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Originally Posted by GundamAce

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Well, actually, when I said there was a plothole earlier, thinking it over, I'm pretty sure I was wrong. When I said there was a plothole, at the time I thought that neither Hokuto or Sara could catch the Cure Virus because of their genes, and therefore not become immortal or have healing powers. But after re-reading some parts of the game, I realized that it only meant that they didn't catch Tsugumi's immortality from the Cure Virus when she was pregnant with them, and that they can still catch the Cure Virus normally. So there probably is no plothole, just a misuderstanding on my part.

As for outliving their parents, I'm not quite sure what would happen. The Cure Virus is rather vague in just how far it can go in healing people. The most extreme case that we saw regarding Cure's healing powers were when Tsugumi crushed Chami, but even that's not enough to get a clear picture. I'm pretty sure that while the Cure Virus prevents death from old age, I don't think it can regenerate lost organs that are vital like the heart or brain, or stop death from asphyxiation or drowning. So I guess one option the Cure-infectees could take is suicide, though I myself personally don't think any of them would do that, and I'm certainly not comfortable with the idea.

Or maybe a cure for Cure would eventually be made. But there's no further official story beyond 2035 to tell us what happens, so we'll never know, sadly.

As for what you can do to replenish your fuel for Ever17 material, you could try reading the Japanese fanfics like I am. While I don't know enough to read them, I know a site that allows you to read what most of the Kanji and other sentences say enough so that you basically understand the concept of the sentence you're reading. I've done that on several fanfics so far, and have found myself enjoying them. So that's one way you can satisfy your hunger if you're willing to try it.

Unfortunately, however, I think that that fansite is the only remaining place on the internet with fresh Ever17 material that I've seen, and I don't think there's any more beyond that It's hard, I guess, when this game really is more or less just a cult classic with a fandom that is not as big as the fandoms for other big Visual Novels like Tsukihime, Fate Stay Night, KEY's works, and Higurashi or Umineko (granted, those are all exceptional VNs in their own right.) Oh well, we might as well enjoy what's left, right?

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Hmm... I'll probably have to go over what they say in game about it... It would help if the other infinity games were translated too, so we could know fully the extent of Cure's powers. And yeah, I realize it doesn't provide true immortality, though I still wonder about its limits.

As for the fanfics, that sounds like a good idea. I'll try that out sometime, though most likely limiting myself to the ones of Coco. And maybe Sara and family. <_<

Besides that... Well, a random trip to 2chan during Coco's birthday taught me that there definitely exists plenty of Ever17 stuff still unknown to this side of the world (some that might have been best left unseen >_>), but I believe Ever17 is more than a cult classic, even if its popularity over the years doesn't quite compare to those you listed. It's definitely still one of the most-celebrated VNs even today.