QUOTE(AA battery @ Jun 13 2008, 08:44 AM)
Sto doesn't have a fast computer and internet connection, so it's very hard for her to upload the images onto webhosting sites (as a lot of them tend to time-out or die after 2-3 hours). Apparently, her connection can only afford to upload small size raws, so I think we should stop pushing her for HQ raws ^^;
Not pushing her in particular, just being an impacient fanboy waiting for a HQ scan there, not necessarily from Sto (well, not necessarily "HQ" either, I mean, just readable size is ok, the 12-13 Mb packs we used to get).
We used to get them by the 13th as of late after all, before Sto's early scans came up... uh... last month was it?
I know about those uploaders being arrested stuff and I understand it might come later this month, I'm just eager.
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As for the uploading page suggestion, I admit I didn't (don't) know her circumstances, just suggesting in case she didn't know...
My apologies to Sto if I put pressure on her.
QUOTE(AA battery @ Jun 13 2008, 08:44 AM)
QUOTE(Sensenic)
Yes. As far as I remember it was stated in Perfect Book 2...
But I'm doubting it more and more ever since the Ishval Flashback.
Why doubt it after the Ishbal Flashback? @_@
Riza was clearly protecting Roy during that part, no?
and here is that page of the PGB2 that STATES Grumman as Riza's grandpa on her mother's side. I think by "family" Riza probably only meant her parents/siblings (if there was any)
If it's a typo on the editor's side, I really don't think they'd go as far as saying "Hawkeye's grandpa on her mother's side"...
Grumman also implied to Roy before that "You gonna be Fuhrer anytime soon? Make my granddaughter the fuhrer's wife" anddd I really can't think of anyone other than Riza that fits the description XD It would be too curious if it's Lebecca...
Not a typo, of course someone wouldn't type "Hawkeye's grandpa on her mother's side" by mistake. XD
I meant a mistake as in understanding from that Grumman's line ("marry my granddaughter") that Riza was so.
Why after the FB? Precisely because of Riza's comment of having no one left.
If both my parents were gone (and possible siblings whatsoever) but I had a grandfather alive and well and who loves me ("marry my granddaughter", again), I would pretty much consider myself "having someone left" to go to.
It's true that she did enroll later at the eastern headquarters, but then... The fact that there has been no other mention of it, even recently when there has been (indirect) interaction between both adds up to my doubt... For example Grumman could have told Rebecca "You're a good friend
of my granddaughter Riza chan, aren't you?" or Riza could've asked Rebecca "you're
granpa's favorite, aren't you?" They do talk one about the other but not once does the issue come up...
Really weird that the point doesn't appear anymore and only in PGB2.
I mean, you could argue they could be keeping it a secret, f.ex. to keep the bad guyz from learning that Grumman might be allied with Mustang.
OK, but then I say it's sth they could easily have learnt. One can think that when separating Mustang's team, the bad guyz must have checked their families in order to keep an eye on possible "contacts" and they would have noticed the relationship immediately.
Unless, that is, they had been hiding it from the very beginning and it's registered nowhere, but in that case once again I ask, "why?". They didn't know about any military-wide conspiracy back then...
Another possible explanation is Grumman hiding it from Riza, but again I fail to see the reason.
Yet another explanation, outside from the plot, would be Arakawa hiding it from the readers so when at the end we learn that Riza was the so called Grumman's granddaughter who Grumman had offered to Mustang all the way back then, the (royai specially) readers would go "OOOOOH!! Nice one! Didn't see it comin'!" But then why put it in the PGB2?
As you can see this "Grumman's granddaughter" affair has had me intrigued for quite a while...
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EDIT: Oh, thanks for the scan BTW. I thought I had it but I don't remember this page at all so more goodies for me.
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REDIT: Re-checked the chapter 60 FB scene and she does say that her mother never said anything about any relatives...
So I'd guess Riza's mother might have been perhaps the result of one of Grumman's affairs gone a little overboard?
That'd be a reason for him to keep it secret... Or maybe not even know about it, and the Granddaughter he was offering Mustang would have been an "official" one. XD
Dunno, lol. XD
JK Well, after I get my fix I'll probably be like, "What? It's almost over! *cries*" So, overall I agree with you and am very anxious at the same time not looking forward to an end to FMA. Its one of those things when you'll read the last chapter, be like, "WOW, what a great ending! (hopefully)" and then be like, "Wait, ending???" Heh, now I'm rambling...
I mean, who else that we know, beside Winry, could end up with Ed at the end? Same for Riza and Roy! Lin and Ran Fan, Alphonse and May are not so obvious or "sure" but they're still liked (and I can't imagine Alphonse with any other than May now 