[split] [I/OOC] Incidental Bits - Ben and Taiga plotbunnies

[Black Aeronaut]

Yeah, Mii is something like 16 years old, I think?

She's either 16 or 17 - we see her in her current school uniform in a one-year flashback when Kuroko is in her final year of elementary school. I decided to give her the younger possible age.

EDIT: And note that neither Mii nor Rob are in any hurry to marry before Mii turns 18. Lindy's opinion will be given due consideration, then rejected.

She's probably been emboldened by Benjamin and his clan diving in head-first.  This will probably be covered in the interview Ben gives later on...

Midchilda is interesting because we get tantalizing hints about the place in the background of shows like StrikerS, Vivid, and Vivid Strike, but never anything really outright stated.  Near as I can figure, Midchilda goes by something like the Nordic System, where socialism is carefully balanced against a capitalist economy.  Things like public gymnasiums, bath houses, saunas, and so-on-and-so-forth are all common features in a community, and serve as social hubs for said communities.

This is definitely present in Midchilda as we see in Vivid, where they have a public gymnasium kitted out for people to practice martial arts.

The honest truth is, however, that it really does take a village to raise a child.

Which we so rarely get in North American cities nowadays, if one doesn't count paid childcare (which few teenage mothers are likely to be able to afford).

Once, within living memory, there was a time when neighborhoods here in the USA were close-knit communities where folks looked out for each other.  Not quite sure what happened to that, but I suspect corporations had a hand in it by treating workers like disposable resources, forcing people to relocate more frequently than this system could support.  What use is it to get to know your neighbor when you or they are just gonna move out in a few months?