Mirage_GSM wrote:Yes, well, if you think about it, where else would their parting really take place considering it's Japan?
Funny you should phrase it that way...
I kind of guessed something like that would be the case, but I think a little suspension of disbelief is in order. While Hisao got his ticket checked, Aiko could easily have paid that small fee in the interim, or Hisao could have. It's also possible the gate you mention is positioned beyond the point where they were standing, or perhaps I could change it so he's tripping through the turnstiles instead of almost falling over a bench as he's headed for the train.
A lot of this ends up being guesswork.
Mirage_GSM wrote:The literal meaning of Shinkansen is "New Trunk-Line", and it was originally only used for the network until it came to encompass the trains as well.
See, this I did not know, but definitely makes me feel better about using "Shinkansen". I figured there had to be a reason it's capitalized everywhere I found it... if it's a pronoun, that makes it no different than using people's names, or a word like "Famicom" and "Gamecube".
By the way, I tried to downplay their gaming as much as possible--it's a background activity, after all. Being specific about what they're playing is more so I can describe what she's doing, and has almost nothing to do with the story.
Also, does anyone think the thought-bubble would make more sense if I called her 'Lucca' instead of the Japanese 'Rukka' (and, yes, it's definitely Chrono Trigger she's referencing)? She had pink hair under that helmet, and then with the glasses... seemed like a decent allegory for Aiko.
Silentcook wrote:Holy freaking crap.
Sorry, boss. One thing I thought might help is to ask if people could send 'corrections' to my PM inbox instead of long, quote-heavy replies, and use the thread for more subjective commentary.
If I miss a comma, misspell a word, use capitalization improperly, or other structural errors, drop those in a PM. Commenting on more subjective stuff like Aiko's brain farts, the disconnect between her thoughts and actions, and stuff like that, or commentary on vernacular like Shinkansen, or cultural incongruities and such--things that are open to discussion--are more appropriate for thread comments.
I would have mentioned this sooner, but I don't want to tell people how to comment--I kind of fear they might stop commenting if I get too militant.
Also, I don't think I recall Oddball ever commenting here... welcome!