"Wanna come with me?"
No way the old Wakana could've done something like invite a girl to a festival or any event for that matter. Our boy is still developing, but he's progressed enough to be able to do something like this. But it ended up becoming something else other than what I'd have hoped...
So enough about cosplay, this time we're going on a little trip to Wakana's side of the world. That could've easily been an unofficial date like I hoped, but it was devoid of the usual joys they had. Fake a smile? That's depressing, and that panel seemed like both of them were faking a smile. The irony that their cosplay was a runaway success, but at home the ship seems to be taking on water... a healthy dose of good ol' proper communication should set things right, but just as Marin tries to finally start the talk, there's this very inconvenient interruption.
On another note, Wakana's family side of things is something I've also wanted to see more of. A surprise indeed is Non-chan, the girl who dealt him his trauma from the past, and she's finally back. She's like a long-forgotten plot point that should've been dealt with much earlier, but better now than never. She appeared so long ago I kept wondering when was she ever showing up again, and now here's the long overdue opportunity for Wakana to face his past. Can he do it? I do hope Marin also helps him if need be, but they do need to patch things up a little... or maybe this IS that opportunity.