Did y'all know about Ryunosuke's aquarium? I had completely forgotten about it until someone submitted his prawns for the contest, and in the two years since I played TGAAC I also forgot that they have names and stuff too?? I've been growing strangely attached to these little sea creatures all of a sudden. Here are my favorite snippets, courtesy of @weaselytedious because I somehow could not find them in the transcripts lol (thanks for the help!)
TGAA2-2 The Memoirs of the Clouded Kokoro:
Ryunosuke: These tanks are for keeping sea creatures. They're called aquariums and they were all the rage in London at one time, apparently.
Susato: Yes, the English are so clever, coming up with the idea of having ocean life on display in the home!
Ryunosuke: And it means you always have an emergency midnight feast on hand, too.
Susato: ...I'm not sure that's really the idea.
TGAA2-3 The Return of the Great Departed Soul:
Ryunosuke: Look at the prawns and the anemones gently swaying around in the tank. Regular cleaning, some food and fresh seawater is all they need. And some conversation, of course. It seemed like a lot of effort at first, but it was worth it. I'm starting to be able to tell what they're thinking. Funny to think that so many people in London had aquariums like this once. When they were in vogue. You'd never expect to find sea anemones in the middle of the capital! I think I'll have to name them soon...
Iris: Oh no! Runo's disappeared!
Ryunosuke: What?
Iris: Ah...I expect he's been eaten by Hurley...
Ryunosuke: ...I think I'd prefer it if you used your imagination more when naming the sea life...
(later in that case)
Susato: I'm so pleased to see all our sea creatures doing so well in the aquarium.
Ryunosuke: Yes, the prawns are still swimming and the anemones are still swaying. Obviously, I've been looking after them carefully. At first, I used to drool whenever I looked at those juicy prawns, but not any more. They're like part of the family now.
Susato: ...I don't suppose they'll never know how close they were to meeting their maker.
Ryunosuke's aquatic pets vs. Charley
