I had a discussion at work today that left me somewhat rattled.
I was speaking with a co-worker, one who is also into gaming. It went something like this:
poko: "Oh, yeah, did you hear? They're planning on making a Robotech movie."
co-worker: "Robotech?"
poko: "Uh. Yeah, you know ... Robotech. Macross."
co-worker: "What's that?"
At this point, I was totally confuzzled. The possibility of that kind of response never entered my mind. I said something out of desperation that I really did not want to say.
poko: "Yeah, with the ... the fighter planes that turn into robots. Like ... like Gundam."
co-worker: "Oh, okay! Well, if it's like Gundam, it might be alright, then."
It just totally popped my bubble. Freakin' Macross! Not that I blame him, I guess Robotech never got big in the US. Still, though, I used to read the novels and the story is so awesome.
I guess it's not nearly as big a deal as I thought.
