#and their color coded robots too!

[respectthepetty]

Eternal Butler visited the temple that the Stay by My Side's folks are in charge of watching over!

I noticed that instantly unlike it taking me four episodes to realize they were playing with a robot pillow in the opening credits.

But luckily, it didn't take me that long to realize these are color-coded (robot) boys.

AND THEY ARE IN LOVE!

And if the way Ever 4 looks at his man didn't tell every episode,

The pink coloring everywhere did.

And so did the heart fries for breakfast!

But Bushi loves him just as much.

And the show said just as much in the finale when Bushi stated that his Black Brooder butler colored his world every single day!

So as usual, I love that Taiwan gave me color coding with a whimsical twist.

And that it never stopped.

I'm also glad that we saw the sides discuss kids (and their finances).

So thanks, Taiwan and Vidol, for giving me another cute BL.

And for always flexing that marriage equality and joint-adoption muscle (even if the kid is a robot just like his dad)! They are in their colors!!!!

So I'm already praying for Vidol to give me another series in this connected universe because there is already another robot waiting patiently for his chance to shine, right?

Ever 5 the perfect secretary series when, Vidol? Deliver me more color-coded robots in love!

[respectthepetty]

Anti Reset is about the colors

Taiwanese BLs are my bias. I love them. They are great. Nobody does it better for me, yet Anti Reset is exceeding my expectations.

The discussion about technology and its ethical implications isn't new, but it's hitting just right in this BL.

Obviously, the color coding is helping because coloring the main as blue, which is the most logical color since it symbolizes intelligence, reflection, integrity, and honesty, is brilliant. The lead is trying to logically think through his feelings, which at times are illogical, and the ramification of them. As a Blue Boy, that makes sense for him to struggle with this!

The commodity aspect of Ever 9 makes Ever 9 manipulative by design. He is programmed to have a vulnerability feature so he can induce empathy from his owner. He is constantly collecting data about his owner, so he can adjust his settings accordingly. Therefore, none of the interactions are genuine. They are merely programs following preset orders as new data is introduced. And that's why our history professor Blue Boy Chu Yi Ping is struggling because even the term "owner" is an issue when it comes to Ever 9.

Although Ever 9 came with intelligence, he is studying Chu Yi Ping and learning how to be a better caregiver to him, emotionally and physically. He is colored white because he was essentially a blank form that Chu Yi Ping could shape into his ideal companion.

And that's the biggest problem! Is anything about Ever 9 real or simply a reflection of Chu Yi Ping? Because if Ever 9 is just a mirror of his owner than he is a robot, but if he is really learning than that means he can, eventually, make his own decisions, which opens up the philosophical floodgates regarding what makes humans human. Because aren't humans all just preset with ideas and thoughts, and we learn new information by interacting with others and adjusting accordingly? Then, based on that information, we make decisions?

The uncle warned about humanizing Ever 9, but the first episode already framed the caring and warm Ever 9 as "more human" than Chu Yi Ping who is emotionally distant and cold aka robotic which is a constant description for those on the spectrum.

Yet Chu Yi Ping teaches that a vital element of individualism is that memory and history are important for "constructing new narratives and redefining the future" (ep. 4, 15:18-15:28), so wouldn't the fact that Ever 9 can make decisions based on his memories make Ever 9 just as human as Chu Yi Ping?

Which is why I need to know what Ever 9's favorite color setting is.

It doesn't even matter what the color is as long as it's his choice and not some default setting as Chu Yi Ping claimed it was because it will show that Ever 9 is learning concepts outside of his original purpose. Why would a robot need to have a favorite color to be a good caregiver? He wouldn't! A favorite color would solely be for Ever 9 and stand as a testament that he likes stuff simply because he can. And if it's not blue, it means he learned this without it being about Chu Yi Ping.

So give me a favorite color! Give me signs of life!

[respectthepetty]

Taiwanese BLs understand.

Unlock the special features, sir.

Before you lose your mind.

[respectthepetty]

Why didn't you let him answer the question?!

I need to know what Ever 9's favorite color is!

Will it be blue like his Blue Boy Chu Yi Ping?

Who has been blue since childhood?

But stopped being blue when he lost his dog.

So are you going to pick blue, Ever 9?

Pink for love?!

Or is there a secret third option?!

Sidenote: I appreciate that Taiwan and a Blue Boy went there once Ever 9 got down on his knees and made eye contact.