Paradise Kiss - 9: Designer

Title:Paradise Kiss
Episode:9: Designer
Synopsis
Yukari has gone home, and, to her relief, the only condition her mother puts on her becoming a model is that she also graduates from high school. George returns to his apartment and can only sigh when he finds his mother has gotten drunk and passed out. When she comes to, she tells George about how she met Yukari; "That girl is so mature" she says. "I admire her". "What a tiring woman" he replies--he got into an argument with Yukari afterwards. Yukari returns to school, and tells Tokumori that being allowed by her parents to decide whether she wants to attend a university or not sort of makes her want to do so after all; he knows what she means. He recommends that she enroll as a back-up to her career as a model. Yukari wonders if her mother will feel any pride if she succeeds as a model. The school festival is tommorrow, and the ParaKiss team is scrambling to complete their outfit. Arashi, Miwako and Isabella skip a class to work on it, but get caught and several items are confiscated. Yukari hasn't seen George since their fight six days ago. She completes her make-up exams, but is exhausted and is warned by the school nurse not to overexert herself. A talk with Tokumori cheers her up; "on the contrary, George, who says I have to make my own decisions, seems like a selfish child... Being together with him is wearing me out--I can't take it anymore. But, you know, not seeing him seems lonely; sad and painful"...
Comments
George can be kind of a jerk at times, but he may also have an enlightened attitude towards women. For example, when Yukari complains that he didn't call her while they were apart, his reply is 'yeah, but you didn't call me either'. Yukari theorized in episode eight that the last thing George wants is a girlfriend who reminds him of his mother. He jokes about having had numerous girlfriends, but he might just be serious about Yukari. Ironically, his mother mentioned that she thought Yukari was "really serious about you".

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