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[KILLTHIS]

AIDS is still a big deal, if you ask me - and even other STDs, which aren't that commonly known like Chlamydia infection.
To be precisely that's a thing which happened to me when I was younger and less careful - there's a chance that your Girlfriend or your chosen One night stand might meddled with someone and may not show symptoms herself, but shit's really messed up. No matter what, it's gross, so better protect yourselves.

[BlackWaltzTheThird]

True enough, but at least you've got a better chance of protection than you did if you had nothing...
Also most of them have expiry dates written on them to prevent such degradation (and lawsuits, I imagine).

Also to the Melbourne guy, this is talking a good 14 years ago. That was when AIDS was still a big deal. Things might have changed now, but I'm pretty sure that most airports, highway petrol stations, and some train stations and pubs have vending machines.

That may explain it. See, 14 years ago I was starting kindergarten. Still... makes me wonder why one would remove any condom dispensers they had installed during that time. Surely teen pregnancy is enough of an issue to warrant it? /Totallyofftopic

[Paladin]

Yet another question out of me: When writing the various paths, how did you keep the characters' voices consistent throughout the whole work? How did you ensure each character used their personal vocabulary, grammar, etc. not only in their own path, but any time they appeared in other paths as well? I apologize if this question has been answered before.

Best Regards,

Paladin

[Suriko]

Yet another question out of me: When writing the various paths, how did you keep the characters' voices consistent throughout the whole work? How did you ensure each character used their personal vocabulary, grammar, etc. not only in their own path, but any time they appeared in other paths as well? I apologize if this question has been answered before.

Best Regards,

Paladin

Every writer read every path as it was being done. Also, lots and lots of communication whenever writers were using each other's characters in their scenes.

A22 and I especially often swapped scenes between us, editing bits and bobs of them, to get them just right.

[Guest]

Also after skimming down this thread some more I simply have to ask:

Aura, after eating your takoyaki and whatnot - was the actual writing more like doing the dishes or drinking tea?
Crud, is there any other reason than... your timeline that you still prefer fogyatékosság lányok to, say, 片轮少女?

Anyway you two should definitely get married and bring up lots of kids!

[McBaggin]

Most likely dev to survive out in the wild?

[WinterCrow]

True enough, but at least you've got a better chance of protection than you did if you had nothing...
Also most of them have expiry dates written on them to prevent such degradation (and lawsuits, I imagine).

Also to the Melbourne guy, this is talking a good 14 years ago. That was when AIDS was still a big deal. Things might have changed now, but I'm pretty sure that most airports, highway petrol stations, and some train stations and pubs have vending machines.

That may explain it. See, 14 years ago I was starting kindergarten. Still... makes me wonder why one would remove any condom dispensers they had installed during that time. Surely teen pregnancy is enough of an issue to warrant it? /Totallyofftopic

It's probably different in every country. I'm from spain and I see those vending machines constantly: streets, university, train stations... everywhere. It is true I never had one inside my school, nor I know of any school that does, but it's still very easy to get 1 condom for 1 coin inside a bar or a little 3 condom box at any vending machine anywhere. I, for instance, used to carry one in the wallet since I was like 15, since I *almost* had the chance once. Never used it though when I was still at school lol. Dunno about Japan, but the point is that it's still not hard to get one, at all.

and yeah, we're going waaaay off the topic

[Zombiedude101]

Question, how do you feel about having inspired many other people to start work on visual novels of their own?

[Morello]

Which artists actually are professionals in their area? I think that at least the music was made by people who use music to live.

[WorldlyWiseman]

It feels like the paths of the game are in an appropriate order, with the Emi-path Hisao feeling kind of entitled to his chosen partner's affections, the Hanako-and-Lilly-path Hisao putting a huge amount of responsibility for his happiness in the hands of each girl (climaxing in Lilly's path with the poor guy nearly killing himself over her), the Rin-path Hisao having to acknowledge that fully understanding another person is impossible, and the Shizune-path Hisao finally being okay with the fact that he probably won't be with Shizune forever, but that he cherishes her all the same and it's okay if she is her own person.

This feeling in me is strengthened by the fact that the Hisao in each path has progressively stronger ideas about being a science teacher. In Emi's path,the idea is pretty much handed to him by his teacher, and during the Hanako and Lilly paths he comes to the conclusion on his own but has only vague ideas about how satisfying it is, but by the end of the Shizune path not only is he sure he wants to teach, but he is sure that it is because he wants to help out students like himself who are reeling from the changes to their lives.

Is there a kind of meta-plot about exploring all possible Hisaos? Was there coordination happening on this level? Or am I off my meds (again)?

[Mirrormn]

It feels like the paths of the game are in an appropriate order, with the Emi-path Hisao feeling kind of entitled to his chosen partner's affections, the Hanako-and-Lilly-path Hisao putting a huge amount of responsibility for his happiness in the hands of each girl (climaxing in Lilly's path with the poor guy nearly killing himself over her), the Rin-path Hisao having to acknowledge that fully understanding another person is impossible, and the Shizune-path Hisao finally being okay with the fact that he probably won't be with Shizune forever, but that he cherishes her all the same and it's okay if she is her own person.

This feeling in me is strengthened by the fact that the Hisao in each path has progressively stronger ideas about being a science teacher. In Emi's path,the idea is pretty much handed to him by his teacher, and during the Hanako and Lilly paths he comes to the conclusion on his own but has only vague ideas about how satisfying it is, but by the end of the Shizune path not only is he sure he wants to teach, but he is sure that it is because he wants to help out students like himself who are reeling from the changes to their lives.

Is there a kind of meta-plot about exploring all possible Hisaos? Was there coordination happening on this level? Or am I off my meds (again)?

If you're talking about how they appear in the Library/Gallery... I'm pretty sure they're just in alphabetical order >.>

[Aura]

Also after skimming down this thread some more I simply have to ask:

Aura, after eating your takoyaki and whatnot - was the actual writing more like doing the dishes or drinking tea?
Crud, is there any other reason than... your timeline that you still prefer fogyatékosság lányok to, say, 片轮少女?

Anyway you two should definitely get married and bring up lots of kids!

It's more like throwing up.

[Aura]

Most likely dev to survive out in the wild?

Weee. She's the only one who doesn't go catatonic without access to hard liquor or pudding.

[Aura]

It feels like the paths of the game are in an appropriate order, with the Emi-path Hisao feeling kind of entitled to his chosen partner's affections, the Hanako-and-Lilly-path Hisao putting a huge amount of responsibility for his happiness in the hands of each girl (climaxing in Lilly's path with the poor guy nearly killing himself over her), the Rin-path Hisao having to acknowledge that fully understanding another person is impossible, and the Shizune-path Hisao finally being okay with the fact that he probably won't be with Shizune forever, but that he cherishes her all the same and it's okay if she is her own person.

This feeling in me is strengthened by the fact that the Hisao in each path has progressively stronger ideas about being a science teacher. In Emi's path,the idea is pretty much handed to him by his teacher, and during the Hanako and Lilly paths he comes to the conclusion on his own but has only vague ideas about how satisfying it is, but by the end of the Shizune path not only is he sure he wants to teach, but he is sure that it is because he wants to help out students like himself who are reeling from the changes to their lives.

Is there a kind of meta-plot about exploring all possible Hisaos? Was there coordination happening on this level? Or am I off my meds (again)?

The paths are not in any order? If you mean the library, they are in alphabetical order as the other guy mentioned.

[Aura]

Which artists actually are professionals in their area? I think that at least the music was made by people who use music to live.

None. Neither are the composers. Nor the writers. Nor the coder. None of us is.