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And yet, I continue to wonder why I don't just read the deaths of the Yakuza boys play out whenever it finally happens and just have it over with. Various things that remind me of the events in that fic do not help, either. However, if I actually were to indulge in those two scenes, then I'd likely become curious as to what happens to Kai and Yukiko, what becomes of everyone else who isn't already confirmed dead, who recovers from the whole ordeal and who doesn't, and whether the arms shipment at the center of everything goes through or gets stopped. None of it is worth acknowledging, because everyone each needed an Idiot Ball in order for things to even happen.
Again, yes, I was going to rewrite things to be more believable, but doing so would require eliminating most of the abuse that defines the story. Those boys have no real reason to assume that Miyuki would have the information they need in order to carry out their plans. If they wanted the others out of their way, then one has to wonder why they don't just kill them outright, because they're already committing crimes for which one would spend life in prison. What they do instead requires a lot more work, and there's still the risk of them contacting authorities anyway no matter what they do, and the only reason left to play the game that way is their sadism. Even though they're presented as Magnificent Bastards, they seem to care more about inflicting pain than making money (illicitly or otherwise), hence why they're actually rather stupid for having come up with a much more convoluted scheme in the first place than necessary.
If their abuse of everyone was the goal itself, instead of a means to their real goal, then that would be one thing. Given what their real goal is, the fact remains that they should be keeping a low profile, not going on such a rampage as they're on. Hence why I suggested the fic's actual plot to be secondary to the author's rape fantasies, especially given how much of that is involved compared to anything else the boys put their victims through.
Really, if something isn't worth writing, then obviously, it isn't worth reading. Between all the abuse and the money the boys were aiming to make via an illegal deal, something would've had to give. Minus either half, you don't have the same story anymore. Any possible way to write a believable version of that fic was basically ruled out, and that's why Stage One: Thwarted is what you got instead. Game over before it even started.
Again, yes, I was going to rewrite things to be more believable, but doing so would require eliminating most of the abuse that defines the story. Those boys have no real reason to assume that Miyuki would have the information they need in order to carry out their plans. If they wanted the others out of their way, then one has to wonder why they don't just kill them outright, because they're already committing crimes for which one would spend life in prison. What they do instead requires a lot more work, and there's still the risk of them contacting authorities anyway no matter what they do, and the only reason left to play the game that way is their sadism. Even though they're presented as Magnificent Bastards, they seem to care more about inflicting pain than making money (illicitly or otherwise), hence why they're actually rather stupid for having come up with a much more convoluted scheme in the first place than necessary.
If their abuse of everyone was the goal itself, instead of a means to their real goal, then that would be one thing. Given what their real goal is, the fact remains that they should be keeping a low profile, not going on such a rampage as they're on. Hence why I suggested the fic's actual plot to be secondary to the author's rape fantasies, especially given how much of that is involved compared to anything else the boys put their victims through.
Really, if something isn't worth writing, then obviously, it isn't worth reading. Between all the abuse and the money the boys were aiming to make via an illegal deal, something would've had to give. Minus either half, you don't have the same story anymore. Any possible way to write a believable version of that fic was basically ruled out, and that's why Stage One: Thwarted is what you got instead. Game over before it even started.