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A Catgirl's Last Chance for High School Romance - COMPLETE

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[X] Ask him for some time to think about it so you can put off answering. Avoiding an answer as long as you can is clearly the best thing to do.

Seconding Khona!
Adhoc vote count started by Rat King on Apr 26, 2018 at 7:10 PM, finished with 460 posts and 18 votes.
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[x] Ask him for some time to think about it so you can put off answering. Avoiding an answer as long as you can is clearly the best thing to do.

Dumb teenager time, wheeee
 
Khona Moshr said:
[X] Ask him for some time to think about it so you can put off answering. Avoiding an answer as long as you can is clearly the best thing to do.

I'm going to disagree with the rest of the thread since while objectively turning him down is the smarter and better decision it doesn't feel like the actions of a teenager, since it's taking in account how people act about social expectations especially of someone who wants to fit in and isn't sure of her sexuality.
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It's an option that the QM gave, so I'm trusting Mila to keep Hanako's tone and choices within the bounds of a teenager's reasoning. Even excluding that, though, each of the choices gives the reasoning Hanako would have behind them, and they all seem to me to be in character. There's no one way people respond to social expectations and anxiety, after all. I'd agree with you if the "Turn him down" option looked like it was adult or detached, but it isn't. It's somewhat explosive, with Hanako's anxiety and frustration getting the better of her even while she makes the choice I'd prefer her to.
 
[X] Ask him for some time to think about it so you can put off answering. Avoiding an answer as long as you can is clearly the best thing to do.

We don't want to string him along, but I feel if we turn him down now it's going go happen harshly. Dude's done nothing wrong, really, so if it's genuine we can let him down more gently and if it's just Mari pushed him into it, he probably won't follow up on it and the subject can quietly drop.

Hopefully, at least.
 
Mechanical said:
[X] Ask him for some time to think about it so you can put off answering. Avoiding an answer as long as you can is clearly the best thing to do.

We don't want to string him along, but I feel if we turn him down now it's going go happen harshly. Dude's done nothing wrong, really, so if it's genuine we can let him down more gently and if it's just Mari pushed him into it, he probably won't follow up on it and the subject can quietly drop.

Hopefully, at least.
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You don't want to string him along... so you're voting to string him and the entire narrative along?
 
Kinruush said:
It's an option that the QM gave, so I'm trusting Mila to keep Hanako's tone and choices within the bounds of a teenager's reasoning. Even excluding that, though, each of the choices gives the reasoning Hanako would have behind them, and they all seem to me to be in character. There's no one way people respond to social expectations and anxiety, after all. I'd agree with you if the "Turn him down" option looked like it was adult or detached, but it isn't. It's somewhat explosive, with Hanako's anxiety and frustration getting the better of her even while she makes the choice I'd prefer her to.
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Yeah I do believe Mila can write that choice well, but as someone not much out of high school and studing to be a teacher, alot of the main concern of teens is fitting in and Hanako clearly believes that the average girl likes boys so I feel its more like what a teenager especially one who is pretending to be shy about a guy would act.

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That's actually... a really good point. Thanks Khona!
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You're making me blush a little
 
[X] Turn him down. Now. You can't believe this is happening!

Oh nuuuuuu. Now Jesse is going to think this was all a cruel joke or something after he gets brutally turned down! So much delicious drama.
 
[X] Accept. Maybe if you try dating him you'll start to like it and be normal. Maybe feeling like this is what other girls go through, too?

I actually think this seems like an interesting choice. I think it would make sense for someone trying to figure out their sexuality to try this. I doubt it'll gain any traction though.

Edit: Though given her initial reaction of embarrassment and anger now might not be a good time for this.
 
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Khona Moshr said:
Yeah I do believe Mila can write that choice well, but as someone not much out of high school and studing to be a teacher, alot of the main concern of teens is fitting in and Hanako clearly believes that the average girl likes boys so I feel its more like what a teenager especially one who is pretending to be shy about a guy would act.
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Maybe, but try to also put yourself in her immediate headspace. She'd been calmer, but not wholly settled, and now she's getting one of the worst surprises she could, all in front of whoever else is at the lockers. She has that gross, panicky feeling in her gut, building quickly into fight-or-flight. She's not reasoning through and picking something most in line with her expectations of how she's supposed to act; her thoughts are bubbling up and she's grabbing whatever she can, with the reasoning coming afterward to make herself feel better about the choice she's already made before or even while she's started responding.
 
[X] Accept. Maybe if you try dating him you'll start to like it and be normal. Maybe feeling like this is what other girls go through, too?
-[X] When you can't get the words out, just kiss him. That always works in shows for confessions, right?

I have a new write in! As always, it is Nemo-certified to be full of good ideas.
 
[X] Accept. Maybe if you try dating him you'll start to like it and be normal. Maybe feeling like this is what other girls go through, too?
-[X] When you can't get the words out, just kiss him. That always works in shows for confessions, right?

Drama cat is dramatic.
 
Mari is halping...

[X] Ask him for some time to think about it so you can put off answering. Avoiding an answer as long as you can is clearly the best thing to do.
-[X] and run away like your tail is on fire.

While turning the poor guy down is the wiser thing to do I think Hanako has been caught too flatfooted to think rationally right now and it'd be consistent with her character for her to flee like with the previous confrontation with Mari.
 
[X] Turn him down. Now. You can't believe this is happening!
things are moving far to fast to be processed properly. Time to do what all teenagers are good at and bail out
 
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Bear in mind that this is about... 4 days after your "fight" with Mari, which took place on Thursday. It is now Tuesday of the next week and the third week of the school year.

EDIT: My mistake. I went back to date the previous entries when we changed days and the "argument" happened on a Monday, so it's actually been about a week again.
 
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You know, that does make playing for time a little better? In that we know it'll take at least a day or two before she plots another cunning way to get us together/tries to pressure us. Or at least, there might be time to pretend it didn't happen?
 
[X] Ask him for some time to think about it so you can put off answering. Avoiding an answer as long as you can is clearly the best thing to do.
Hide hide hide!
 
[X] Ask him for some time to think about it so you can put off answering. Avoiding an answer as long as you can is clearly the best thing to do.
 
[X] Turn him down. Now. You can't believe this is happening!
-[X] Apologize: Mari kept pestering you until you said his name and then things escalated to here; he doesn't deserve be caught up in this web of lies and deceit.

We had the option to spill our heart out to some random girl, so it's possible that we could come clean to him here. I'd apologize to Mari for throwing her under the bus, but she drove the damn thing here.
 
[X] Turn him down. Now. You can't believe this is happening!

I wonder if we can get a kohai signal that lets us summon reinforcement for these kind of situations... no?
Running away on the Nope Train it is then.
 
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