Talk:Kagome Kagome/@comment-33801663-20171128190725

I really, really enjoy this story. There are some inaccuracies, and like everyone's been saying, including the Rake, for instance, does not make it scarier. It does the opposite.

However, those who say the orphanage would've been destroyed greatly overestimate the power of nuclear weapons at the time. There were two buildings in Hiroshima that survived the blast, and these were near Ground Zero. Shimane is a prefecture that is quite far from Hiroshima, but it is adjacent to the Hiroshima Prefecture, thus "nearby". The most that would've happened in the orphanage would be possibly some lighting fixtures swaying, leaves falling prematurely, and a few footprints removed if the dirt was dry at most. The orphanage would be completely fine though. No glass would be shattered by the blast. Any damage in the present day would be due to nature "taking it back over".

Also, the Russians could have possibly helped the Nazis. Just because they were enemies at the time doesn't mean outcasts of ideology existed. For instance, many people in Germany actually hated Hitler. Russia still had monarchists inside the country as well. If these scientists were monarchists (not the Bolsheviks, the White Russians (not a racial term)), they most likely would have assisted Germany. Germany desired to end communism within the Soviet Union in the event of their victory, and this would be the monarchists' way of getting what they want, in exchange for a service the Nazis also desired.

I personally believe that most of this story is indeed accurate. Sure, it's hamfisted by saying "this is true, believe me!", but that doesn't make it false by fact. I will never truly know if it's factual though unless I take a visit (which I completely intend to do).

All in all, very creepy story. The idea of a child's personality becoming warped to the point of almost demonic tendencies, in exchange for immortality, is chilling to the bone. I could only imagine being an orphan and feeling the surgery, hearing the tools, sensing as I was cut open without anesthetic as screams echoed through the room. Horrifying indeed.

10/10