14th Screw [Video] - filtered to Nano's female CR

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Um... I have a question.

I-It's about a friend.

So my friend has a boy she likes.  She's liked him for a while.  And she told him she liked him on the night of Tanabata.  But the boy told her he'd never thought about her like that before, and that he needed some time.  Oh, and he also said that he wanted to keep being her friend no matter what.

...Should my friend be happy or sad?  He didn't say no, but he didn't really say yes, either.  Does that mean maybe?  And when he said he needed time, what do you think he meant?  Time to think about her like that?  Do you think he'll say yes later?

Um...!  My friend would really like to know what you all think!  I'll be sure to tell her.  She's shy, so...

...yeah.  Thank you again!

Comments

just casually making this private

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But wouldn't asking him out on a date before he's given me an answer be putting too much pressure on him?

DOUBLE PRIVACY

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"Yeah. You only ask him on the double date if he doesn't say no, you see? If he says yes or he's 'not sure', then you casually offer to bring some friends along, to keep things lively if he's not sure what to do."

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And then what?

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"And then you have a lively double date and he has the confidence to go on a regular date the next time."

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And if he says no, then I just know he's not interested at all?

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Slight pause.

"...no to what? The entire idea is that you don't ask him unless he agrees to give the relationship a shot. And if he does agree to the relationship but not the double date, well, it wasn't your idea, just something a friend suggested as a way to ease into things."

Kotoha looks...unusually serious.

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O-oh. All right. I think I understand now.

[Relationships are so complicated.]

I'm sorry, this is my first time with all of this, and it's all so confusing...

[unbroken_chain]

"No worries, it's perfectly understandable."

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Maybe I should just give up.

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And Kotoha's expression changes.

"No. That's not okay. If you give up, I guarantee you will spend the rest of your life wondering what might have been, and that kind of regret can absolutely ruin you. I know someone like that, and he's so obsessed with the past he's barely able to function in society - he's practically a hollow shell who spends most of his free time breaking down in tears."

She unconsciously leans forward slightly to give weight to her speech.

"That kind of thinking is poisonous."

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[Nano's speechless for a moment, but slowly nods.]

I... I guess you're right. It's better to find out for sure, isn't it?

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Kotoha nods, just once.

"Yeah. Given all the responses here, you've got plenty of people rooting for you, too, so remember: we're all on your side!"

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Thanks, Kotoha-san. At least if things don't work out, I know I have a lot of friends.