Talk:Suzumiya Haruhi:Volume2 Chapter5

spotted cat

While the initial description as "spotted" is ambiguous, Shamisen turns out to be a tortoiseshell cat, aka tricolor or calico. This is immediately obvious in the anime. As a tricolor male, his pedigree must be in some sense unusual, as tricolor in cats is a sex linked characteristic not seen in normal males. A tricolor male would be either XXY, with an extra sex chromosome, or a chimaera formed by the fusion of two embryos. With Haruhi involved, though, it might be something else entirely...

Koizumi and Kyon appear to appreciate this anomaly immediately. Haruhi appears to overlook it, which is a bit anomalous itself.

Confinement or Framework

" "The structure of the story can be divided into three parts. First, it could occur within a certain confinement. Second, it could break through this confinement and create a new confinement. Third, it could repair the broken confinement back to its original state."

As expected, he began his lengthy speech in Martian, which would lead people to think, "What the hell is he talking about?" Asahina-san, you don't have to seriously listen to his bullshit!

"As we exist within this confinement, if we want to understand this world, we would need to think rationally, or understand it through observation."

What on earth is this confinement then?"

First of all, shouldn't this be three (alternative) forms rather than three parts?

Second, I think that "framework" would work much better than "confinement" here. Would this be an equal or better translation, Smidge?--Nutcase 11:27, 11 February 2007 (PST)