Now that Aya and Koto will be moving in together I can imagine Koto (and probably Aya too) realizing just how much of a disparity there may be between them in terms of interests, likes, dislikes, etc because of their age gap (which was already hinted with the coffee scene) during their daily interactions.
As someone who can’t read Japanese, I’m assuming this could be potentially an angsty route because they might not find much in common other than shared experiences in the past (that Koto may not be all that interested in anymore, or worse, find the past painful to talk about - like perhaps the play/script/drama club). I can see this going down a path where Koto finds out she doesn’t like Aya romantically anymore if she’s constantly reminded through every day things that Aya is still just a child. Actually, I think this might even lead to an inverse relationship - where Aya starts visibly liking Koto more compared to their younger counterparts/in the past whereas Koto’s more aloof. Or maybe that’s just Aya latching onto something familiar to find comfort/solace (or just not wanting to be abandoned anymore like with her Mother(?)) and Koto protecting herself by being aloof still ends up loving Aya just the same regardless of their lack of shared interests.
I’m leaning more towards a metaphor at the end with Koto and the script but it’d be interesting if it was actually more literal and Koto somehow had influence/supernatural powers over Aya through a script. Which could explain how she knew how Aya would respond (tho someone could also argue that Koto might’ve just known Aya that well to predict her responses). Though I’m thinking more along the lines of it being an old draft of the play’s script. That Koto was drafting the script with her and Aya’s names as a rough draft before submitting the final script with the actual play’s character names. As for why Aya responded similarly to the script, I think Aya remembers practicing the lines and figured that she could recite those same lines both as a way to perhaps connect with Koto, as well as finding it was relevant and appropriate for the moment.
Erika saying “I’m truly glad you know, Aya. With this, things are fair.” I wonder if she’s assuming Koto confessed to Aya/let her feelings be known to Aya and thus, she feels like now it’s fair to start properly pursuing Koto? Like she didn’t feel it was right to make a move on Koto because Koto has been affected by Aya’s disappearance, but now that Aya’s back, and Koto’s finally able to seemingly catch up and spend time with Aya and face the reality of whether she’s truly still in love with Aya, Erika can pursue her without the guilt of knowing that this time, if Koto shows even a sliver of reciprocation — she’ll know it’s not because Koto is just settling for her, but because Koto has already tried with Aya and realized perhaps the age difference/years missed is just too great to ignore. Though I think it’s a little funny considering Erika would be/is essentially competing against a 14 year old girl for a woman’s affections. If Erika ever did win against 14 yr old Aya for Koto, I wonder if she’d next start thinking that she’d only won BECAUSE Aya is only 14 lol. I’m hoping for another time skip just so Aya would be older and mature enough to even the playing field again.
Hopefully all that up there makes sense lmao
last edited at Oct 26, 2023 1:29PM
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