Trololo said: She's trying to keep her children happy even if she is not exactly happy herself.
Perfect illustration of a well-intentioned but woefully incompetent mom.
Given that they're all doomed, this might even be the best "strategy" available to them. They can't survive, but they can try to stay happy to the end.
I'm unconvinced that the Reimu realizes this, since true stupidity is an equally good explanation for her optimistic words, and so far she has given little evidence of intelligence. On the other hand, her attitude to her children in the previous panel is much different than the fear and shock she showed when she first realized a human was present, so she may indeed be putting on a brave face.
Or she's like any yukkuri and truly thought that baseless and delusional bravado of "family bonds" suddenly made them invulnerable until reality proves that wrong, yet again.
I wish I had fully translated this earlier, Reimu's speech was hilarious. Gotta love it when an artist manages to surprise you with a yukkuri's self-centered and oblivious idoticy lol
JusticeItEasy said: Or she's like any yukkuri and truly thought that baseless and delusional bravado of "family bonds" suddenly made them invulnerable until reality proves that wrong, yet again.
Quite possible, and that's my primary theory. The only thing against it is her reaction in post #50163.
TakeItSlow said: Quite possible, and that's my primary theory. The only thing against it is her reaction in post #50163.
That reaction doesn't go against the theory, yukkuris are well known to be scared shitless only to later grow baselessly and delusionally arrogant in seconds if you give them the chance to recover their ego somehow.
Muuuuummmmmmmmmyyy!!!Onwly the Yukkuri dat loves Reimyu wash allowdeded to chake it!!??
Reimyu haz been SOIILLLEEEEEDDD!!!
YuHIIIIiiiiiiiii!!!!Dat's Reimyu's mister Mamu-mamu!!!
YuGHiiiiiih!!!!Chake responshability for what you'f done and find a hushband for Reimyu OK!
Yuyu! Reimyu's hushband shuld be cool,
and wondaful,
with lotsh of courage an'
be able to chake it the most easiest in za world!
And more dan anyshing, he should love-love Reimyu lots and lots!
If he doshen't meet deese rekwirements, Reimyu wonch marry him yu?
Donch introdyuce him to me til you've made shure he's passed all of deese Mister Hurdles OK? I'm serioush?
Do chu undastand eajy? Jush becauz you're an idiot's no excushe OK?Reimyuu's preciouz Miss Virginity!!!
Chow cuwd you do shuch a shing??!Li, little one...
Anyway, let's just calm down a bit. How about we sing Mister Easy Song okay?
Yuu~ can chake it~ ea-sy~ ...Mommyyyyy!!!
Reimyu waz jus' blownded up no jee!!!
Wry didn'tchu doo somefing! no jee! Wry didnchu save her! no jee!
Wat happend to all dat about the "family bond" no jee!!!Yu? Wash dat?Special-use Yukkuri Firework