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Chapter 23 conclusion         Mariko easily senses the two figures approaching from their effect on the blaring dance music. Reflections mean they’re approaching from the front and I can separate them by the phase shift, nulls mean they’re coming from the back and I can’t. She gently pats Kenta’s k...

Chapter 23 Continued...         When Suzu’s phone rings, Abe knows better than to ignore it. The Pink Panther ringtone tells him all he needs to know – that if he doesn’t answer, his phone will ring next. “Hello?”         “She crashed, aye,” Neko’s voice responds with more than a trace of annoyance...

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE 2008-03-21         Jōji watches through the dark windows of the guard shack as the boy on a bicycle trundles up the drive. He waits until the intercom buzzer is activated, and a few seconds more for good measure, before stepping out the back and around the small building to mak...

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO 2008-03-20         “I’m so sorry we cannot attend the graduation ceremony tomorrow,” Hisao’s mother explains, “but it is bad timing. Your father has to have everything up and running in the new building by Monday morning.”         “No, really, it’s fine,” Hisao responds. “It’s no...

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE 2008-03-17         “I made tea,” Neko cheerily intones as she sets out cups to pour into.         “Mmm-hmm.” Hisao spares them barely a glance as he erases the word he just wrote, then resumes writing.         Ten minutes later, his cup of tea is no longer steaming but remains un...

(conclusion of Chapter 20) ***         Akira spots Daisuke before he can spot her. He waves when he finally realizes, and she spots the moment when his gaze turns to her slight limp. She smiles broadly before walking up to him and wrapping her arms around him for a few seconds.         “You’re look...

I used the trappings of the original environment, but the people act as they do because it's how I'd expect them to act -- as an American. I just don't know anything else. This is the true reason why I used the over-used "exchange student" model. I intended all along to move the core of th...

CHAPTER TWENTY 2008-03-16         Akira can hear her father’s footsteps in the hall, slow and deliberate. She listens for some sign of what his intentions might be, such as a trip to the loo, but the footsteps alternately grow and fade in intensity as he paces the hall. Despite the significant risk...

CHAPTER NINETEEN 2008-03-15         Neko’s willpower to resist the obvious question has its limits, and reaches the breaking point as she and Hisao work their way down the hill. “So she hasn’t even kissed him yet. What the bloody hell does he expect you to do about it?”         “Nothing, I’m sure,”...

First, I'll explain the origins of the whole story. You may or may not appreciate them, but at least I'll put this out there. Even while playing the game, I always felt like there was something... not right... about the setting. Like it was a Potemkin village. I started thinking about what might act...

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN 2008-03-11         “So he says he’s sending out some guy named Mareo,” Haruhiko explains with enthusiastic gestures, “and that it’ll be about half an hour. When he shows up he’s wearing overalls and a red baseball cap, and carrying a tool case. I didn’t mean to, but it made me laug...

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN 2008-03-10          Being observant is my job, Yoshizumi thinks as she scans the walk-ins on arrival. We don’t have a maître d'hôtel at lunchtime. Thus, she is pleased to spot the latest arrival before he spots her.         “My goodness,” she says to Hisao as she leads him toward ...

CHAPTER SIXTEEN 2008-03-08         “Stop trying to be a long-distance Cyrano de Bergerac, would you?” Neko complains from the hot tub. “I could use a leg massage.”         “I just want to make sure he doesn’t step on his own dick,” Hisao insists as he paces.         “Fine,” Neko sighs. “Put the blo...

[Conclusion of Chapter 15]         “So that’s it, then?” Haruhiko looks both stunned and bemused. “I anticipated a bit of pushback.”         “Nah, man,” Hisao replies, clapping a hand on Suzumiya’s shoulder and shaking him gently. “It’s all good. There’s no rule on when you can join a club, provide...

CHAPTER FIFTEEN 2008-03-03         “This has been both entertaining and edifying,” Sam drawls, “but I’m expecting a call from my nearest and dearest momentarily, and I would like to ‘inspect the facilities’ first.”         The round-trip lag is only a second and a half, but it feels like an eternit...