this has gotta be someone's kink
this has gotta be someone's kink
K.A. Applegate on evil in the guise of reason, from the Anibase notes on Animorphs #19, “The Departure”.
Ever wonder why K.A. felt the need to show us the "bad guys" point of view like she does in this book? Here's what she said: "Sometimes the bad guys of the world come at you guns blazing. Sometimes they come at you wearing a mask, hiding their intentions, deceiving and manipulating, turning one person against another without giving you a fair chance to fight back. Life would be easier all around if evil people would simply announce that they are evil so we could all reject them. But in many cases evil creeps in, hiding behind politics, philosophy, patriotism, law, religion, science, art. Sometimes evil can be very plausible, logical. That's why I've gradually fleshed out the history of the Yeerks. I hope that readers will, on occasion, find themselves thinking, 'You know what, the Yeerks are making sense. They kind of have a point.' It's easy to figure out right and wrong when it's clear as black and white." But the challenge in our lives is "to be able to figure out right and wrong even when the bad guys 'kind of have a point'."
it's kinda like if JK Rowling didn't fucking suck
Some people hide very bizarre secrets from others. For me, it's the writing I've done for BBV, but that's definitely not on the same level as the secret Rocky Ford hides from his girlfriend, Judy Allen.
By day, he and his girlfriend are private investigators, but, when the clock strikes midnight, he dons the costume of the Scarlet Nemesis (his stance on Communism is unclear)! But he doesn't do it alone, he does it with another superhero named Black Orchid - another woman! Or is she...
For you see, Jude Allen is also hiding a secret. By day, she and her boyfriend are - well, I've already said it, but when the clock strikes midnight, she dons the costume of the Black Orchid! Neither of them are aware of eachother's superhero status, making them both equally a bit dumb.
Now, normally I'd stretch this out for 2 weeks, with one Chost about Nemesis and one about Orchid, but they don't really exist individually - they're inseparable! Also, they both only appear in 1 comic and are never seen or heard from again, so there's not much to talk about.
this is a weirdly similar dynamic to Miraculous Ladybug