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Date Posted: Thursday, June 29, 12:02:52am
Author: Diane
Subject: Re: Basically, I've always seen Michael (r)
In reply to: Swatkat 's message, "Re: Basically, I've always seen Michael (r)" on Wednesday, June 28, 10:08:05pm

Basically, I've always seen Michael as pretty content with himself - not necessarily with his world, mind you - but with himself. I also think that, with some exceptions, he is a pretty selfish guy...pretty focused on himself, and how things impact him and the stuff he wants, and not so interested in other people's feelings or motivations unless he needs to be.

the whole fanish stream that views him as angsty or guilt ridden or...paints him as dark and potentially evil and saved only by Niktia's angelic nature (did they watch the same show I did?! lol!) has never rung 'true' to me.


Oh, absolutely. The tortured angsty Michael was born in fanfic; I never, with the possible exception of "Half-Life," saw him in canon.

the pre-canon Michael, who must've had grand dreams about putting things right.

I'm a DOM, but I'm not sure I'd give him that much credit. All we really know from canon is that pre-Section Michael was "angry," and that he and René believed that "change was needed." René's "strength [was] recruitment," and he was obviously charismatic to a young Michael. But I don't see him then as an idealist so much as a team-player, but that's probably just me. Had Michael not been arrested and recruited by Section, he may have been a totally different person six months down the road.

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