The nostalgia in this, the tribute to Kanone, the incongruency between the two women - I am floored beyond words by your talent. I've never thought so much about Kanone's childhood.

Really good piece of work.

I'm really bad at reviewing, so I'm sorry if I can't give in-depth feedbackerings and the like. But I'll try! (Bwah~) This story just touches a part of me, I've read the parts that you mention from both Suirinokizuna and Alive and in both, they mention Evangeline to be a murderer. But she seems human and (dare I say it?) motherly in your story, even though you can clearly see how her personality matches up with Kanone and all.

Kudos to adding Hiyono in (she is definitely the most likely person to stay alive while holding a conversation with Evangeline Hilbert)! Please write more of Evangeline (and Kanone! And Hiyono!)--I love your characterizations for all three of them, and Ryouko being girly enough to keep in touch is the cherry on top.

Keep writing in Spiral, please!

Lux,
Dreamz

"I'm a killer, I gave birth to a killer, I made him a killer and I made him enjoy killing and I know I'm probably the worst mother there ever was."
Yeah, I've always blamed Kanone's mother, too... As if these kids couldn't get any worse...
I think it's interesting how you decided to reflect on the characters with a conversation between two people who one wouldn't expect to meet. The personality clash creates a curious mood... I'm not sure what to think of it. It puts me on edge. But, then, so does talking about Kanone, so I guess you did your job well.

read my lips, well, letters: lovely!
oh, and i wanted to be the first to comment... ah well. guess i'm just not quick enough... i'd add an emoticon but ffnet won't send the whole review if i did.
so! this is the fic you were talking about, what with re-reading kanone's death and all? gorgeous character you gave evangeline, kousuke might have met his match as far as swearing goes, but i swear kirie has found her match on all accounts. if only evangeline smoked. not quite the way i'd imagined his mom, in fact, not at all, yet there's something so terribly fitting there! the way she describes how she feels and how she regards the whole mom-kid-who-is-a-blachil business is, to put it short, painful but addictive. especially when she goes 'i. i loved my son, you know. don't let anyone tell you otherwise.', that's got such a natural way of sounding and actually says a lot, you realize more things in the same time about them. oh, and, shame for me, it took me until reading the 'i've met your son a few months ago on my last job' line to realize it was hiyono. yeah. kudos for the second-person perpective. insert a smiley face. i hate this formatting. also, also, two things that striked me very much: one, when evangeline said that she would've preferred it if eyes had been the one to inform her about kanone's death but he didn't give any life sign, dunno why but i found that idea heart-breaking!, and two, when evangeline said that when kanone called he mostly talked about how much of an idiot kousuke was, i mean, i can so picture that, like, he starts complaining to his mother on the phone about all the stupidities kousuke does and how he gets them into trouble, because i'm sure he does. and ryouko there, that was a really nice touch. mhm. i like it. i really do. pretend you see hearts here.
okay then, i've written enough. have fun in england! since i don't think i'll be able to write a long reply before your departure. anyway! talk soon. kisses.
adina.

Wow. I...was pretty stunned and I love you for covering Kanone's mother. x3 She's awesome.

What was probably the best line for me was:
"I'm a killer, I gave birth to a killer, I made him a killer and I made him enjoy killing and I know I'm probably the worst mother there ever was. "

That line...was absolutely amazing. I think every word I read from it tugged at my heart a little more each time. The whole weight of what Evangaline must have been feeling in that sort of fell into me. Y'know, I had never really contemplated whether she would still be alive or not, but I like the idea that she is alive, and yet it's also painful because in that case she would outlive her own son. :(

Awesome, awesome writing Azalee!