Richard D. Lawson wrote:
Would this be "Ayukawa" or "Madoka"? He called her the former for
nearly 8 years, and the latter at best for 6 months (if I'm getting this
timeline correct. In cases like this, one tends to fall back on habits.
Actually, although I don't say, I posit that he and Madoka have been... how
to say this... doing "C" for about four years now. I think he's learned to
call her Madoka during that time. :)
OK, then my timetable is wrong...
Yes, even the KOR anime (Movie #2 to be specific) said that
he started calling her "Madoka" after they did "C".
They were going to ask him questions about the Power, and who else in his
family might have them. Kazuya is toast, but they thought about possibly
trying to recruit another ESPer.
Hmm...an evil Kurumi...
She wouldn't be as good an interrogator, but she'd
be more dangerous as an enforcer. Your interpretation
seems to have had her refined her skills as a hypnotist
as well...
Crowded room. Kurumi's short. And enthusiastic. :)
And probably wearing high heels and a billowing skirt.
Amazing she doesn't fall...
2) Is there anyone else here? Surely she didn't carry out that raide by
herself. She mentions the Kasuga twins, but that they died. What about
the others?
In the manga story, Hatta and Komatsu were part of the police. Akane was
the head of a rival gang. Hikaru's gone off to America (this, too, will be
mentioned later). And Madoka has deliberately separated herself from her
family. So there really *is* no one else.
Most of this is consistent with the anime version as well,
except for Akane.
Is it really that bad in the manga version? In the anime version, the
sisters still lived in the Green Castle apartments, albiet w/ no older
brother.
They did in the manga, too, but you could see the signs. Gangs were running
rampant through the streets. The Abcb was closed, as were the businesses
around it. The amusement park was being demolished. If things continued
along in this fashion, I could very easily see this Earth becoming very much
like the Earth descriped in the "Hope" series - Midshipman's Hope,
Fisherman's Hope, etc. As an aside, I recommend that series quite highly.
Given that, yes I can see it too. And all this because
of no Kyosuke (as the original premise) ? One wonders what
was so important he did that prevented society's deterioration.
The tall man nodded. "I believe it may refer to Ayukawa Madoka.
She married a cousin of the boy's just today."
This would be a matter of extreme luck. There are probably hundreds of
"Madoka's" in Tokyo.
But few "Madoka's" associated with the Kasuga family, which is where the
tall man would check.
But according to you, Kazuya bedded girls from all
over town. If he only checked the Kasuga family, he's
narrowing his search a bit prematurely.
Well, whatever. I supposed he had to start somewhere.
Didn't they already know about his family (I thought
Akane was mentioned in passing in #1).
Ordinarily I'd gripe about the "Kyo-chan" and "Nighty-night" as sounding
too "kiddie-ish" for Madoka, but given that these are probably implanted
by Kurumi and even if not directly, Madoka's brain is probably the
consistency of pea soup right now, I'd let them pass...
That's actually what it's supposed to imply, that Madoka's personality has
been radically altered by Kazuya. She'll continue to revert to a more
child-like, air-headed state as the story progresses.
Oh, so Kurumi's hypnosis isn't a one-time deal. So
it comes down to which ESPer is better at hypnosis, Kurumi or
Kazuya, with Madoka's mind in the middle. Usually Kurumi's
hypnosis wore off pretty easily in the manga/anime; are you
going to assume that her power has grown as well as Kazuya's?
Bring on the psychiatrists I say...hope the
Ayukawa family has insurance that covers mental health...
Thanks for the comments, Stephen. :)
No prob. Excellent fic.
Stephen Tsai