Miscelleneous
WARNING: Do not read if you haven't finished reading Ribbon. Possible spoilers are present.

Hao na! This here is the section for stuff that I wanna share with you guys^^ First off, it's trivia. And then, my favorite quotes from Ribbon.

Trivia

• Did you know that there are a total of 27 named characters in Ribbon?
  • 2 main characters
    
  • 20 supporting characters (family, friends)
    
  • 5 were mentioned but never said a word.

• Did you know that 4 of them weren't even supposed to exist?
  • Matsuyama Aoi, Matsuyama Osamu, Sakamoto Shinji and Hoseki Ami weren't originally included in the roster
    

• Several things weren't supposed to happen:
  • Rei being a fast runner.
    Nyahaha! Yes! Rei's most precious talent wasn't even supposed to be there! Ironic, isn't it?
    
  • Part One, Chapter Four.
    Every single thing in this episode was not supposed to happen. I wrote in a moment of inspiration. Heck, I wasn't even thinking while I was writing it. I just let my hands literally fly across the keyboard. And, my goodness, that turned out to be so cute! I had no regrets writing that one.
    
  • The LENGTH of the Yokaze-Yukibana cold war.
    It was supposed to be just a few months, actually. It stretched out to over a year!
    
  • Tokiya being Osamu's best friend.
    Osamu isn't supposed to even exist, right?
    
  • Rei getting injured.
    Yeah, well, there HAD to be a reason why he got into the managerial staff at all. Forgive me for being a girl who likes to see the heros get (momentarily) hurt.
    
  • Rei's dad turning out to be deceased.
    He's supposed to have a complete family, since in BS, the main characters there don't have complete families, either.
    
  • Midori's family problem.
    Uh...yeah. I have nothing to say to that. ^_^
  
  Aren't you glad I can be so unpredictable?

Quotes
Yeah, these are the lines I had fun writing. Amidst the romance and drama, these are what makes Ribbon humorous.

Rei

"Oh, crap."

"On the other hand, poor, unfortunate souls like us... cannot be spared from the sentence of a failing grade lest we be helped by a Math genius like Yukibana Midori... Long live Yukibana-sama~!!!"   (1:2)

"You, my friend, are an idiot." (1:8)

"He's TO-KI-YA, Mom! That in itself is a whole world of difference!" (1:8)

"Just great. Another feisty female." (2:1)

"Oei, calm down, woman!" (2:3)

"You can't even hurt a fly, how much more a guy? Hey look, that rhymes! Fly...guy...get it?" (2:3)

"Oh, man. THAT sucked..."

"Whoa whoa! Stop, rewind and play for a sec..."

"Keh. For your information, my mother's still alive." (2:4)

"And now, you cute little annoying cat, you are gonna come with me." (2:5)

"Oooh, I'm really scared." (2:6)

"Thanks for the warning. From now on, I'm going to be careful not to be popular." (2:7)

"Piece of cake."

Midori

"Spill."

"Oh, honestly. Do you think girls are so defenseless?" (1:2)

"OK. I'm thoroughly confused." (2:1)

"You have to be the most fickle-minded girl I know." (2:7)

"I need to piece my brain back together." (2:6)

"You can't fight destiny, buddy." (2:7)

"Hormones, girl. They make people do crazy things." (2:8)

Others

"Ooooh, feisty." (Takashi, 1:3)

"Submit to me and live!" (Atsuko, 1:8)

"What was so interesting in the girls' track team that sent one of my fastest new runners into lala-land?" (Seta, 2:2)

"Ha! I knew it! Show me the money!" (Aiko, 2:4)

"Don't strain your brain trying to remember, Oniichan." (Aiko, 2:4)

"Me not Kano. Me monster living in shadows of bed." (Kano, 2:4)

"Don't 'Aww, Mo~m' me, kid. March." (Atsuko, 2:5)

"Well, that was real brotherly of you." (Osamu, 2:5)

"Say WHAT?!" (Kamui, 2:7)

"My sentiments exactly." (Aiko, 2:7)

"Double ouch." (Kamui, 2:7)

"*gasp* This *snicker* is classic! HAHAHAHAhahaHAHAHA!!!" (Aiko, 2:8)

"It's not like you and Yokaze got into a lovers' quarrel that we would want to fix, right?" (Ami, 2:8)

Yeah, well, that's about it. Email me and share your own insights! fuyusarah@gmail.com