Re: Which of the characters would date you?
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:18 pm
Assuming they found me physically attractive (I'm not a bad-looking guy, and there were girls who thought I was cute in high school - I was also about 80 pounds lighter then - so it's certainly possible), here's what I would suspect:
Emi might pursue me, if we met through circumstances similar to how she met Hisao. I think she'd pick up on how much I enjoyed talking to her and just generally joking around, and if a cute girl had asked me to be her morning running partner, it would take me by surprise but I'd probably at least give it a try. I also did terribly in high school - not because I couldn't have gotten straight A's (well, maybe not in math), but because I just never felt like doing homework. Our "live for the moment" outlooks might have matched up well that way - we'd probably encourage each others' worse habits. Having said that, I have a pretty sedentary lifestyle, and spend a lot of time reading, writing, drawing, and playing video games, so she might get frustrated by that if she didn't share any of those hobbies (and she was pretty vague about her hobbies in the game). Still, I think it could have happened.
Hanako and I would probably see each other in the library - I would definitely hang out there to write, read, and so on. I like libraries, and I enjoy being by myself. Obviously she'd really have to want to get to know me to initiate contact with me, but if the question doesn't stipulate that the girl has to take the initiative, I think it would have been quite possible. We have enough hobbies in common that I think she'd enjoy my company once she became familiar with me, though for an introvert I can play the role of extrovert fairly well. I wonder if she would be put off by the fact that I had a lot of friends in high school that I liked to hang out with; if she made it clear I'd have to choose between spending time with her or with my friends, that would be a pretty tough decision to make, and I don't think that I could do that.
Lilly... well, it's possible. I have a good grasp of polite manners, and I maintain a friendly demeanor. I really considered myself a gentleman when I was in high school, so she might find that attractive. However, I wasn't very mature, and I think she would probably find me a little too goofy for her tastes.
Rin didn't seem to think a whole lot about her fellow art-class students, so I doubt that my drawing skills would have meant too much to her. My joking around all the time probably wouldn't have impressed her, either - I had philosophical beliefs then (as I do now), but generally speaking I didn't have a lot of patience for philosophy, so I doubt she'd find me very engaging at all.
Shizune would think I was a slacker, and she would be right.
Misha... I suppose it's possible, but given the things going on with her, I don't think she'd be interested. Given what Shizune would almost certainly think of me, I doubt Misha would consider me boyfriend material. But she might go to a school dance with me if she didn't already have a date.
Miki would probably think I was a goody-two-shoes and a nerd to boot, and would probably take great delight in trying to "corrupt" me, I bet. I guess a lot would depend on whether she thought that a guy who spent most of his time writing tabletop roleplaying game adventures and comics would be remotely interesting.
Yuuko...well, if she'd met me in college, I could see her being interested. It was when I was in college that I discovered my love for history, and she might find my easy-going nature calming. My wife IRL actually has a couple of Yuuko's traits...
Emi might pursue me, if we met through circumstances similar to how she met Hisao. I think she'd pick up on how much I enjoyed talking to her and just generally joking around, and if a cute girl had asked me to be her morning running partner, it would take me by surprise but I'd probably at least give it a try. I also did terribly in high school - not because I couldn't have gotten straight A's (well, maybe not in math), but because I just never felt like doing homework. Our "live for the moment" outlooks might have matched up well that way - we'd probably encourage each others' worse habits. Having said that, I have a pretty sedentary lifestyle, and spend a lot of time reading, writing, drawing, and playing video games, so she might get frustrated by that if she didn't share any of those hobbies (and she was pretty vague about her hobbies in the game). Still, I think it could have happened.
Hanako and I would probably see each other in the library - I would definitely hang out there to write, read, and so on. I like libraries, and I enjoy being by myself. Obviously she'd really have to want to get to know me to initiate contact with me, but if the question doesn't stipulate that the girl has to take the initiative, I think it would have been quite possible. We have enough hobbies in common that I think she'd enjoy my company once she became familiar with me, though for an introvert I can play the role of extrovert fairly well. I wonder if she would be put off by the fact that I had a lot of friends in high school that I liked to hang out with; if she made it clear I'd have to choose between spending time with her or with my friends, that would be a pretty tough decision to make, and I don't think that I could do that.
Lilly... well, it's possible. I have a good grasp of polite manners, and I maintain a friendly demeanor. I really considered myself a gentleman when I was in high school, so she might find that attractive. However, I wasn't very mature, and I think she would probably find me a little too goofy for her tastes.
Rin didn't seem to think a whole lot about her fellow art-class students, so I doubt that my drawing skills would have meant too much to her. My joking around all the time probably wouldn't have impressed her, either - I had philosophical beliefs then (as I do now), but generally speaking I didn't have a lot of patience for philosophy, so I doubt she'd find me very engaging at all.
Shizune would think I was a slacker, and she would be right.
Misha... I suppose it's possible, but given the things going on with her, I don't think she'd be interested. Given what Shizune would almost certainly think of me, I doubt Misha would consider me boyfriend material. But she might go to a school dance with me if she didn't already have a date.
Miki would probably think I was a goody-two-shoes and a nerd to boot, and would probably take great delight in trying to "corrupt" me, I bet. I guess a lot would depend on whether she thought that a guy who spent most of his time writing tabletop roleplaying game adventures and comics would be remotely interesting.
Yuuko...well, if she'd met me in college, I could see her being interested. It was when I was in college that I discovered my love for history, and she might find my easy-going nature calming. My wife IRL actually has a couple of Yuuko's traits...