GARAGE'S PROFILE

To whom it might be of interest:

For dramatic reason I sometimes write stories where a certain girl requires Kazuhiko to call a her on exactly that same day.

Like:

There's one real big bad catch with that: there's no way of checking if there's a date scheduled between the both of them ...

So think about it ... he schedules a date, run's into her the next day ... she demands him to call her ...
If he shows up and it's a "normal" date her phone will be blocked for that day. So he *can't* call her.
The result can be really odd.
Like, they go on a date, he walks her home, holding hands ... kissing even.
And the next day she's pissed because he didn't call like he promissed.

Conclusion: you should do this only if you really feel like you need it done that way.
And if you do, you need to provide a DATING-Story ...

Like:
EDIT: example to clear things up.

Here's an update to my tachiegenerator program, as usual taylored to be used with kevincalanor's PSD-surce which he posted here.

Key changes (some inspired or requested by dewelar):

• New tab based layout using far less screen space.

• Fixed several glitches/bugs.

• Improved recoloring

• Shadows, blush etc now allow adjustable transparancy.

• Hairpin ;)

• Dress can now be combined with stockings.

• Nose-dot made removable ;)

I found the name here.

As for how Alice sounds for Japanese ears ... dunno ... being unable to differentiate between "L" and "R" seems to be a real issue.

As I've been told the "u" at the end is just an artifact since Japanese syllables have to end in a vowel. (And it's an almost inaudible subvocalisation anyway).

As for the "c" in Alice ... that's not too far from an "s".

In your notation it's more like (Ah-ree-suh vs. Ahl-ees) for someone who's own language has neither a real L nor a real R.

I just remembered having a similar discussion with dewelar a few pages back.

Sidenote: it's not only Japanese ./. English either. If a young German child has to write down the word "Alice" it might end up writing down "Ählis" or "Ellis" or something like that.

I'll not use this approach. Her parents never really appear "on-screen" anyways. Nanashi (the datable girl) shortly talked to them just once, and they just were talking about their child.

Since Nanashi (herself) tends to think of boys being somewhat "better" then girls, and the "child" is presented as "gifted" she only assumes her to be male.

:sigh: the only reason I need that cameo is that Nanashi never asks for anything. So I Kazuhiko needs an other way of impressing her ...

(What have i gotten myself into with her ... writing about strong headed women is so much easier.)

Short question about Japanese language / communication ...

As far as I get it, it's entirely possible to talk about girl by using pronouns that normally refer to males? Is that correct?

If yes: what's the intention in doing so?