Miller, Bert writes:

     "That's one word for it," Akane admitted, giving her sister
a surprised look; the tone of Kasumi's voice reflected none of
the petulance she felt herself, and even seemed... eager?

You're establishing the contrast between Kasumi and Akane very
effectively here, but I find that I'm still wondering how Kasumi
managed to get this way.  One can see this attitude from a very
self-confident woman, but what in Kasumi's background gives rise
to such confidence in her attractiveness?  Just the recent
experience with Taro?

     But we don't know anything about Kasumi in high school. We
know Akane has her admirers, and so does Nabiki, although she
apparently makes it a point never to date the same guy twice. I
would imagine that Kasumi got a lot of attention from guys during
her high school years, especially as she's definitely more like
the traditional ideal of the Japanese woman than either of her
sisters. If we're postulating something other than the blindly
oblivious Kasumi, I would certainly think that she's well aware
of her own attractiveness. Given the above postulate, Vince's
depiction seems eminently reasonable.


Reid Carson
rcarson@rcarson.com


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