Hmm... Kinda forgot about that scene, actually.Atario wrote:I think she does, though. Shizune pesters Rin to get the mural finished on time, and she runs herself ragged doing just that. It's kind of a foreshadowing of how she acts later on regarding the gallery showing, too — she lets pressure to produce get to her.She's also one of the few character who doesn't let Shizune's bitching affect her.
But here's a question for you: was Rin desperate to get her mural done because of Shizune's pressure, or because finishing the mural was important to Rin? Personally, I like to think that Rin wanted the mural finished in time for the festival so that 'everyone' would see it. To me, it's part of that whole 'gotta express myself, gotta find someone who understands' theme that's central to much of Rin's route.
Now, the comparison between the mural and the gallery is intriguing... I think that one of the reasons Rin went nuts when she was working to get stuff done for the gallery was that being an artist was becoming too large a part of her identity, to the point that she felt like she had to be nothing but and artist. Thus, she lost touch of everything else that was important to her: the sky, walks through the forest, Hisao... note that her first steps towards getting her head straight come when Hisao takes her away from her studio, away from her art. The walk through the city reconnects Rin to her ability to explore and dream. More importantly, it pulls her away form the artificial environment of the art back into the real world. Rin had to learn, I think, that she couldn't just be an artist. She had to be a person.
Just a thought.
Also: I think my interpretation of Hanko's route was severely poisoned by TvTropes. In retrospect, I think I just read that choice the wrong way.
