Thanks for the prompt reply!
That explains why they were shrink-wrapped... they usually don't wrap their LNs.
On an unrelated note, can anyone tell me if we hear of Tessa again in "Another"... pretty much everyone else had a happy ending in "Stand By Me" except for her (no family, no ship, no subordinates, no guy, and it seemed like her only plans for the future involved a depressing series of visits to the families of her fallen crewmembers).
Sorry for spamming this thread but I'm excited after having just finished reading the fan-translated LNs today
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