(Or Kana).
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IV. Ending #4 - Snow (Intellectual Ending #1) - **/*****
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This is the first of three "Intellectual" endings. What does that mean?
Well, have you ever seen those "What if?" comics? You know, the ones that
pose thought-provoking questions like "What if Spider-man had never found
the Symbiote suit?". These are like that. I know that the whole decision-tree
gaming system is like that, but these endings go a lot further towards
proving that making different decisions in just a few places can cause
you to end up at the complete opposite end of the spectrum.
Of course I could be reading too much into this. I say that because
I've had a few people tell me that the "Intellectual" is there because
of all the "book" choices. I can see how stimulating Kana's Intelligence
would make her an intellectual being. Anyway...
I call this the Bi-Polar ending, because it starts out like the Yumi
ending, but at the very end, you choose Kana instead, but then you
don't follow through (No sex).
In this version of reality, Kana realizes early on that she is
living on borrowed time. Taka goes out of his way to make sure
that she gets to experience life right to the very end.
Kana's one wish is to see it snow. Taka and his family know that
she will die before winter sets in, so there is almost no chance.
Kana's doctor lets Kana come home for the last time. Taka takes
her to the beach, so that Kana can die knowing that she saw the
sea. Later that night, Kana almost dies when she douses herself
with cold water in the shower. Taka rescues her, and they are
afforded an opportunity to talk. They both openly confess their
love for each other, and the silent realization that they are
not blood-related. Kana wants Taka to make love to her, but
Taka feels that he has too much respect for Kana to overcome
that final boundary.
Kana returns to the hospital for the last time, and she gets
a cold. Kana asks Taka to take her plant home with him when
he leaves, but Taka knows that Kana has been anxiously waiting
for it to bloom, so he refuses. Then he starts to notice that
most of Kana's belongings have already been removed from her
room, so he finally agrees. Taka continues to visit with her
every day. Things are winding down slowly, when Kana suddenly
develops a dangerously high fever.
Taka rushes to the hospital, where he is confronted by Yuta
and Yumi at the same time. When Taka tells them both that he
and Kana are not blood, and that he loves Kana as a woman,
Yuta loses it. Yuta attacks Taka with ferocity, and Taka
doesn't try to defend himself. That is, until Yuta says
that Taka disgraced Kana with his Incestuous intentions.
Taka explodes, and he beats Yuta very badly. He then retreats
to a bench, where he and Yumi have their final discussion. Yumi
is convinced that she can persuade Taka to give up on Kana
and rekindle his romance with her. But Taka tells her that
he is finished with her for good. Finally defeated, Yumi
leaves.
It's finally here. The time for Kana to die has arrived.
To Taka's surprise, everyone gathers in Kana's room to
say their final goodbyes. Kana and Taka discuss many things.
Taka asks if Kana has any final wishes. Kana proclaims
that when she dies, she will make it snow. She then asks
Taka to give her her diary. She tells him to make sure
that he reads it once she is gone. She asks Taka if she
can go, and Taka nods. The doctor gives her a large dose
of painkiller, and she goes to sleep.
Taka sits with Kana. Sometime around 1:00 AM, Taka falls
asleep. He dreams that he and Kana are sitting on the grass.
Kana is reading a book. Taka asks her if it is good, and Kana
nods. They talk about many things, then Kana tells Taka that
it is time for her to go. After Kana leaves, Taka picks up
the book and starts to read it, only to discover that all of
the pages are blank. Taka remains on the grass until
he realizes that he is asleep, and that he is missing
Kana's final moments.
Taka shakes himself awake. It's 3:00 AM. He checks Kana.
She is still alive. It's cold. Someone put a sweater around
his shoulders while he was asleep. He sees Miki asleep in
a nearby chair. He gets up to investigate why it is so cold
in the room only to discover that the snow has come early.
Hurriedly, he tries to awaken Kana so that she can see the
snow before she goes, but while his attention was diverted,
Kana passed away.
Taka takes Kana's Parnassus plant home, where it
finally blooms shortly after the snow melts.
Not the worst ending you can get, but close. Yes, the
Parnassus plant is a strong symbolic symbol, but we
already had the miracle snowfall, plus the plant
is better utilized in the side-story.
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V. Ending #5 - Memories (Intellectual Ending #2) - ***/*****
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In this version of reality, Kana realizes early on that she is
living on borrowed time. Taka goes out of his way to make sure
that she gets to experience life right to the very end.
Kana's one wish is to see it snow. Taka and his family know that
she will die before winter sets in, so there is almost no chance.
Kana's doctor lets Kana come home for the last time. Taka takes
her to the beach, so that Kana can die knowing that she saw the
sea. Later that night, Kana almost dies when she douses herself
with cold water in the shower. Taka rescues her, and they are
afforded an opportunity to talk. They both openly confess their
love for each other, and the silent realization that they are
not blood-related. Kana wants Taka to make love to her, and the
final boundary for Taka is cleared. After Taka ejaculates inside
of Kana, they both lie there talking.
Kana returns to the hospital for the last time, and she gets
a cold. Kana asks Taka to take her plant home with him when
he leaves, but Taka knows that Kana has been anxiously waiting
for it to bloom, so he refuses. Then he starts to notice that
most of Kana's belongings have already been removed from her
room, so he finally agrees. Taka continues to visit with her
every day. Things are winding down slowly, when Kana suddenly
develops a dangerously high fever.
Taka rushes to the hospital, where he is confronted by Yuta
and Yumi at the same time. When Taka tells them both that he
and Kana are not blood, and that he loves Kana as a woman,
Yuta loses it. Yuta attacks Taka with ferocity, and Taka
doesn't try to defend himself. That is, until Yuta says
that Taka disgraced Kana with his Incestuous intentions.
Taka explodes, and he beats Yuta very badly. He then retreats
to a bench, where he and Yumi have their final discussion. Yumi
is convinced that she can persuade Taka to give up on Kana
and rekindle his romance with her. Taka tells her that
he was having sex with Kana when she called that night.
He then begins telling her every memory he has of the time
he has spent with Kana. When he's finished, he glances over.
Yumi has left. The spot where she was sitting is cold. She
never heard a word of it. Finally defeated, Yumi is gone
for good.
It's finally here. The time for Kana to die has arrived.
To Taka's surprise, everyone gathers in Kana's room to
say their final goodbyes. Kana and Taka discuss many things.
Taka asks if Kana has any final wishes. Kana proclaims
that when she dies, she will make it snow. She then asks
Taka to give her her diary. She tells him to make sure
that he reads it once she is gone. She asks Taka if she
can go, and Taka nods. The doctor gives her a large dose
of painkiller, and she goes to sleep.
Taka sits with Kana. Sometime around 1:00 AM, Taka falls
asleep. He dreams that he and Kana are sitting on the grass.
Kana is reading a book. Taka asks her if it is good, and Kana
nods. They talk about many things, then Kana tells Taka that
it is time for her to go. After Kana leaves, Taka picks up
the book and starts to read it, only to discover that all of
the pages are blank. Taka remains on the grass until
he realizes that he is asleep, and that he is missing
Kana's final moments.
Taka shakes himself awake. It's 3:00 AM. He checks Kana.
She is still alive. It's cold. Someone put a sweater around
his shoulders while he was asleep. He sees Miki asleep in
a nearby chair. He gets up to investigate why it is so cold
in the room only to discover that the snow has come early.
Hurriedly, he tries to awaken Kana so that she can see the
snow before she goes, but while his attention was diverted,
Kana passed away.
10 minutes after Kana's Death.
The hospital got really busy because of the snow. Kana's body
was removed to its final resting place. Taka and his family
sit with Kana's body. Eventually, they are introduced to a
woman named Ogasa. She works with Organ Transplant services.
Taka doesn't understand immediately, but once Ogasa starts
reading off a checklist of the organs they plan to remove from
Kana's body, Taka stands up.
Ogasa explains that Kana filled out an organ donor card, but
she still needs permission from all of the family members.
Taka is horrified. He wants to mourn in peace, but reality
isn't letting him do that.
Ogasa tries to explain that Kana already had a recipient
in mind for her organs when Taka finally explodes. He
begins screaming at Ogasa to let Kana rest in peace.
Taka's father tries to explain, but Taka cuts him off
also.
Taka and Ogasa are at the climax of their standoff when
Ogasa reveals the name of the recipient Kana chose.
It's little Cana, Taka's cousin. Ogasa says that not
only was Kana's choice taken into account for this
transplant, but also the fact that Cana was a relative.
Taka is confused. He wonders why Kana didn't tell him
about her decision. He thinks of little Cana as his
other sister, and the thought that her life may be
spared is finally enough to convince him to change
his mind.
Several months have passed. It has been a long road
to recovery for Taka, but he's almost there. The final
step for him is to type up Kana's had-written diary
in his computer. He wants to have a clean record
of Kana's struggle against the death that she knew
was coming for her. We are treated to many excerpts
from Kana's diary as Taka struggles to finish before
he returns to school. When Taka reaches the final
page, his brain finally lets go, and he is able
to grieve for Kana at last.
Cana's surgery was a success. Taka goes to visit her
after she is discharged, but little Cana is sad. She
realizes who's organs saved her life, and even though
she was strong enough to accept her own mother's death,
she is at a loss as for how to cope with this.
Taka returns to college in April. Once Taka reorients
himself with the campus, he suddenly decides what he
wants to do with the rest of his life.
2 months pass. Taka has really changed. He's taking
difficult courses, he reads more, and has started
doing things that he used to hate doing. He has
become a scholar.
2 more months pass. It is the middle of summer.
Taka decides to begin working for the moving company
again. He is trying to make money so that he can
keep a promise he made to Cana. She wants to visit
a carnival.
2 more months pass
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