I do agree that it's within the contrast in a relationship that you can get the most out of a ship, and admittedly you would have to make up a lot more on May's end to make it achievable. But since ArcSys doesn't want to budge with her, and I am less attached to other pairs, this is what I picked.

I understand we have three episodes + the arcade mode left to perhaps turn the tide on that, yet with how many key characters have yet to have that crucial of a role in the plot (and one would absolutely have some things to say to Unika), I figure the fans would have to pick up the slack from there.

Hey, I appreciate the answer! It's not like I'm ultimately opposed to Bunika, but I do find the current presentation quite underwhelming as is. Especially when Unika (in addition to mainly being defined by her connection to others) seems to care more for herself with every scene she has with Buri.

I think there's quite a bit of potential in terms of ways in which they could connect as characters, especially when it has been recently confirmed that they still are close friends. Is it something the franchise will ever acknowledge? No, but that doesn't mean you couldn't put the dots together.

Hey, if Last Jedi hate was enough to get Nancy Pelosi's husband attacked, then I don't see why this couldn't be a possibility.

Hadn't even thought about those first two, so good catch!

You actually just reminded me of this clip, which speaks to how, even then, some of the public decided to engage with their music in terms of trying to find more transgressive things than there actually were:
youtu.be/rGtVJbi5Rn8?...

Technically they did it twice! Sure, it was a more overt accident the first time, and the implication is more akin to crossdressing, but they kept it as is anyway!

David Byrne also wrote a song about trans people in the 90s, which only has aged slightly better in comparison.