User blog comment:SomeoneYouUsedToKnow/SYUTK's V5E3 - "You're a Maiden, Oscar" - Impressions/Recap/@comment-25396609-20171103001812

I fully approve of Rose Garden, so long as three factors occur;

1: Ship moments only happen while Oscar is in control

2: The full merging of minds does not happen until after Ruby is fully grown up

3: Oscar's personality is still largely present if not primarily dominant even after it occurs

I do NOT view the relationship between the two of them as in any way pedophilic; because it's not Ruby and Ozpin, it's Ruby and Oscar where Ozpin is unfortunately stuck as an observer.

And you know what else? Seeing the effects that struggling with romantici nterest in Ruby, while knowing what is going to eventually happen, would be a REALLY good way to develop his character. Could even unlock a potentially interesting plot path

1: Oscar tries to find a way to remove Ozpin from himself in order to avoid becoming a true fusion of minds

2: They come to the conclusion that by defeating Salem before Oscar and Ozpin completely merge will break the curse and free him Oz of the reincarnation cycle

3: Either they fail to do it in time, they succeed and the curse is lifted (thus freeing Oscar), or they succeed and the curse, though broken, is not going to actually end until the current host dies.

See, that's just somewhere I differ from a lot of people; I LIKE when relationships have factors which make them especially complicated, or even creep some people out. Because it can make for a good story.

Relationships are a major driving force for everyone, both real and fictional. Be they familial, platonic, romantic, or sexual in nature; whether pursuit of them, attempts to sustain them, or avoidance of them.

I am fairly certain Rose Garden is going to have at least some ground to stand on, and how the Ozpin situation influences will be interesting to see unfold.

We could have scenes with Oscar feeling conflicted about feelings for Ruby when he's sharing a mind with someone so much older than either of them, and Ozpin either trying to ease his concerns or encourage him to distance himself from her in order to avoid any weirdness.

Yes, I probably have too much in MGK and what they might do with the vast array of options available in using the ship as a plot device, but meh. A man can dream.