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Originally Posted by ani_d
Uh, yes, Ranka deserves an honest answer especially if it's something that's supposed to be no big deal. Everyone knows/will know he was with Sheryl eventually. He didn't really have to lie. I also don't see Why Ranka should feel guilty here. =/ Whatever did she do to Alto that should make her feel guilty?  If you look at her POV, she had a fight with her brother, searched around for Alto's advice, pulled herself together believing Alto's on her side only to witness that her idol already got her hands on him. All she could do was back off, hence, why she never told him that she got discovered---despite the fact that it was because of him that she made it. If she could've straight up asked Alto why he was with Sheryl, then she could've felt better about everything. Afterall, they're just friends and Sheryl's her idol. It wouldn't be unnatural if she did ask. I wish she could've done that, but this just proves, Ranka lacks the initiative to express herself. |
It's actually much simpler than that.
Sheryl is a celebrity. Even had Alto been interested in talking about his date with her, it would still be inconsiderate for him to do so; gossip spreads fairly fast, and it could have an undesired effect on Sheryl's career. In this case, the simplest solution is to just give Ranka a white lie, rather than telling her outright that he can't tell her (which would obviously raise some eyebrows from his present company). If anything, it reflects well on Alto's personality that he's willing to be discrete (I suspect that at least part of this comes from the fact that he comes from a famous family himself; so it makes sense that he knows how to hold his tongue.)
In hindsight, yes, everyone found out eventually, but neither Alto nor Sheryl could have predicted that Galaxy would come under attack. Both of them had thought that their date was going to be one of their last meetings, if not their last. So Alto's actions were appropriate given the information that he had available at the time (don't forget that he doesn't watch the next episode previews like we do).
To put it into perspective, also keep in mind Alto has known Ranka for a far shorter time than he has Nanase, Michael, and Luca. If he's not the type of person to share that sort of information with them, then it's unlikely that he's going to tell Ranka either. Likewise, when you look at how rarely Alto ever shares any information about himself, it shouldn't be surprising that he's tight-lipped about this as well.
I wouldn't say that Ranka lacks the initiative to express herself. After all, she was fairly unambiguous in expressing what she thought of her brother's opinion of her singing career in episode five (Ozma had clearly got the message by the start of the next episode
). Once she loses the comfort that comes with familiarity, though, then she starts to retreat into her shell. So her real challenge is to just be herself regardless of who's watching her.
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