by mike0231
It could be a little more interesting if there were more of the Marine character development based on his duty requirements and the interactions with other jarheads at his base who would inevitably try to follow him to see where he goes every weekend. But the story's sex line is very enjoyable without it.
Very strong story, and I like how you handle the language barrier. I'm curious from a mechanical point of view about your use of the Romanization "-son" versus the more common "-san." Is this an Okinawa thing? I spent two years on northern Honshu with occasional trips to Tokyo in the south of that island, and never read it or heard it. Still, it didn't hurt the story at all. I particularly liked Rob's treatment of Akemi; it shows he really has heart.
You are totally right, the damn spell checker set it as 'son' when it should be 'san'. In Oki, their vowels come out a little more strongly with the various ethnic diversity on the island and I honestly never noted it. Thanks and it will be fixed in the future!