Black Cat Vol 11
Jun. 19th, 2008 05:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meganbmooreWell, it’s been so long since I read this one that I actually forgot Train was turned into a kid.
This volume mostly had two Chronos Numbers-Baldor and Krantz-hunting down Kyoko and Charden, and Train and co. protecting Kyoko. Baldor and Krantz have the dubious honor of being the first Chronos people I don’t particularly care for. Charden did impress me by asking Train to take care of Kyoko for him, which is actually probably my first real opinion on him.
I want to be impressed, or at least moved, by Kyoko’s swearing to Train that she won’t kill anymore, but she decides to show her determination by not fighting at all and literally standing there while someone’s trying to kill her, saying that Train will save her. Which he does, but that’s not the point. Kyoko, let me introduce you to some people named Train, Sven, Rinslet, and Eve, all of whom do just fine at fighting without killing, and Rinslet isn’t even really a fighter. For that matter, you’re supposed to be more powerful and badass than everyone listed there but Eve. Just as I was getting over the rabid crushing on/stalking of Train, you do that. (Well, you’re being shipped off to Sephira, now. Hopefully she’ll whip you into shape.)
I did love Jenos showing up at Rinslet’s door with flowers, and getting punched for not letting her know he’s ok. It’s how she shows she, cares, really. Kind of her version of throwing her arms around him and crying in relief. Sadly for him, I think his romantic dreams will continue to be squashed unless he learns to leave the delusions of being a suave ladies’ man at the door. It was nice seeing him be the adult among the Chronos numbers at the end, though.
I’m not sure what I think of it being made so clear that Eve’s new technique is non-lethal. On the one hand, it is important to her character-and the mini-arc of this volume-that she learn more ways to fight without risking lives, but it was happening right around the time as Kyoko’s “not killing means stnding in the line of fire and doing nothing” act.
This volume mostly had two Chronos Numbers-Baldor and Krantz-hunting down Kyoko and Charden, and Train and co. protecting Kyoko. Baldor and Krantz have the dubious honor of being the first Chronos people I don’t particularly care for. Charden did impress me by asking Train to take care of Kyoko for him, which is actually probably my first real opinion on him.
I want to be impressed, or at least moved, by Kyoko’s swearing to Train that she won’t kill anymore, but she decides to show her determination by not fighting at all and literally standing there while someone’s trying to kill her, saying that Train will save her. Which he does, but that’s not the point. Kyoko, let me introduce you to some people named Train, Sven, Rinslet, and Eve, all of whom do just fine at fighting without killing, and Rinslet isn’t even really a fighter. For that matter, you’re supposed to be more powerful and badass than everyone listed there but Eve. Just as I was getting over the rabid crushing on/stalking of Train, you do that. (Well, you’re being shipped off to Sephira, now. Hopefully she’ll whip you into shape.)
I did love Jenos showing up at Rinslet’s door with flowers, and getting punched for not letting her know he’s ok. It’s how she shows she, cares, really. Kind of her version of throwing her arms around him and crying in relief. Sadly for him, I think his romantic dreams will continue to be squashed unless he learns to leave the delusions of being a suave ladies’ man at the door. It was nice seeing him be the adult among the Chronos numbers at the end, though.
I’m not sure what I think of it being made so clear that Eve’s new technique is non-lethal. On the one hand, it is important to her character-and the mini-arc of this volume-that she learn more ways to fight without risking lives, but it was happening right around the time as Kyoko’s “not killing means stnding in the line of fire and doing nothing” act.