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I think it's Maya Prime in the future/outside of the timeline aka one of the narrators. Deskel thinks it's Himawari.Hi, I got a question: who narrates this monologue?
This is from the last Dorm Wars, the event is "Irregular Heartbeat".
I really like this monologue and it's accompanied by the only Good Kid song that I actually really liked ("Pox"). But what confused me is that I'm not sure who's the narrator.You don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.
The most obvious suspect is Maya Prime, but if we assume she's dead or her existence is on pause in some way, how does this work? A few options:
1) Is this Sensei imagining what Maya Prime would say to him? But the wording of some phrases feels different from how Sensei imagines dead people (well, Sekai). I haven't done research on this, but I've always felt that usually when Sekai appears before Sensei, all her dialogue is very Sensei-centric, like she's usually talking about "her little Akira" and only references herself as "I'm dead, duh". It seems very logical and in line with how a character is expected to think of dead people - as a prysm through which they look at themselves (regardless of whether Sekai as an entity is actually dead).
In contrast, lines like "I wonder if you'd still call me special" sound really personal, like a real human talking about themselves, not a projection. Still, I might be wrong about Sekai, but another problem I see with this being current Maya Prime is the "if you could see me now" part. See her where? Isn't Sensei fully convinced that she's no more? Or is there a part of him that's still in denial?
2) Another option is still Maya Prime, but from the past. This monologue reads like a letter or a diary entry. It just sounds to me like something actual Maya would write and not what Sensei would imagine. But at what point in the past would she write this? And she writes about Sensei's "unfortunate home now" - if it really was something from the past, then this line would be an unnecessary complication of the writing, because then "now" is referencing a point in the past. Probably too convoluted to be true.
3) Could this be New Maya? But what does "if you could see me now" mean? And the lines about how this city is not grouned in reality hint at the narrator knowing about the paranormal stuff, which New Maya seems to be oblivius to.
4) The last version is a stretch, but it really amused me how neatly it ties into most of the monologue. Forget about Maya and imagine that this is Sensei addressing Sekai. "Being special", "the first one I loved", "you felt like an earthquake" (hints at age difference). Especially "if you could see me now" reads like something an alive person would say referring to a dead one. But then again, "I hope you're having fun" doesn't really work, because Sensei seems to be insisting that Sekai is dead.
To sum up, I'm confused. I'm sure there's a lot I've missed (e.g. "Your lifejacket" sounds vaguely familiar), so please share your thoughts
I don't think it's Himawari because I don't buy into her being in love with Akira. Deskel thinks it is because of the "kick to the shin", which she says during "three halves make a whole".
I think it's Maya because she's his lifejacket (that's the place she filled in his life after Sekai's death), and yet they didn't seem to define their relationship (which is the tone of this speech), they also had their home since Maya moved in with him to a home Ami didn't even know existed.
The kick to the shin could have been just Himawari referencing Maya since she appeared at her date and selling her melons. Thus making the kick to the shin a Maya thing. The little trickster I have no idea about - could be either of them. Although for Himawari to be both his little sunflower and little trickster seems less likely than for it to being a nickname for someone else. Then again she is a trickster (but that's because she shapeshifts and wouldn't do so in a normal setting).
All in all, Ami could fit into all of this too. But that's very unlikely because Akira would never forget or ignore Ami. And the same would be for Himawari, since she's his daughter. The only one he could possibly ignore is Maya.
Edit: also, it would make it way more tragic for Maya Prime to be narrating the night Akira has sex with New Maya and asking if he has forgotten her (then for Himawari to be doing that).
endnote: you can also go into the "history" tab during the event and take screenshots from there, since it might save you a lot of time when posting.
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