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tiamatschild) wrote2010-07-13 03:26 pm
tiamatschild) wrote2010-07-13 03:26 pm
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How will she ever bear the suspense?
Twelve Year Old Cousin: *bursts into the kitchen* I need volume nine of Hikaru No Go!
Me: *grins* Oh? How's eight end?
Cousin: They're at the go parlor! And they're playing a tournament game! Hikaru and Waya and...
Me: Isumi?
Cousin: Yes! And the first two games they're playing with one set of players but then they swap out with a much stronger player! And Waya is all "It will be okay," but the other two are all "But if we lose we have to pay the entrance fee AND wash ALL the go stones!"
Me: *griiiiiiiiin* I remember that part. That's a good part. Waya doesn't like to back down, does he?
Cousin: Nooooo.
Me: Don't you love Isumi?
Cousin: YES.
The local library system has the lot, so I made her try them. "This is weird," was her response to the first three pages but by the time she'd finished the first volume she was in love. You should have heard her when she finished volume five, and it ended off with Hikaru's insei test before he got the results. She came rocketing down the stairs to tell me what a completely unfair cliffhanger it was.
Me: Imagine having to wait a month to find out what happens next.
Cousin: OH NO. ARGH. I'd DIE. ...There are advantages to reading things once they're over, aren't there?
Me: Yup. But the other way's fun too.
In other news,petra is hosting a Be Excellent to Each Other meme. My thread would be here.
Me: *grins* Oh? How's eight end?
Cousin: They're at the go parlor! And they're playing a tournament game! Hikaru and Waya and...
Me: Isumi?
Cousin: Yes! And the first two games they're playing with one set of players but then they swap out with a much stronger player! And Waya is all "It will be okay," but the other two are all "But if we lose we have to pay the entrance fee AND wash ALL the go stones!"
Me: *griiiiiiiiin* I remember that part. That's a good part. Waya doesn't like to back down, does he?
Cousin: Nooooo.
Me: Don't you love Isumi?
Cousin: YES.
The local library system has the lot, so I made her try them. "This is weird," was her response to the first three pages but by the time she'd finished the first volume she was in love. You should have heard her when she finished volume five, and it ended off with Hikaru's insei test before he got the results. She came rocketing down the stairs to tell me what a completely unfair cliffhanger it was.
Me: Imagine having to wait a month to find out what happens next.
Cousin: OH NO. ARGH. I'd DIE. ...There are advantages to reading things once they're over, aren't there?
Me: Yup. But the other way's fun too.
In other news,
petra is hosting a Be Excellent to Each Other meme. My thread would be here.