Last week, Takemichi finally did it. He saved Draken, kept Toman united and together, and at last changed the past to save Hina’s life from the collateral terror of gang violence. His reward? An intensely, horrifically awkward reunion with the girl who dumped him in middle school!
Thinking on it, there’s probably no other way this could have gone. Even without time travel gumming up the works, suddenly meeting up with somebody you dated in eighth grade is awkward enough to make my spine cringe right out of my body and blast off into space. Add on the fact that Takemichi and Hina have potentially lived drastically different histories thanks to these Back to the Future rules, and the fact they can even make (terrible) small talk is a minor miracle. It’s also pretty much exactly what I wanted. Free from the uncomfortable mental age-gap that sullied their previous encounters,…
