Week 6: 数奇にして模型 NUMERICAL MODELS

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Week 6

Start Date: Jan 28
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Week Start Date Chapter Page Count
Week 6 Jan 28 Ch 4 ~106

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I don’t know about you but I never really cared for the series’ frequent pseudo philosophical musings like “what does it mean to be weird”. They used to be Saikawa’s trademark before they rubbed off on Moe, and now it seems like everybody is having them. So lots of boring dialogue in this chapter and not a ton of stuff happening, but there were some interesting bits.

I also thought the dad was fishy since the beginning but now that Moe suspects him, it can’t be him -_-

And my god Japanese people are crazy (at least in this book). “She must be tired from working several baitos” which of course would explain why she’s going home at FREAKING ELEVEN PM before everyone else including the teachers, who it’s a well known fact go home “earlier” than the students. What the hell. Of course there’s also the fact that Saikawa and Kunieda work 7 days a week, but I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they’re just weird and it’s not a common thing. (Right? Right??)

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I think the philosophical tangents are fun but I never take them seriously. (I know the metaphor is crass, but I definitely feel like the books frequently devolve into the literary equivalent of Mori huffing his own farts.)

I found it funny how Moe was like “The cops are gonna bug Terabayashi’s hospital room! I gotta get in before they do that!” And then they were just like “Can we stay and listen?” Also yeah Kiyoto is whack.

I wonder if Saikawa is suspecting Kita and/or Daigobou and that’s what’s unnerving him?

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Same, I’m like “oh, here they go again”. I’ve enjoyed this series more during those times when Saikawa gets less screentime, haha. But now it seems like it could be anyone going on a philosophical run, bah.

Yep! I also think they’re weird. At least none of my professors in uni stayed behind 4 or 5 pm unless there was an event or research project going on :smile: Some of the students, however… I think one of my senpais practically lived on campus, he could be spotted late in the evenings in the library, labs or cafeteria :eyes:

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