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megavipersnake wrote:I get that Hanako personality is being shy and not liking other people because of the past. I have played Hanako's Route (only the good ending). I get it that Hisoa look passed her scars. Now my question is what if a person (for example an OC) have burn marks and go Yamaku and follow almost exactly the same path as Hisao. Would Hanako connect with (not necessarily better) because he has some visible burn scars? Or would it not matter?

I don't know why, but I like the idea of pairing Hanako with a OC who suffers from a serious skin disorder. (perhaps a severe form of psoriasis ? it's can be very socialy embarrassing and cause other problems: arthritis, heart failure ...)
The Japanese seem to have a particular problem with this kind of disease (Well, no only them, skin diseases always seem to be "disease", so afraid it was contagious, do not know what it is ... where burns are easily understandable and obviously not contagious), so this could give an interesting dynamic if he is more ostracized for his appareance than her. (force her to be in a more dominant position than with Hisao)
This may be controversial, but the fact that being disabled does not make you magically tolerant is a theme that interests me : amputation does not change the bad habits that are at when you meet for the first time a large-burned for example. (although being considered "different" tends to make you more tolerant)
So I find it would be interesting that Hanako would be instinctively disgusted by him at the beginning; as a mirror of what people may feel when they see her.

Of course he must have a very different behavior for don't be a male Hanako or a Hisao 2 with a different disability and a focus on his difference from the normal people.

Zykes wrote:I could see that Hanako would be understanding of the scenario that OC would be dealing with. But I feel (based on the VN) that Hanako had an attraction to Hisao at first sight and when he was clearly not focusing on her scars, things progressed forward to lead to the path it did.

I wouldn't believe that Hanako would go with someone how had burn scars as well off the back. I think there is more meaning for someone who is in a different situation being comfortable and liking Hanako than someone who is in the same spot as her.

Khalego wrote:I would hope not. She hates Hisao and Lilly for focusing so much on her (emotional) scars, the idea that she'd connect with a guy just because he's scarred is hypocritical at best.

Zarys wrote:

Khalego wrote:I would hope not. She hates Hisao and Lilly for focusing so much on her (emotional) scars, the idea that she'd connect with a guy just because he's scarred is hypocritical at best.

Glad that nobody here said that.

It's an interesting question. What if the other burned person wasn't as traumatized by what happened, what would Hanako think of someone who was heavily scarred too but hadn't become so withdrawn?

I would hope not. She hates Hisao and Lilly for focusing so much on her (emotional) scars, the idea that she'd connect with a guy just because he's scarred is hypocritical at best.

Guest Poster wrote:

It's an interesting question. What if the other burned person wasn't as traumatized by what happened, what would Hanako think of someone who was heavily scarred too but hadn't become so withdrawn?

My first hunch is that it'd make her feel worse about herself.

(Obviously others can shake this kind of thing right off. Only weak and pathetic people like myself would make such a big deal about it.)

I would hope not. She hates Hisao and Lilly for focusing so much on her (emotional) scars, the idea that she'd connect with a guy just because he's scarred is hypocritical at best.

I'm not really convinced she secretly hates them. The one time she said that was a pretty out-of-the-ordinary situation.

That said, I think she'd be curious about another scarred person, though probably too shy to approach him. I think she'd have an easier time connecting with someone who shares some of her past. That's kind of why she and Hisao connected so quickly. It wasn't so much the physical scars, but the life experiences. Both used to be normal kids with only average social skills with only a small circle of friends. Both ended up hospitalized for a long time after a bad day threw their lives down the crapper and they came out of it friendless and disillusioned in their fellow man. Both became bookworms as a result of their condition. They don't immediately find that out about each other, but I personally believe they kind of sensed that about each other pretty quickly.

So I think the threshold would be lower, but (knowing Hanako) still pretty high.