Speaking of ignoring, anyone else think Shizune has ignored Kenji on occasion? Or was she truly unaware he was there?
Nah, Shizune wouldn't ignore him. She is bestgirl, after all. She's quite observant and unlikely to ignore someone if they're doing something wrong.
Besides, she's class president, I'd assume it'd be beyond her to ignore someone at that level of authority
My headcanon is that she has a soft spot for Kenji. Kenji has shown that he can be dedicated to a job when called upon (remember the sign-painting in 3-2?) and that he genuinely does have Hisao's welfare at heart no matter how loony he sounds. That's not so different from Shizune.
Post-Yamaku, what happens? After The Dream is a mosaic that follows everyone to the (sometimes) bitter end. Main Index (Complete)—Shizune/Lilly/Emi/Hanako/Rin/Misha + Miki + Natsume
Secondary Arcs: Rika/Mutou/Akira • Hideaki | Others (WIP): Straw—A Dream of Suzu • Sakura—The Kenji Saga. "Much has been lost, and there is much left to lose." — Tim Powers, The Drawing of the Dark (1979)
Ahhh, you made the same mistake I did! It's "I", not "I'm". Huge difference.
Munchenhausen wrote:She's quite observant and unlikely to ignore someone if they're doing something wrong.
Besides, she's class president, I'd assume it'd be beyond her to ignore someone at that level of authority
I felt like she delegated concern of that sort to the various Class Reps, and what with that one's being Lilly, he had an extra layer of insulation from Shizune.
On top of all that, even the students at Yamaku treat each others' disabilities seriously. No one made fun of Hanako or even really seemed to notice when she left class, I assume there is a similar mindset about Kenji and his insane ramblings.
BMFJack wrote:On top of all that, even the students at Yamaku treat each others' disabilities seriously. No one made fun of Hanako[...]
The absence of evidence isn't the evidence of absence~
I remembered Lily once told Hisao that just because it's a school for handicapped students doesn't mean that there aren't any cliques. On no one noticing Hanako's absence, the class probably thinks that since Mutou's not making a fuss about it, they shouldn't too.
"Nothing is beneath man. Everything is permitted."
"...since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved. However, it is important above all to avoid being hated."
BMFJack wrote:On top of all that, even the students at Yamaku treat each others' disabilities seriously. No one made fun of Hanako or even really seemed to notice when she left class, I assume there is a similar mindset about Kenji and his insane ramblings.
Except his ramblings have nothing to do with being disabled, and a lot to do with being a loony toon. Just pray Kenji never takes a trip to America where someone like Glenn Beck could get hold of him...
BMFJack wrote:On top of all that, even the students at Yamaku treat each others' disabilities seriously. No one made fun of Hanako[...]
The absence of evidence isn't the evidence of absence~
I remembered Lily once told Hisao that just because it's a school for handicapped students doesn't mean that there aren't any cliques. On no one noticing Hanako's absence, the class probably thinks that since Mutou's not making a fuss about it, they shouldn't too.
Could also be a case of everyone giving a wide berth around the weird girl.
Speaking of cliques, it's always been my idea that students that tend to have the same family of disabilities hang out together. This includes any students at the school that are for sure or potentially are terminally ill.
Eurobeatjester wrote:Speaking of cliques, it's always been my idea that students that tend to have the same family of disabilities hang out together. This includes any students at the school that are for sure or potentially are terminally ill.
YZQ wrote:On no one noticing Hanako's absence, the class probably thinks that since Mutou's not making a fuss about it, they shouldn't too.
I wouldn't necessarily say that... That seems a bit too simple minded for teenagers.
I put it down to the rest of the class being used to Hanako leaving sporadically. Maybe at first they watched her go or asked questions, but after so long it becomes just another thing that they know Hanako has trouble with.
Eurobeatjester wrote:Speaking of cliques, it's always been my idea that students that tend to have the same family of disabilities hang out together. This includes any students at the school that are for sure or potentially are terminally ill.
"Death Club meets on Tuesdays, see you there!"
Not quite an extracurricular club, but yeah, something like that.
I spent a long time recovering in a children's hospital when I was a young teenager. During social times when we didn't have therapy, you would almost always see people with the same conditions or ailments hanging out with each other.
Eurobeatjester wrote:Speaking of cliques, it's always been my idea that students that tend to have the same family of disabilities hang out together. This includes any students at the school that are for sure or potentially are terminally ill.
"Death Club meets on Tuesdays, see you there!"
"We're the Death Squad!"
Post-Yamaku, what happens? After The Dream is a mosaic that follows everyone to the (sometimes) bitter end. Main Index (Complete)—Shizune/Lilly/Emi/Hanako/Rin/Misha + Miki + Natsume
Secondary Arcs: Rika/Mutou/Akira • Hideaki | Others (WIP): Straw—A Dream of Suzu • Sakura—The Kenji Saga. "Much has been lost, and there is much left to lose." — Tim Powers, The Drawing of the Dark (1979)
Eurobeatjester wrote:Speaking of cliques, it's always been my idea that students that tend to have the same family of disabilities hang out together. This includes any students at the school that are for sure or potentially are terminally ill.
Eurobeatjester wrote:Speaking of cliques, it's always been my idea that students that tend to have the same family of disabilities hang out together. This includes any students at the school that are for sure or potentially are terminally ill.
that's part of the joke, yes. I dunno, I wouldn't think it all that odd that a group of kids who have similar diseases that will drastically reduce their quality of life long before death's release would want to end it before things got so bad they'd need someone to dress/wash/wipe for them. drawing support from each other and the knowledge that even as they slowly lose control of their bodies, they will ensure that each has control over that one last decision.
Req wrote:that's part of the joke, yes. I dunno, I wouldn't think it all that odd that a group of kids who have similar diseases that will drastically reduce their quality of life long before death's release would want to end it before things got so bad they'd need someone to dress/wash/wipe for them. drawing support from each other and the knowledge that even as they slowly lose control of their bodies, they will ensure that each has control over that one last decision.
