#i just wish i could figure out WHY people keep thinking i'm ''hostile'' or ''aggressive'' and just. turn that part of me off.
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#got written up at work for ''coming across as rude/hostile'' bc i *checks notes* get visibly frustrated sometimes#and am not good at schooling my tone/body language#which like. i know is A Problem and is something i have been working on. but this came completely out of nowhere to me#i had a brief not-even-an-argument with my assistant manager (who is also my friend outside of work) last week#and i thought it had ended fine and we were on the same page? but apparently they felt very upset about it and went to our manager#idk. i'm just.#so fucking tired of this.#like this happens a lot and i know that issues Following Me does generally imply that I Am The Problem. so i am working on it really hard.#but i felt like things were going better here and i really like working here and i thought all the hard work was paying off!#and i guess it Was Not. so.#i just wish i could figure out WHY people keep thinking i'm ''hostile'' or ''aggressive'' and just. turn that part of me off.#anyway.#tiny.txt
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I'm not sure if you already got this ask from me or not But I was wondering what you thought of tenko and what her relationships with other characters was like, not just himiko. I still love ten I ko just was just wondering on her other relationships cause those are never talked about.
I think Tumblr probably ate the other ask because I couldnātfind it in my inbox! But Iām always happy to answer this kind of question.
Tenko is wonderful and I really, honestly adore her. Idefinitely agree that although her relationship with Himiko is very central tothe plot and to her character, itās a shame that itās kind of the only thingthat gets touched on when talking about her. Sheās such a team player and suchan essential protector figure to the whole group that I really donāt think theother characters would have been the same without her. Even after her death, sheleaves an influence on not only Himiko but the others as well, and itās reallynice to see.
The instinct to sort out her relationships is, of course, tosort them between guys and girls. Itās certainly true of course that Tenko iswary of the guys around her. She considers them the less trustworthy part ofthe group, the people most likely to provide a threatāand to some degree, sheāsnot wrong, considering the aspects of āmasculineā or āmaleā behavior that shedislikes the most are often aggressiveness, hostility, anger, etc. Ouma andMomota both often get a big seal of disapproval from her, because between Oumaāsmanipulative behavior and Momotaās reckless tendency to rely on violence, sheclearly views them as bad influences at times.
She much prefers the company of the other girls, preferringto give them the benefit of the doubt and also trusting most of them enough, especiallyearly on in her first FTEs with Kaede, that she goes so far as to think thekilling game itself wouldnāt provide a threat at all if there were only girlsat Saishuu Academy. Tenko is so much more comfortable around other girls thanaround guys that she very much believes Neo Aikido is a necessary form ofself-defense which can help provide that sort of safe space which sheāsinterested in. And of course, sheās the self-sacrificing type, so she constantlyoffers to protect or stand in for the other girls as much as possible.
Still though, this is all mostly from a surface level. Tenkois undeniably wary of and uncomfortable about men with good reason, but sheāshardly mean or dismissive of any of them. Her relationship with Saihara isexcellent proof of that. In Chapter 2 when Saihara first begins trying totackle his hesitancy and anxiety about exposing the truth, he puts aside hishat and comes down to meet everyone at the cafeteria. Tenko is one of thenicest and most supportive members of the group of his decision, and from thispoint on she has quite a few really genuinely nice interactions with him.
Having looked up to and admired Kaede herself, sheāsextremely understanding of why Saihara liked her so much and why he misses her.Kaedeās absence is felt strongly by the whole group following Chapter 1, but Ithink itās felt perhaps the most strongly by figures who admired her drive toend the killing game and her urge to protect everyone. Tenko certainly fits thebill for this: regardless of her distrust for the guys in their group, itās anundeniable fact that she wants to protect each and every single one of themfrom actual harm.
Sheās still wary of Saihara and even of the other lessaggressive or hostile boys in the group, of course, but itās always to thepoint of confirming that she and the other girls are safe, that thereās no onewho would harass them or peek in on them or do anything obscene oruntrustworthy. When it comes to their actual feelings or troubles, sheās alwaysfairly understanding and generous with her time.
In Chapter 3 when her SHSL research lab opens up, sheactually wants to help both Himiko andSaihara confront their personal weaknesses. With Himiko, her biggest flaw isher laziness, but with Saihara, she wants him to tackle his insecurity, and she(hilariously) uses her aikido throws in order to help set them on this path.This ātrainingā to confront oneās own weak points is something that sticksaround even after her death, as Himiko, Gonta, and Saihara in Chapter 4 verymuch honor Tenkoās memory by continuing to practice in her research lab inorder to get stronger.
Tenko is certainly someone who values the lives of the grouparound her, despite the misconception the fandom had at first that she would besomeone extremely cruel or uncaring to the boys. But I think itās prettyevident from her horrified reactions to Amami and Ryoumaās deaths that she undeniablycared quite a lot about keeping everyone safe.
Death, pain, and suffering were things she was extremelyaverse to no matter who they were affectingāwhich would sound like an obviouscomment that could apply to anyone, except thereās so much in ndrv3 about manyof the characters not valuing human lives the way they should unless itbenefits them. The fact that Tenko was so open and honest and wore her feelingsabout these kinds of things on her sleeve is actually quite refreshing incomparison to how many characters claim to be open and honest but actually hadquite a few secrets they were hiding or things they were lying to themselves orthe rest of the group about.
Also, just as Tenkoās interactions with characters likeSaihara and even Kiibo are interesting, because she clearly views them aspotential friends and acquaintances despite not letting her guard downentirely, her interactions with Angie are extremely interesting from the girlsāside of things. Tenko begins the game with an inclination to believe the bestof all her fellow girls, but I think her conflict with Angie did open her eyesin a lot of ways.
She still clearly cares about Angie as an individual anddoesnāt believe the worst of her even when it becomes clear that Angie is goingon a pretty strong power trip in Chapter 3. Angieās death upsets her just asany of the other deaths do, and even in the midst of the whole ReligiousStudent Council conflict, Tenko recognizes that Angieās not doing bad thingsintentionally per seāsheās actually quite frightening because sheās a genuine,true believer in her religion and her fanaticism is extremely risky in the effectsit might have on Himiko or the other student council members.
But seeing Angieās willingness to throw other people (namelyHimiko) under the bus firsthand in Chapter 2 was quite a shock for someone likeTenko, whoās so loyal to the core and would never do anything of the sort.After having envied Angieās ability to become friends with Himiko so easily,the idea that Angie would just toss aside that friendship in order to saveherself and act as though it played no part in the trial or meant nothing toher was something that went against her entire core beliefs.
Like Momota, Kaede, and Gonta, Tenko is someone who admiresbelief in other people above all else. Even when things get hard, even when allthe evidence says otherwise, sheās very much the kind of person who wants tobelieve in the people she admires, trusts, and respects no matter what happens.And unlike those three, Tenko is particularly interesting because to somedegree, she actually does recognize that blind faith isnāt necessarily alwaysthe best course of action. Itās not a smart decision or a very practical one.
But still, she wants to believe according to what she wants. To a slight extent, she doesdo the ādoubting others in order to get to know them firstāābecause she can acknowledgethat trusting wholeheartedly isnāt perhaps the smartest choice of action but itāsstill something she consciously made the decision to do.
Angieās self-serving nature and tendency to jump ship assoon as the situation isnāt serving her purposes was something Tenko really didnot like, and it showed. She joined Angieās student council in Chapter 3 onlyto keep an eye on Himiko and make sure that a similar situation to Chapter 2couldnāt happen again, but the two of them continued to butt heads quite a lot.Angieās decision to āresurrectā Amami as per the motive the Monokumerz gavethem, her refusal to listen to any arguments against this, and the fact thatshe just put herself in charge without really needing or requiring anyone elseāsapproval meant that Tenko argued with her quite a lotāsomething that I thinkactually bothered Himiko a lot more than it bothered Angie.
To summarize, Tenkoās relationships with the group oftencenter around her trying to put herself as a sort of protector figure. Many ofthem are interesting because for the most part, she is someone who is willingto reevaluate her opinion of people if proof of their trustworthiness (oruntrustworthiness) presents itself. And in spite of her seemingly extreme orexaggerated reactions, sheās actually incredibly fair and objective when pushgets to shove.
Her wariness of the boys in the group is extremelyunderstandable given her aversion to any physical contact with men and the factthat sheās so fixated on self-defenseāand her blind trust in many of the girlsin her group is actually addressed with characters like Angie, where even Tenkocanāt help but revise her opinion when she feels that Angie is clearly justusing Himiko for her own purposes.
I love Tenko a lot, so thank you so much for asking me abouther! Sheās great and Iām still so glad that sheās been much better received bythe fandom ever since the game launched. I still wish she hadnāt died at all,but Iām glad that at least her death had a very real and lasting impact onHimiko and even the other characters throughout the rest of the game. Again,thank you for asking!
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