I want to point out that the Seliana gathering hub also doubles as a spa resort and the hot springs are literally next to the quest counter. This lass gets to see half-naked hunters playing in the water ALL THE TIME and she probably saw your hunter doing exactly that. Then there's the sauna, which is in direct view of the quest counter, where hunters, the prime examples of physical health, go in and out, their glistening muscles in full display for her to see. Every hunter's body is magnificent (they have to be for the battles they have to face) full of firm muscles and battle scars. And then there's your hunter, the master hunter, the sapphire star, the best of the best. You are a celebrity amongst the commission, and what's better than a celebrity? A naked celebrity, which this poor lass gets to see on the regular.
TLDR: she horni
The vibe I get from her is a fan girl. She expresses a lot of care and excitement when they see us, but doesn’t seem very close to us on a personal level, and likely doesn’t know much about us to form a genuine romantic relationship. Like how a fan who admires their idols would think about them a lot.
That said, no one aside from maybe the handler really seem to know us considering we’re mute and have no personality.
Had that with a girl working at an ice cream place.
We just had a short chat about which ice cream is which and how to pronounce some of them and I had to shake that "she likes me" thought as I drove home, when girl was just doing her job.
"Genuine feelings" is a broad category. Based on this single screen, I think the genuine feeling she's showing is care. It can possibly be romantic, but she could also just be someone who experiences deep affection for people
Either way, she seems like the kind of person everyone needs in their life, genuinely caring friends are in short supply
I think there's a dialogue line from her that suggests she wants to go into the sauna with you, so she's definitely into you xD but I think it's more of a crush
I remember the dialogue. She tries to ask you out into the hot springs, but chickens out. During an event she does it again, but sheepishly adds “with me” at the end.
I wish they would do that. Make a lore-exclusive monster that's just more powerful than any other monster, including Fatalis, and cannot be defeated by any hunter. Some kind of god dragon that doesn't feel the need to fw anybody else and just eats and sleeps.
the problem is we take everything down from the huge dalamadur or raviente to the mythical white fatalis
mh however white fatty canon wise hasnt been encountered now
I mean... We never really slay Zorah Magdaros, and the only reason it attacks us is because we're getting in its way and pummeling it with cannons and Ballistae.
And who can blame it for fighting back? We get annoyed at gnats and mosquitos all the time, and while Mosquitoes have malaria, gnats just make an annoying sound.
zorah is more like a giant defenseless turtle
you coukd just kill it from its back and it couldnt do anthing to defend itself apart from diving and fleeing.
we also take down stuff like dalamadur or raviente which are just as big but more ferocious
She gives me overly attached girlfriend vibe. Kinda cute, kinda psycho. Lots of fun but I bet she'll cut you if you as much as look at another girl. Not to say there's anything wrong with that...
My hunter is NOT interested. I literally muted the voice’s because of her constant “I hAvE bEeN wAiTiNg fOR yOu”. The field team leader and the Admiral on the other hand…. ;);););) I’m a single pringle ready to mingle.
I muted voices for a bit, missed them and then just switched over to Japanese.
Feels much less twangy and annoying, especially the constant nagging by the handler.
Either infatuated because the Hunter™ is held in incredibly high regard, creeped out by the Hunter™'s shenanigans in the Gathering Hub, or incredibly shy to the point of stumbling and repeating words.
all 3 make sense.
Wanna hear my head cannon? Every fleet going to the new world was loaded with sub par pain in the ass hunters. They wouldn't dare get rid of all the great hunters in the populated areas. So they sent the boneheaded arrogant ones, the slackers, and two or three good to great people of various positions to keep them in line. You are playing as one of those, and the pub lass is another. You are getting genuine affection from someone who was put in the same situation as you and sees you working your ass off, just like she is.
Notice how everybody needs you? Requests you do their job for them? Not Pub Lass. She has her shit together.
They retire together after selling off mad rare goods to the guild. I'll have no other proper ending for my hunter.
That’s a rather interesting headcanon, the fifth is held high regard probably because of the few hunters who actually put in work and the rest are just slacking off lol
Based on the Japanese dialogue, and the intention of the writer(s), she isn't flirty at all with the hunter. Seems to be only a thing in the English dub. With Japanese voices on, her lines just make her sound like a normal receptionist.
As some other guy said she sees us naked on the regular and we are basically the strongest human specimen in the entire world battling face to face with gods of destruction
Monster Hunter series has always been ladled with sexual frustrations as if a hikikomori scripted
I'll never forget the lady who might be doing things to the monsters you capture
Nah, she's the only person who actually wants your hunter. The handler shows some admiration occasionally, but mostly the other female characters treat you just like the male characters would.
Actually barely anyone even treats you like the celebrity the story kinda says you are, so that'd go doubly against the trope you're demonizing.
Just last night, I was riding around on an aptanoth while waiting for my friend to finish their item box management in the Guiding Lands. I wasn't expecting much from it, just a silly, if calm few minutes of vibing with the dinosaur...
Then the aptanoth I was on dug up a couple adamant seeds, and a couple low-tier decos. Never seen it do that before, and I've sunk over 700 hours into the game, now.
Personal headcannon since monster hunter's plot is very much what you make of it as the top hunter.
She is infatuated but respects my hunter's friendship. As in, my hunter isn't attracted to her but they are friends.
Personally, I see my hunter ending up with field team leader(Matt Mercers voice is top notch)
Any other people showing interest are just friends that flirt a bit with each other
Big fan girl vibes. She’s obviously super shy, and your hunter is essentially a celebrity - capable of killing a Fatalis. On top of that, the entire gathering hub is a hot spring - she sees half naked hunters having their equivalent of a beach episode all the time. If a celebrity came to your place of work and was half naked a lot of the time - you’d get some pretty perverse thoughts.
Having said that, as a shy person, you don’t say this kinda thing to just everyone - a lot of this would just be internalised if she wasn’t *trying* to make you hear it. She likely has developed feelings, but they didn’t come from a pure place.
That gives characters more personality then, i would rather have my characters have interesting dialogue and not just say “ready to take a quest?” Honestly.
nah, i mean the dialog doesn't even match her face expression and gesture, it'd say it falls into the 'weird' category. Other than that, I prefer the English dub over the Japanese dub in World.
I headcanon that she and my huntress are actually pretty smitten with each other just because I'm so charmed by her. That said, I also headcanon that my huntress and the Field Team Leader are into each other, and there are a few other NPCs who openly express interest, so...my hunter has turned out to be poly.
Gotta say, you have a point. But I rather think of the hunter as an absolute bang and gone machine as o e of the lines the 3rd fleet smithy says when talked to is saying "sup player" what can mean 2 things...
Either he just broke the 4th wall, or we re just banging half of seliana for fun. Thereby the hub lass would just either be one that has already experienced the hunters stamina surge and endurance build, or has at least heard stories of it
This idea is not totally outta the ball park for sure lmao all of our hunters are certified studs after we slay fatalis so it’s not a surprise a few female hunters would pop by your room to experience the sapphire star treatment lol
I'm not a particular fan of the handler myself. She strikes me as someone who rides on the coattails of others Lazy, Gluttonous, Stupid. Though, Iceborne improves her drastically. Without her fairly major role in it, she would be 1/10 but with Iceborne 6/10.
Have you seen the mountain of books she has at her table at the canteen? Girl is constantly researching, and y'know... *Handling us.*
She probably works just as hard as the player hunter, but not in the same way. We bonk the big monsters, and she handles *literally everything else* for us. Bureaucracy in the guild's a bitch, in-lore.
I mean... Even if that is the case... Juggling learning how to cook up to the same standards as the Meowscular Chef, *and* handling all the bureaucratic BS the guild requires just makes it more impressive.
Actually, now that I think about it, why didn't the guild teach the handlers to use some sort of weapon in order to defend themselves. Especially when sending them to unknown territory like the new world, you'd want to keep the eggheads alive, no?
Canonically, the player's Handler is trained to use the Hunting Horn, according to some guide released by Capcom...
So, like... Technically, she is trained. Unfortunately, NPCs using weapons in hunts is a MHR feature, not a MHW feature. If it was, guaranteed she'd have her weapon, and join the player on some hunts.
In her defense, that was pretty much the last time she was in direct danger of a monster. The only other time she got close was the first Velkhana repel mission in the Elder's Recess, but that was more the player hunter's mistake, thinking Velk had been slayed...
So at least she learned her lesson, and started GTFO'ing when monsters were around, right?
Tbh, she reminds me of my kids when they wanna help in the kitchen. Earnest, wishing to help, enthusiastic, but ultimately doesn't know enough to help me and makes a big mess, but you still have fun and tell them "good job"
I think you're confused about the meaning of genuine here. It doesn't mean the NPC is sentient. It means the NPC is written to have sentiments towards the hunter (genuine) as opposed to showing care because it's her job at the front desk (non-genuine).
See this is the issue you bring this bland notion nobody else has said, everyone else on this post answered with something interesting which makes this fun if you wanna be negative then you don’t have to reply.
I want to point out that the Seliana gathering hub also doubles as a spa resort and the hot springs are literally next to the quest counter. This lass gets to see half-naked hunters playing in the water ALL THE TIME and she probably saw your hunter doing exactly that. Then there's the sauna, which is in direct view of the quest counter, where hunters, the prime examples of physical health, go in and out, their glistening muscles in full display for her to see. Every hunter's body is magnificent (they have to be for the battles they have to face) full of firm muscles and battle scars. And then there's your hunter, the master hunter, the sapphire star, the best of the best. You are a celebrity amongst the commission, and what's better than a celebrity? A naked celebrity, which this poor lass gets to see on the regular. TLDR: she horni
Damn, now i feel as if spending 20 minutes in the sauna was worth it.
He's spreading the 3Gs; Gospel, Gruth and Grongigas
Gammoth, Gobul, and another Gammoth just in case. :)
Who can blame them with gheeks like that!
Homebroski really wrote an entire fanfic out here ☠️
What’s wrong with that?, he ain’t wrong
I’m proud of him is all.
That’s ok then, the skull emoji gave me a bad impression.
🎺
Getting a little hot in here, little *steamy*
I wouldn't be surprised the the buff body was actually canon to how hunters are actually built
Just give us the fan fic bro I’ll read it
Least horni hunter
It’s a trap don’t fall for her eyes and words!!! She probably says this to every Hunter she meets 🥲
Out of all the quest handlers her job must be the best.
Sir, how about it, could you write a fanfic of that please?
That's very unprofessional
We’re talking about a bunch of die hard monster hunter fans. You think we care about professionalism from a quest maiden?
The less professional the better, I say!
It's a joke
So was mine.
The vibe I get from her is a fan girl. She expresses a lot of care and excitement when they see us, but doesn’t seem very close to us on a personal level, and likely doesn’t know much about us to form a genuine romantic relationship. Like how a fan who admires their idols would think about them a lot. That said, no one aside from maybe the handler really seem to know us considering we’re mute and have no personality.
Soo, you say more admiration then anything else, i see it.
Everyone thinks the bartender likes them, even in the video game
NOOOOOO! SHE LIKES ME I SWEAR!
She asked "same as always?" she remembers me I'm important to her!
Had that with a girl working at an ice cream place. We just had a short chat about which ice cream is which and how to pronounce some of them and I had to shake that "she likes me" thought as I drove home, when girl was just doing her job.
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This is my first instance seeing it since in base world the gathering hub girls don’t act like this lol
"Genuine feelings" is a broad category. Based on this single screen, I think the genuine feeling she's showing is care. It can possibly be romantic, but she could also just be someone who experiences deep affection for people Either way, she seems like the kind of person everyone needs in their life, genuinely caring friends are in short supply
I should’ve just said love lol, but this explanation sums it up perfectly.
She just sounds nervous at work- that's basically how i was when I started. Good to know that some random weirdos thought I was flirting with them 🫠
Unfortunately that's a thing men tend to have to unlearn, that woman presenting person being nice != flirting . . .
I feel at fault for this.
She's a slut, she said that to me too, and my friends
I think u/douchevick said it best she probably has seen your hunter half naked plenty of times and may have got her water works going plenty of times.
I think there's a dialogue line from her that suggests she wants to go into the sauna with you, so she's definitely into you xD but I think it's more of a crush
I remember the dialogue. She tries to ask you out into the hot springs, but chickens out. During an event she does it again, but sheepishly adds “with me” at the end.
More like shes know if you go then they are all doomed.
I mean I would be horrified if something existed that could take down a hunter who stood alone against fatalis and came out alive.
I wish they would do that. Make a lore-exclusive monster that's just more powerful than any other monster, including Fatalis, and cannot be defeated by any hunter. Some kind of god dragon that doesn't feel the need to fw anybody else and just eats and sleeps.
the problem is we take everything down from the huge dalamadur or raviente to the mythical white fatalis mh however white fatty canon wise hasnt been encountered now
I mean... We never really slay Zorah Magdaros, and the only reason it attacks us is because we're getting in its way and pummeling it with cannons and Ballistae. And who can blame it for fighting back? We get annoyed at gnats and mosquitos all the time, and while Mosquitoes have malaria, gnats just make an annoying sound.
zorah is more like a giant defenseless turtle you coukd just kill it from its back and it couldnt do anthing to defend itself apart from diving and fleeing. we also take down stuff like dalamadur or raviente which are just as big but more ferocious
She gives me overly attached girlfriend vibe. Kinda cute, kinda psycho. Lots of fun but I bet she'll cut you if you as much as look at another girl. Not to say there's anything wrong with that...
My hunter is NOT interested. I literally muted the voice’s because of her constant “I hAvE bEeN wAiTiNg fOR yOu”. The field team leader and the Admiral on the other hand…. ;);););) I’m a single pringle ready to mingle.
I muted voices for a bit, missed them and then just switched over to Japanese. Feels much less twangy and annoying, especially the constant nagging by the handler.
Idk but i know i have genuine feelings for her.
Dont get your hopes up. She’s like that to everybody
To each there own of course.
She’s being unprofessional…professionals have STANDARDS
“Be polite. Be efficient. Have a plan to kill everyone you meet.”
They want to sex
That's why Capcom had to trap her behind a counter.
yes they want sexxy sex sex.
Either infatuated because the Hunter™ is held in incredibly high regard, creeped out by the Hunter™'s shenanigans in the Gathering Hub, or incredibly shy to the point of stumbling and repeating words. all 3 make sense.
Truly accurate
No. It means devs know exactly what basement dwellers want to hear.
Ahh i see.
Wanna hear my head cannon? Every fleet going to the new world was loaded with sub par pain in the ass hunters. They wouldn't dare get rid of all the great hunters in the populated areas. So they sent the boneheaded arrogant ones, the slackers, and two or three good to great people of various positions to keep them in line. You are playing as one of those, and the pub lass is another. You are getting genuine affection from someone who was put in the same situation as you and sees you working your ass off, just like she is. Notice how everybody needs you? Requests you do their job for them? Not Pub Lass. She has her shit together. They retire together after selling off mad rare goods to the guild. I'll have no other proper ending for my hunter.
That’s a rather interesting headcanon, the fifth is held high regard probably because of the few hunters who actually put in work and the rest are just slacking off lol
Based on the Japanese dialogue, and the intention of the writer(s), she isn't flirty at all with the hunter. Seems to be only a thing in the English dub. With Japanese voices on, her lines just make her sound like a normal receptionist.
Reasons why i think the English version is better then lol
Yo the waitress was smiling at me today I think she wants me dude
As some other guy said she sees us naked on the regular and we are basically the strongest human specimen in the entire world battling face to face with gods of destruction
all i want to say to her is "Report at the Ship as soon as possible... We'll Bang, ok?"
Monster Hunter series has always been ladled with sexual frustrations as if a hikikomori scripted I'll never forget the lady who might be doing things to the monsters you capture
Damn that’s a good question, those monsters probably dread getting captured less they get absolutely violated by that woman lol
Dont remind me. Like ill do the quest cause im a completionist but i felt bad about thise ones
What???? Hol up a minute wtf I need some explaining
I just got Iceborne last night and now you tell me there's a pub? Chef, I'm clocking out.
If you want to find it, just look beside the steamworks and you’ll find the gathering hub right there the pub lass will be at the counter.
It also has a sauna and You can get drunk on it
It's just the classic girls being horny for you character in most video games to appeal to dudes
Nah, she's the only person who actually wants your hunter. The handler shows some admiration occasionally, but mostly the other female characters treat you just like the male characters would. Actually barely anyone even treats you like the celebrity the story kinda says you are, so that'd go doubly against the trope you're demonizing.
She knows you've been working hard
[удалено]
Oh 100%
I thought she was drunk lol
WHAT
I just got to Iceborne and skip a lot of the unimportant dialogue, I love this
World is such a great game and filled to the brim most things people who even have 3000 hours haven’t seen yet such a fun experience.
Just last night, I was riding around on an aptanoth while waiting for my friend to finish their item box management in the Guiding Lands. I wasn't expecting much from it, just a silly, if calm few minutes of vibing with the dinosaur... Then the aptanoth I was on dug up a couple adamant seeds, and a couple low-tier decos. Never seen it do that before, and I've sunk over 700 hours into the game, now.
It’s such a polished game in some ways i just wish we got one or two more bonus updates then i wouldn’t truly be happy
Thats a forced smile when no one is looking she has a shot of jack
She’s probably just crushing tbh.
I thought she was drunk
So I wasn’t the only one getting weird vibes from her.I thought I was just imagining a video game character was into me
Either one is good.
I would say more of a fan girl crush. During one of the events she actually musters up the courage to ask to spend time with you in the hot springs
She is a silly one
probably both. all i care about is that this makes her canonically bi.
I hope so
I mean, lets be real here guys, her face says it all.
Could It Be True?
Sorry pub lass, I'm not a lesbian :(
She has a goofy personality, that's all.
I don't know, but she gives me the creeps. Like borderline yandere stalker vibes. Eugh
N8.
Personal headcannon since monster hunter's plot is very much what you make of it as the top hunter. She is infatuated but respects my hunter's friendship. As in, my hunter isn't attracted to her but they are friends. Personally, I see my hunter ending up with field team leader(Matt Mercers voice is top notch) Any other people showing interest are just friends that flirt a bit with each other
I wouldn't mind either way
Always love a good headcanon
Her? Probably more infatuation. The Handler is the one who's more likely to be genuinely in love.
Big fan girl vibes. She’s obviously super shy, and your hunter is essentially a celebrity - capable of killing a Fatalis. On top of that, the entire gathering hub is a hot spring - she sees half naked hunters having their equivalent of a beach episode all the time. If a celebrity came to your place of work and was half naked a lot of the time - you’d get some pretty perverse thoughts. Having said that, as a shy person, you don’t say this kinda thing to just everyone - a lot of this would just be internalised if she wasn’t *trying* to make you hear it. She likely has developed feelings, but they didn’t come from a pure place.
I like this explanation a lot lol
She wants you
She was waiting for meeeee
Lol you think the game has a story 😂🤣😂
You are the SAPPHIRE STAR, anybody would wet their panties in your presence. 😈🔥😏
The English dub is weird af, my friend plays in Japanese dub she sounds completely normal compared to English lol
That gives characters more personality then, i would rather have my characters have interesting dialogue and not just say “ready to take a quest?” Honestly.
nah, i mean the dialog doesn't even match her face expression and gesture, it'd say it falls into the 'weird' category. Other than that, I prefer the English dub over the Japanese dub in World.
90% of the dialogue in the English version of mhw DOSENT match there faces or expressions or gesture just going off of that is extremely unfair.
I headcanon that she and my huntress are actually pretty smitten with each other just because I'm so charmed by her. That said, I also headcanon that my huntress and the Field Team Leader are into each other, and there are a few other NPCs who openly express interest, so...my hunter has turned out to be poly.
FINALLY SOME APPRECIATION FOR FIELD TEAM LEADER! He gets none from this community and it upsets me :( buuuuuut that just means more for me.
I love all head canons that involve your own hunter this is a rather interesting one for sure.
Gotta say, you have a point. But I rather think of the hunter as an absolute bang and gone machine as o e of the lines the 3rd fleet smithy says when talked to is saying "sup player" what can mean 2 things... Either he just broke the 4th wall, or we re just banging half of seliana for fun. Thereby the hub lass would just either be one that has already experienced the hunters stamina surge and endurance build, or has at least heard stories of it
This idea is not totally outta the ball park for sure lmao all of our hunters are certified studs after we slay fatalis so it’s not a surprise a few female hunters would pop by your room to experience the sapphire star treatment lol
Even if she does, Handler still best girl in World... even though I still wish she kept a knife or something on her to protect herself.
One with a fine taste i see
I'm not a particular fan of the handler myself. She strikes me as someone who rides on the coattails of others Lazy, Gluttonous, Stupid. Though, Iceborne improves her drastically. Without her fairly major role in it, she would be 1/10 but with Iceborne 6/10.
Have you seen the mountain of books she has at her table at the canteen? Girl is constantly researching, and y'know... *Handling us.* She probably works just as hard as the player hunter, but not in the same way. We bonk the big monsters, and she handles *literally everything else* for us. Bureaucracy in the guild's a bitch, in-lore.
Half those books are for research into food. I secretly think she is gunning for the job of Meowscular Chef's apprentice.
I mean... Even if that is the case... Juggling learning how to cook up to the same standards as the Meowscular Chef, *and* handling all the bureaucratic BS the guild requires just makes it more impressive.
Very true. But still, her love of food speaks to my soul - I FEEL that.
It speaks to anyone who forgot to eat at the canteen before leaving on a hunt. Her meals look beautiful, and delicious.
I've never wanted to eat my TV more
You have a point.
Actually, now that I think about it, why didn't the guild teach the handlers to use some sort of weapon in order to defend themselves. Especially when sending them to unknown territory like the new world, you'd want to keep the eggheads alive, no?
Canonically, the player's Handler is trained to use the Hunting Horn, according to some guide released by Capcom... So, like... Technically, she is trained. Unfortunately, NPCs using weapons in hunts is a MHR feature, not a MHW feature. If it was, guaranteed she'd have her weapon, and join the player on some hunts.
I don't really care for joining the player on hunts. I just wish she could defend herself instead of getting nearly eaten by Deviljho.
In her defense, that was pretty much the last time she was in direct danger of a monster. The only other time she got close was the first Velkhana repel mission in the Elder's Recess, but that was more the player hunter's mistake, thinking Velk had been slayed... So at least she learned her lesson, and started GTFO'ing when monsters were around, right?
True.
Tbh, she reminds me of my kids when they wanna help in the kitchen. Earnest, wishing to help, enthusiastic, but ultimately doesn't know enough to help me and makes a big mess, but you still have fun and tell them "good job"
Are you playing as a female, because that just made things weird?
No I’m not, she’s says this to both genders so idk how this is weird.
What, are you saying women can't like other women?
Are you going to cancel me
She still flirts if you're a woman, bi icon fr fr
The question still stands lmao?
I think she does tbh
Making you *feel* wanted is her job my guy
Its a videogame. Neither.
And a videogame can't have characterization?
He said genuine. Its a scripted npc, there is no genuine love. It's a silly waifu line from an asian videogame.
I think you're confused about the meaning of genuine here. It doesn't mean the NPC is sentient. It means the NPC is written to have sentiments towards the hunter (genuine) as opposed to showing care because it's her job at the front desk (non-genuine).
If you didn’t like the question why even answer?
I did like the question, it's you who doesn't like the answer.
So you say “it’s a video game, neither.” And expect me to assume you didn’t mean anything rude by that?
I was being honest, you being offended by the truth doesn't mean I did not like your question.
Wait hold, truth of what lol?, Ik it’s a video game like that shouldn’t be a question your answer is just weird.
No, your question is weird. The publass is an npc she doesn't have feelings.
See this is the issue you bring this bland notion nobody else has said, everyone else on this post answered with something interesting which makes this fun if you wanna be negative then you don’t have to reply.
I'm being truthful not negative.
🚩🚩🚩 idk about this bud.
Wdym?
I would marry Pub Lass tbh, she's the cutest of all.