A question for you, what is your favorite chapter and favorite event? And why is it your favorite chapter?
still unsure if I prefer chapter 2 or 3, but chap 2 has my favorite event chain with the 2nd christmas party and introduces so much of the cast that I'd have to give it the edge until I fully re-read chap 3
as for favorite events, there's so many obvious ones so I'll try to point out some that not everyone would think of (maybe lol)
Reconciliation/Neon Heart (If I Close My Eyes):
Yuki's attempts at being a better person not functionning on the one part she cares the most being her daughter, and Yumi's absolutely valid feelings to not want to let her in life after all these years of neglect
it's also one of the first moment of self reflection on Akira's part with the kiss and whatnot, but also his whole relation with Yumi and the girls, and his "thing of mine ressembling a life"
The Bending of Italics:
at first when I saw the Molly scene during Halloween, I thought the person who was going to come into the room would be Maya, to minimize the impact of the scene since she said she has seen him do much worse (and she would probably understand he didn't actually wanted to do it) but to my surprise, it was Tsuneyo. so I was a bit surprised to see so much time pass without her confronting Akira about what happened but glad to say it wasn't for nothing with the comedy show being so horrible to witness yet understandable from her point of view
the talk itself is self explanatory, why I'm choosing this event is mostly due to Akira's rare expression when faced with his actions that stick with me
All Eyes On Me:
not much to say about this one, I just like the emotion packed speech and how he's clearly changed since the last reset, with the song sensei.mp3 playing in the back which always gives me shivers
All Kinds of People, All Kinds of Things/Caterpillar:
rather funny to include this on my part since Io is one of my least favorite character now but with my current opinion aside, Io's introduction is by far my favorite.
the way the scene plays out, the fear and anxiety, the heartbeat followed by the all sounds music, it's truly a great introduction to her complex, self depracating, contradictory character I grew to despise (and love)
