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usedbooks on June 11, 2025

I had this thought that I would summarize the days after the last chapter by having Seiko recount them to Dr. Shalon. But when I got to the chapter, I decided to add in those first couple pages. I think they helped. I'm still summarizing it, but I liked having those silent frames too.

Putting Seiko's thoughts into words without getting too wordy or too dark was hard. Seiko avoided being a victim of Valentine, but it's not just the fact that there were others who were not so lucky; it's that he had/has a TYPE. So, not only did grieving parents show up, but they are grieving people who were similar to her. I did leave out the messy emotions linked to Seiko not actually having her own parents in the midst of this and her wondering about victims that had no one to grieve them and/or may not even be missed or known… Basically, there's a LOT involved in those interactions, and I did my best to abbreviate. It's going to be a longish chapter even without that.

Anyway, here's a page that hinted at Val's type: page 1387 and his MO: page 1173