( he can just about make that scar out without his glasses on, but maybe it's better not to press that kind of topic with someone he just met.
still, he is curious.
that's fair. he's never had any particular thoughts on it before, honestly. it's just a fact of how things worked in Japan. )
That might be true. ( there's a lot of things worse than that, though. a lot of things he could complain about if it didn't hit so close to home. ) But at the same time, the government can't dictate what you choose to tell people your name is. It would be completely possible for someone to use a different name when speaking with others as long as they use their government name on official documents and so on.
no subject
still, he is curious.
that's fair. he's never had any particular thoughts on it before, honestly. it's just a fact of how things worked in Japan. )
That might be true. ( there's a lot of things worse than that, though. a lot of things he could complain about if it didn't hit so close to home. ) But at the same time, the government can't dictate what you choose to tell people your name is. It would be completely possible for someone to use a different name when speaking with others as long as they use their government name on official documents and so on.