Just Another Chimera

I'm absolutely obsessed with Laios' logic that the other shapeshifters made mistakes the real party members were too knowledgeable/careful/wise to make

When you're talking about the design of the boat, you say "it".

When the boat is still being built, your say "it".

When the boat is nearing completion, you can say "it" or "she".

When the boat is floating in the water you probably say "she", unless there is still a lot of work to be done (e.g. no engine yet) then you say "it".

When the boat is officially launched and operating, you say "she". If you continue to say "it" at this point you are not incorrect but suspiciously untraditional. You are not playing the game.

If you are referring to a boat you don't really know anything about you may say "it" ("there's a big boat, it's coming this way"). But if you know its name, it's probably "she" ("there's the Waverley, she's on her way to Greenock").

If you are talking about boats in general, you say "it" ("when a boat is hit by a wave it heels over")

If you speak about a boat in complimentary terms, it's "she" ("she's a grand boat"). If you are being disparaging it may be it, but not necessarily ("it's as ugly as sin", "she's a grotty old tub").

If she has a boy's name, she's still she. "Boy James", "King Edward", "Sir David Attenborough"? The pronoun is she.

If it's a dumb barge (no engine), you say it. But if it's a rowing boat (no engine), you say she.

tsukasa: rui, don't tease me >_< it's embarrassing....!

rui: ahh, but you're so fun to tease~ your blush is so cute

tsukasa: hhh...well i'm gonna get back at you one day! you'll see! then-then you'll be the cute one!

rui: hmm...i'm looking forward to it~

how ruikasa actually acts:

rui: ...to solve your problem, exposure to productions with insects might do well to lessen your phobia of them. we haven't had many results with the physical fake ones, so ones behind a screen could be more effective :] we could slowly chip away at your fear, one step at a time

tsukasa: or it could make it worse....

rui: well how about it?

tsukasa: hrhg....that sounds awful...but i don't want a repeat of what happened on the movie set, and it's not like there are going to be real insects....mumumumum [shudders] fine! i'll take you up on your challenge!

rui: perfect. now, here's a list of movies, i want you to look up behind the scenes for them. in a week from now, we can watch all of these to see if the exposure works

So I got into dungeon meshi and i’ve been telling everyone who I talk to. I love everything about the world, characters, the art, etc.

BUT