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[nrgsvr]

What kind of manga would people want to see?

Does anyone want to do anything not related to romance?

[ Mayu attatches a cute Setsubun comic involving a girl dressed as an oni. The art style is similar to his brother's.]

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[lunarlegionnaire]

Nothing in my demographic, I'm sure.

[Late 30s pushing 40. War vet. Probably too old or jaded for most manga to begin with. That demographic.]

I might know a bar or two.

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[nrgsvr]

Seinen manga is for men. They can cover more mature themes.

[ There's also porn, but Mayu is too young to create that.]

I'm 17.

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[lunarlegionnaire]

Then how about crime or mystery? You could always slip in a little romance so you don't alienate your usual readers.

["No one has to know." That's the reply he's tempted to send.]

...which is perfect for shakes, steaks, and burgers.

[Hint hint.]

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[nrgsvr]

I could try. I don't need to aim for the same demographic as my brother.

[ Mayu isn't subtle enough for mystery and he is dense enough to miss the hint.]

burgers sound good

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[lunarlegionnaire]

All the more reason to give it a shot, right?

[On the contrary, Mayu nailed it. Marc's pleased as pie.]

Nice. The Saturday before V-day then, after hours? There's a really good BBQ and burger joint down on Pine and 21st. Definitely bring a plus one or five.

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[nrgsvr]

Yes.

OK.

[ Finding someone to come with him would be a challenge. Most of his closest friends returned home.]

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[shy_mage]

[After he took his time reading this, and tried to look it up in his English dictionary, he finally determined that there must be a typo here.]

Wh-What's a manga?

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[nrgsvr]

Comic.

[ He shows Bracken his brother's manga and focus the video on some of his favorite pages.]

This is manga my brother created.

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[shy_mage]

Oh... H-How come you wr-wrote 'manga' instead of comic, then?

[He looked at the images, studying them with great interest, though. Finally, he smiled.]

Th-They're pretty.

[Video]

[nrgsvr]

My language.

[ He didn't realize the meaning was missed in the Genessia bonus language.]

Yeah. My brother is a pro. His art is pretty.

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[shy_mage]

Oh.

[Well, that made sense, at least. He only knew two languages, but didn't know Japanese.]

H-Has your brother drawn any murder m-mysteries?

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[nrgsvr]

No. He mostly draws romance.

[ He tried to add some drama and action.]

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[shy_mage]

Oh... R-Romances are usually boring...

[At least, in his experience thus far. He glanced down, seeming fairly disinterested, until suddenly he glanced back up with a renewed spark of interest.]

U-Unless there's sex in them, too?

[Someone really should have never introduced him to erotic romances.]

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[nrgsvr]

No.

[ Mayu is still innocent in some ways, even though he drew racy diagrams for his middle school judo club.]

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[shy_mage]

Oh.

[His expression dropped. Oh well.]

D-Do you make any comics?

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[nrgsvr]

Not yet.

[ He's not even old enough to legally purchase porn.]

I have drawings and rough outlines.

[ He shows some judo drawings ]

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[gamerrep]

People keep mentioning mystery, which always seems like a fun genre to draw because that will keep people guessing.

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[nrgsvr]

It'll be a challenge. I'll need to do research.

[ It's a difficult genre. Especially for someone with a tendency to miss obvious hints.]

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[gamerrep]

You can always play some video games that fall under that genre if yu think that would help.

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[nrgsvr]

Can I watch you play?

[ He's failed at easy games.]

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[gamerrep]

I'd be happy to do that, but are you sure you don't want to play yourself. We could even do multiplayer.

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[nrgsvr]

Watching is easier.

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[gamerrep]

I guess that way you can see the story in a better way than if you were playing. See the characters and what they go through, things like that.

... So then I will play the game and you watch, but if you ever want to join in, let me know.

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[nrgsvr]

Okay. When/where is more convenient?

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[gamerrep]

I'm free in a couple days time. Working at the arcade tomorrow and my other job I make my own hours, so couple days is good.