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The plot of this series is very interesting, even beyond the relationships. I look forward to seeing more of what's happening with Lapis and how events will shift from the game to now. Natori clearly has a lot on her plate in order to protect Lapis. It's also a nice twist that although she views Diana and Gran as friends for now, she knows that in the game they end up killing Lapis. There is always that sense of uneasiness about their interactions and I wonder if there will be a point where they come into conflict because of Natori's siding with Lapis in whatever she's doing. Could be really fun if done right.
I also wonder what the prince's role will be. He seems to feel sorry for Lapis and now sees Natori as the person who can break Lapis's shell (and whatever "chess" game she's playing behind the scenes). He implies that he might have tried but failed. And by his quote and story, it seems Lapis also feels she is forced into a certain path with no other options. Either way, we need more Lapis time.
This chapter has also just made it clearer that Lapis' place by Natori is different, special, and romantic. She's clearly crushing and the prince knows she's in denial. I really like Diana and Natori's friendship though (even though Diana hopes that it's more). Diana is a really good person and will hopefully be a strong ally moving forward regardless of all the relationship stuff.
Something I didn't see, though, is a potential romantic "off-ramp" for Diana with Gran. It's common to present and hint at an "off-ramp" in these kinds of "love triangles," but I hadn't seen anything for Diana before. In this chapter, though brief, they positioned Diana and Gran visually in a way similar to characters who fight a lot and therefore "must get along," or "must like each other." Natori even specifically commented on how nice their situation seemed (even nicer than from the game). The scene even went so far as to use the series' visual language for an emotional moment (the shapes floating around them). It is true that in the game these two end up together--and there's no reason to assume anyone here is strictly only into women--so I wonder if that is the direction this will go in as well (if/when Diana moves on from Natori like I expect she will at some point)? I'd be surprised if it did go that direction at some point in the future though, since I can't imagine Diana supporters would like it no matter how nice Bran may end up being. But it's interesting either way and the author chooses the direction their comfortable with.
I also wonder what the prince's role will be. He seems to feel sorry for Lapis and now sees Natori as the person who can break Lapis's shell (and whatever "chess" game she's playing behind the scenes). He implies that he might have tried but failed. And by his quote and story, it seems Lapis also feels she is forced into a certain path with no other options. Either way, we need more Lapis time.
This chapter has also just made it clearer that Lapis' place by Natori is different, special, and romantic. She's clearly crushing and the prince knows she's in denial. I really like Diana and Natori's friendship though (even though Diana hopes that it's more). Diana is a really good person and will hopefully be a strong ally moving forward regardless of all the relationship stuff.
Something I didn't see, though, is a potential romantic "off-ramp" for Diana with Gran. It's common to present and hint at an "off-ramp" in these kinds of "love triangles," but I hadn't seen anything for Diana before. In this chapter, though brief, they positioned Diana and Gran visually in a way similar to characters who fight a lot and therefore "must get along," or "must like each other." Natori even specifically commented on how nice their situation seemed (even nicer than from the game). The scene even went so far as to use the series' visual language for an emotional moment (the shapes floating around them). It is true that in the game these two end up together--and there's no reason to assume anyone here is strictly only into women--so I wonder if that is the direction this will go in as well (if/when Diana moves on from Natori like I expect she will at some point)? I'd be surprised if it did go that direction at some point in the future though, since I can't imagine Diana supporters would like it no matter how nice Bran may end up being. But it's interesting either way and the author chooses the direction their comfortable with.
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