In Her Own Image/Transcript: Difference between revisions

<br />''(at the same time)''<br />

HISAO: "Anyway, I don't think I have much else to say, other than that you should go for it."<ref>Each selections from the three previous choice instances corresponds to one of the six possible options. So even though there are six presented, the player will only ever be presented with three (depending on what the player chose).  

| "I think you'd be a big hit."

| "You'd be wasting your talents otherwise."

| "Because it would be exciting."

| "You won't get a chance like this again."

| "It isn't like you at all to hesitate like this."

"I think you'd be a big hit."=

HISAO: "I think you'd be super popular. I mean, your paintings are really amazing. And you paint with your feet; that's really cool, too. I bet people will be amazed."

RIN: "I get it."|-|

"You'd be wasting your talents otherwise."=

NOMIYA: "Oh, it's not that bad. I agree that it's important to strike when the iron is hot, but Tezuka is still just eighteen. She'll have time and her abilities will mature. That said, there are many advantages for trying to make a break at a young age, if at all possible."

HISAO: "Yeah, but..."|-|

"You won't get a chance like this again."=

HISAO: "I mean, the teacher is probably right. You're not going to get a chance like this again. People don't get many chances in life, and you shouldn't waste any of them even if you have doubts."

HISAO: "Seriously, everyday life is so dull, you always do the same things every day, in the same way. This would be something else."|-|

"It isn't like you at all to hesitate like this."=

HISAO: "This isn't like you. You told me that people should do things they can't, just because they can. And now you're being all wishy-washy yourself about something this important."|-|

"You should aim high."=

HISAO: "I really think you should aim higher. You should take the chance. Even if you crash and burn, at least you tried. It'd be worth it just for that."

HISAO: "No. I think that you're selling yourself short if you think like that. It's cowardly."|-|

Hisao gets angry=

HISAO: "I just don't get it. Anyone else would be jumping up and down in excitement. What's the point of doing your best, being at this art club, if you don't do anything with your talent? I'm telling you, I'm going to be angry with you if you give this up."

NARRATOR: "My voice rises higher. I don't know what makes me say this. It's like I've been taken over by some force out of my control, but I really do feel angry. Images of a letter written on cute stationery flash in my mind, images of the masked faces of my parents, my doctors, images of the time I've wasted. They mix into my feelings about Rin like a torrent of molten iron. I want to continue, but Rin suddenly stands up."

RIN: "Fine. I'm going."

NARRATOR: "She trots out of the room without anyone saying anything. I stare after her, still seething, though with the voice of rationality in the back of my head wondering if I made her angry as well. The teacher lets out an embarrassed, but extraordinarily loud laugh."

NOMIYA: "Hahaha, don't worry about it. She'll be fine, I'm sure. I'll talk to her later."|-|

NOMIYA: "Now now, my boy. It's a big decision and even though I'd like Tezuka to be more decisive as well, she needs time to mull it over. Why don't we let her decide. You have good intentions, but in the end it comes down to her own feelings. Any thoughts on the subject, Tezuka? You've been quiet all afternoon."

NARRATOR: "Rin stands up and trots out of the room without anyone saying anything further."|-|

NOMIYA: "Well, that's all good, isn't it? You're a new student and we should be promoting integration into the student body and such. I can't remember all the buzzwords they spew at faculty and Yamaku Foundation meetings, but that's how it is. Tezuka isn't the most social person around these parts, either."

NOMIYA: "No, I'm sure it's fine. I'm too soft with her, even when I shouldn't. I don't really know how to handle Tezuka, she's so independent and willful. I wonder if this is what every old geezer of an art teacher who got his hands on a young and fiery prodigy felt like."

NOMIYA: "I sometimes stay here after hours just to look at Tezuka's paintings. She's really just prodigious, and at such a young age. I get shivers just thinking of what she could become with a few more years of refinement. You asked what makes an artist, remember? This is it. They take a piece of the world and reshape it in their own image. Metaphorically, of course. Looking at her makes you wonder what the world looks like through her eyes. It's a wonderful thing, to be young and full of passion, the most extraordinary time of your life. You would do well to remember that, Nakai."

NOMIYA: "It's so silly. People always ask artists “Where do you get your ideas?” as if ideas were something sold at the market for pocket change. You can't explain inspiration. For people like Tezuka, it's like breathing. It's an instinct. I've met maybe one or two with the same kind of raw potential. But no amount of potential will amount to anything if one doesn't work to realize it. It's practice, technique, skill. Draw for an hour every day for a few years and even the most hopeless case becomes a passable artist. Tezuka is not brilliant because she was born with a natural talent for this kind of thing. She's brilliant because she works harder than anyone, ever since she learned to hold a pen, most likely. And all of it with her feet, no less. Absolutely phenomenal."

NOMIYA: "Oh, I don't. Not any more. I became an art teacher only after my career in that field came to an end. Now I just pass on knowledge to the next generation."

NARRATOR: "I quickly collect my stuff and step out into the deserted hallway, leaving the teacher alone with his musings. The weekend will be here soon. It's amazing how fast time flies here. I promised Emi I'd join her for the celebration of her triumph at the track meet last week. That should be plenty of fun."