[ Those are such kind words -- about someone else that isn't Rohan, so he doesn't care. He automatically assumes he's better than whoever this artist-lady may be, but he will engage in this conversation still, if only because he's shocked to see that Cain even seems to know what manga is. Not many people in El Nysa do, and they're so deprived. ]

A good manga artist doesn't capture just imagination, but reality! The reality of the world around them! Putting all that down on paper and seeing other people read it ... is what drives me forward in life.

[ And he sounds so passionate about it, it might be overbearing. ] But you look like someone I could be on the same wavelength as. [ He pretty much looks down on anyone who doesn't respect manga, because he's the kind of nerd who condescends over non-nerds. ] Do you like to read manga yourself?

[ why does gbf have manga tho ... ]