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Originally Posted by Sol Falling
 Loneliness is an emotional state, not a physical or social one. It's still possible to feel alone despite having all the friends in the world, y'know.
I haven't read the chapter, so I have no clue what triggers Medaka's loneliness specifically. I also have no reason to believe yet that Zenkichi's declarations of 'not letting Medaka be alone' actually mean anything, that he's realized something fundamental about her. But it's clear as all hell that if Nishio Ishin is portraying Medaka as alone, then it's at a deeper emotional level than simply having some childhood friend of habit or convenience. |
I'd take emotional lonliness. The problem is that NisiOisiN hasn't established that yet or even given us a reason to believe that. Medaka never gives off an aura of being alone and in the latest chapter, there's no indication of it, except for a few speculative words from Unzen. I've never read Haruhi, but from the little I do know, the author shows her isolated from everyone else before Kyon enters her life. We haven't even had a hint of that with Medaka-- with Kikaijima, yes, but not Medaka. If he adds it in later and retcons it, well, then right now he's kind of putting the cart before the horse.
Plus, I still doubt we'll see the council get a bigger role (or even a training arc), as we still don't have a VP. So the next 20 chapters will probably be dedicated to that.