?!
Kid: No, Dad, in fact that makes it WORSE.
Kid 2: If you loved us, you'd have bought a freaking house by now!
Jessie: But we love you so much! D:
Ahahaha, poor Tom and Jerry. But to be fair you're not the only Rocketshipper/Neoshipper who's done that. XD; Mixing genetics is a common anime/video game trope. (Robin/Sumia had two adorable asskickers, one with daddy's coat and mommy's hair color and default class, and one with daddy's hair and mommy's everything else. XD)
Also Cori? BABIES DON'T WORK THAT WAY. kthx
Tom: As opposed to blood and amniotic fluid.
Jerry: Oh, you don't think Jessie's blood and amniotic fluid smells like roses? And French toast, and sunshine, and -
Tom: Now I'M gonna volunteer t' scream an' puke!
Strange that Cori would do Clean Pretty Childbirth here when in the "James gets an Articuno" fic she (iirc) describes the baby birds hatching with fluid and bits of shell still stuck to them.
Jerry: Uh, has this town considered ANY sort of fireproofing?
Town: We would, but Cori has this rule against Earth Logic.
And...as much as I loathe to admit it, Jessie does have a valid reason to angst here. Team Rocket IS canonically a risky lifestyle and they've gotten their asses kicked so many times. But it's still done in such a glurgey manner cause CORI.
Her, I said to myself. So, Jessie thinks it's a girl, too. Maybe there's more to that dream than I thought....
Of course there is! :D Because dreams mean everything in Corific!
Tom: (James) You, on the other hand, are Growlithe chow.
Jerry: (Jessie) Oh, hush. Let's just rush through this noble Harlequin Romance script and get through with it so the director will give us a lunch break.
James: At least Cori provides decent meals. And the food is usually fresh. Except I do get tired of French Toast for breakfast every day! I miss my Fruit Loops!
And yeah, the lack of logic with the electricity is...um...
"We can't do this anymore," Jessie sighed. "We need to find a different job...a safer job."
Jerry: WHAT?!
No! No! No! You need to STOP FOLLOWING ASH AROUND! That is NOT YOUR JOB! Your job is to be a member of TEAM ROCKET! Not to REPEATEDLY FAIL TO STEAL A PIKACHU!
Tom: *cracks up* We have confirmation! They said it, everyone! They think their JOB'S t' pursue Ash!
Cori!TR: But but...WE NEED TO CAPTURE PIKACHU! WE HAVE NO CHOICE! THE BOSS WILL BEAT US IF WE DON'T!
Cori: Nope! He has a secret soft for for you for Reasons and is secretly a Rocketshipper. But you don't get to find out until I snap and throw canon in the garbage.
Jerry: Wait, how did you manage the first one, then?!
Tom: They can only work miracles on a shoestring budget when Cori ain't goin' fer th' drama. Th' moment she is, oh, we have realistic considerations!
Cori x Inconsistency = OTP!
Jerry: (Old Boss) Yes, you've wasted an enormous amount of time and resources and made Team Rocket a laughingstock because you can't stop your obsession over a single Pikachu. Of COURSE I'll give you a loan to start up your own business!
Tom: (Old Boss) On second thought, your sheer incompetence has made police forces the world over underestimate Team Rocket, and caused the citizenry to think that no one can possibly be a Team Rocket agent unless they wander around like idiots in full HERE LOOK AT ME I'M A PROUD CRIMINAL regalia. So... hm, funding your stupidity DOES have its upsides...
Silver: Uh, Dad? Are you sure giving these jokers money is a good idea?
Giovanni: Son, when you inherit this organization someday you'll realize it's worth a small financial setback just to get rid of melodramatic idiots.
The sad thing is, Jessie and James have a sensible idea in quitting a dangerous job for the sake of their kid. But Cori's handling of it is...really, really dumb.