Quick note at the beginning, Spy x Family is a fairly new manga by Tatsuya Endo. There are only...
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Didn't realize it was a series. Novels?
A lot of differences between your situation and hers though. Immensely better living conditions, not living in Europe during a delayed, and thus enhanced, WW1, and survival after means you are far better offI'm not even mad, like Tanya. I genuinely appreciate this second chance. This place is pretty neat. I like living again. There's a world of possibilities here, I mean, it's similar to my original world, and I'm far enough back in time that with some hard work, I could be the next Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Pierre Omidyar, all rolled into one.
I like how you are blunt on this. To paraphrase, "Why does He allow evil to exist? Because wiping it out would be xenocide, you idiot."Okay, I valued free will enough that I wouldn't blame God for the evils perpetuated by man. The freedom to be awesome is valuable enough to be worth putting up with the shitheads being free to suck,
I am surprised she didn't come to such a conclusion earlier, when a guy is sitting around alone in a high end store for females...'Oh no, I almost asked out someone married with a child!' she thought guiltily.
Might want to reword this. Currently, it reads to me that a more foolish woman would believe she was being deceived, specifically because she couldn't even find a trace of a deception. The only people where not finding anything that looked off to cause alarms to go off would be the paranoid, spys, or victims. While being a fool isn't mutually exclusive with any of these, it isn't mutually inclusive either.So there were no tells, which resulted in her believing him completely, trusting in her ability to detect lies, where a more foolish woman might harbor doubts, knowing that she could be deceived.
This is neat so far, and an enjoyable read as usual from you, but it's also kind of... flat?
As you said, Spy x Family is zany spy action story. You removed much of the zaniness by turning the 5 years old with an overactive imagination and no impulse control into a second straightman. You even smoothed out Loiid's internal dialogue into a well-oiled machine that never has wild assumptions or think outlandish thoughts. Then by making your lone point of view character a sane person, rather than the foolishly childish girl she was in the original, you remove yourself from the action entirely.
What remains is... slice-of-life? Grade schooler drama? Something rather bland compared to the original anyway.
This is still cold war spy stuff as advertised, but more Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy than Casino Royale.
How am I supposed to be happy you're back to writing when you put it that way, jeez?I don't know. All I know is I'm a very unhappy person right now.
It's--
Uh, yeah. That. You can find it on Mangarock, or wherever you prefer. It's fun and zany comedy stuff, so if you're into that, have a gander!
Whatever the case, I'm enjoying this. I haven't read any of your other stuff but SIyna's internal narration is a delightful contrast to the typical sociopathic stuff you find. Even if the world isn't as zany as the manga, it clearly seems so in her head and her thoughts are just fun to follow. So like, if this makes you happy then please continue! I'll be reading it, in any case.Also, I'm not even sure if I should keep working on this. I'm back into a writing mindset, maybe I should resume No Promises or something.
I don't know. All I know is I'm a very unhappy person right now.
Now there's a great summary!My future plans did largely involve 'serious' spy mission plots. Anya as a briefcase loli, carried by Loid, using her psychic powers to help him complete missions. Later on, when she's more trusted, Yor there with him, murdering folks.
The family that slays together stays together.
Huh. Based on the tone of your fic, I was expecting a Western Novel. While Spy work does exist in the East, it usually has a different tone. Need to check it out!It's--
Uh, yeah. That. You can find it on Mangarock, or wherever you prefer. It's fun and zany comedy stuff, so if you're into that, have a gander!
Whatever the case, I'm enjoying this. I haven't read any of your other stuff but SIyna's internal narration is a delightful contrast to the typical sociopathic stuff you find. Even if the world isn't as zany as the manga, it clearly seems so in her head and her thoughts are just fun to follow. So like, if this makes you happy then please continue! I'll be reading it, in any case.
Now there's a great summary!
'The Shopkeeper told me I'd have at least a week before another assassination, maybe two. Oh well. At least it's during the day, and work is covered. We still need to practice for that interview when I get home.'