Hello,

I don't really have any specific commentary or criticism on this chapter
beyond "good job", but I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know
just how terrific I think Choices as a whole has been. You so successfully

Many thanks!  It's good to know that some people are still reading it, 
especially considering the delay between last chapter and this one.

capture the sheer misery that high school can be at it's worst; to the 
point
where I find it impossible to re-read some passages, they're so painfully
real. I also appreciate the realization, vocalized in-story by Hinako, that
no matter how crappy high school is or was, in ten years it won't make a
difference whether you were popular or not, happy or not, and all the 
little
games of prestige we play in school rarely have lasting consequences.

A lot of the feedback I've received has suggested the same thing--which I 
find interesting, because my own high school experience wasn't all that bad 
(certainly not great, but not bad, either).  Though I agree with the 
last--it really isn't all that important.  Still, it's nice to hear it rings 
true, whether intentionally or not.

I think that for the most part you've done a wonderful job in both
maintaining continuity in characterization between the canon and this fic-
nowhere do I find myself saying, "well, so-and-so would never say or do
that!" In the cases of Hiroshi, Daisuke and Sayuri, you've injected
characters Takahashi created as ciphers with a true-to-life human-ness. 
Once
again, good job.

And again, thanks!  There's been so many aburdly long breaks beween chapters 
(and even between sentences, when I've stopped writing for months at an end 
in the middle of a paragraph) that there's a huge risk that any sense of 
continuity is blown... glad it still rings true.  I have fun with Hiroshi 
and the gang, which is why I wanted to give Sayuri her chance.

Well, I've said my piece. I'm looking forward to part two of "Decision", as
well as the final chapter. Keep up the wonderful work!

Hopefully it won't take two years this time....
It's always great to receive feedback.  Thank you.

-Mike

e-mail: noakes_m@hotmail.com
homepage: http://www.geocities.com/noakes_m
blog!: http://noakes.blogspot.com

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