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Still haven’t had time to get to this week’s part. I think I remember what happens in this chapter, but I won’t comment until I get to listen to it (probably this weekend)
I am half-way through and I am not sure what the author is trying to do with stuff like this
トニーの恋人──まあ男なんだが──そいつはえらい猫嫌いで引き取れない。
Imagine just dropping someone’s sexuality into a random conversation, when it has nothing to add. But at the same time, the author could just be like “Gay ppl exist. Let me just add some random gay people and not make a big deal out of it.”
I think it’s the second thing. “I need to have a bunch of easily identifiable characters. I’m just going to give them all one specific characteristic.”
I think I enjoyed the first half of the chapter a bit more this week. the setup in the second half is obviously necessary, though it did get more interesting near the end. For the most part they feel like stereotypical villains, though if their powers are what they say they are, it could make for some incredibly interesting action scenes down the line.
I am not sure what the author is trying to do with stuff like this
god I laughed so hard when I read that, that and the direct reference to the Israel-Palestine conflict, and 9-11. I think he’s trying to make the setting/plot more serious or believable by grounding it with direct references to real events and other things, but it just comes out of nowhere every time. Also definitely some of it has to do with what @Naphthalene said about using character traits as shorthand identification for characters.
That being said, I think Kei offhandedly bringing up that Tony is gay mid conversation is in character for him, considering it seems to weigh on his mind in their previous interactions.
The content of the chapter was pretty much what I (vaguely) remembered.
With audio only I was incapable of following the explanations of why she couldn’t say at the embassy (?). I just remember that she belongs to a different (political?) faction or something. At least, I felt in sink with ケイ.
Speaking of “ケー”, we can finally see why she kept insisting on that pronunciation… but くろい was the REAL ケー・イマトゥバ (if I remember the spelling correctly).
I didn’t remember the scene near the door where he tells himself he is not a lolicon, feels no horniness, and is perfectly collected. Good to know, I guess. I feel like the author is trying to keep the option of romantic development if ケイ starts seeing her more as a woman, but let’s hope not.
The switch between points of view is really tricky with audio only. I’m glad I already knew it would happen
someone wants to see the world burn. 
. Too many names and titles.
