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by Tweaked » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:30 pm
Back on the topic of Hisao and Shizune being intimate with Misha around, playing the Shizune route at least twice made me wonder about the choices Misha would try to take. From what I can tell of the atmosphere near the end, there were a few possible outcomes that I could conjure with very little to go on.
Encouragement Route:
Misha has always been known for her playful demeanor, constantly harassing Hisao with or without the need for Shizune's aid. Given her level of cheerfulness and almost ignoring her feelings towards the end of Act 1, it would be possible for Misha to become the essential matchmaker for the two worlds to combine. Realistically, it would take quite a long time to become completely fluent in Japanese Sign Language, but in some VNs this rule can be broken and forgiven by progress down the route. Misha would teach Hicchan some useful phrases while springing traps on the two and making them fall into a more romantic relationship. But good ends are just wishful thinking when it comes to actual storytelling.
Depression Route:
Back to Misha's feelings near the end of Act 1, I felt there may have been a small hint of rejection in both Misha's sprites and her dialogue. I feel this may be an indication that Misha will end up becoming the tragic character in the story should Hisao continue down the route for Shizune. There were many rumors concerning Misha that implied a fatal disease would eventually kill her in the story. I'm not sure if this is the case, but there is possibly a hint of Misha dying along the way either by a tragic suicide, due to illness, or illness with depression. It could be possible for Shizune and Misha's friendship to start tearing away once Shizune falls for our protagonist. Misha's current role is to be Shizune's interpreter and sidekick on the Student Council, a role that could easily be filled in by Hisao should he manage to learn signing. With Shizune being the kind of person who "leaps before thinking", It could be easy for her to toss Misha aside and miss crucial emotional cues. On a side note, I imagined a point in the game where Hisao would have to translate to Lilly and decide whether or not to take sides.
Jealousy Route:
It's obvious if there is a complete Shizune route, there's going to be some sparks along the way between Hisao and Misha. Hisao would not be the competitive one, but Misha would try anything to get Shizune to 'best friend' status again. Back on the point earlier, it is much easier to pick up emotional cues by sound than it would be to read a person's face (I could be wrong, and would appreciate anything that would contribute to the contrary). If that is true, Misha's feelings of rejection would easily be missed unless a direct confrontation was made. I could see Misha becoming annoyed by being the errand girl while Shizune and Hisao do their own activities with her 'out of the know'. This would lead to a direct attack on Hisao, and his choices would eventually decide his fate and Misha's.
tl;dr: Misha will either encourage their growth, become emo and/or die, or go psycho and rip off Hisao's c*ck. HIS C*CK!
