wwwwhhhhoooo

Silly as it is, I’ve never contemplated the scenario after a pro-Ryoko Universe ending. Ryoko got her man, and all’s well: okay, but after ten years, now what? Leads one to wonder about twenty years, thirty, etc. It’s pertinent to anyone who is, has been, or will be in an extended relationship.

It’s also a different angle entirely to our beloved “wait around for the carnival” motif. What if it’s taking too damn long? Well…why not go to it instead of letting your life pass you by waiting? The fact that this tidbit of elderly wisdom is passed on to Ryoko by the typically immature Washu is as humorously quaint and eloquent as it was executed (also fun takeaway for us as fans…just think, unbeknownst to either of them, in a parallel universe, they’re mother and daughter to one another). Again, simply a delight.

The voices of the characters were also spot-on: both executed seamlessly for a feeling of verisimilitude, but with Washu you somehow went beyond right on the money! From her vernacular to her ability to quickly transition from comical to profound, I heard K. T. Vogt reprising her role as I read.

I’d love to read more if you’re planning on dishing it out! (Where there’s a One, there must surely be a Two.)

P. S. I was waiting to see where you’d fit in “ansible” and you did not disappoint! Props. 😆