Aw, that's cute. I agree, Vangaurd and the inhabitants had serious potential.

I love it. The language is poetic, liquid, and flowing. It's short, but very sweet. I have to agree on the Niklas and Meena subject. They were excellent characters, and I wish that we got to see a bit more of them during the game.

I like Meena too, it would have been great if Fayt's time on Vanguard hadn't been so quickly brushed over. This fic is great and the fandom really does need something different every now and again. Great work!

Yay! A fic about the Vanguardians! I was planning to do one of my own someday, because there aren't enough on this site. And... Well, the story was great!

That was…heartrending and elegantly written. I never really thought about it, but yes, Niklas and Meena could have had a greater role in the game since Star Ocean 3’s beginning plot revolved a lot around their planet and their personal, tragic losses. They were both developed characters in my opinion and Meena’s reflections and feelings were written very well in your piece

Meena’s Music Box was a creative, rich, and unique idea for a poetic prose…a poignant, bittersweet piece. It was moving and descriptive of Meena’s emotions in the truest sense. In a brief several paragraphs you unlocked the life’s story of a young child and presented readers with a touching reminder of how simple material things hold preciousness in the hearts of the owner. Love that you alluded to Fayt repairing her music box, which stressed the kindness of his heart (again, why can’t he be real! .~) even if he was just a stranger. He, too, saw that it was not just a toy object to Meena, but instead a treasured item that brought back beloved memories.

I greatly appreciate that you referred to the significant events that happened in the game, such as when Niklas went to reclaim the music box’s stolen parts from Norton, the music box’s treasured history, and the elaboration of the close relationship the brother and sister had. The final line was the most bittersweet.

I’m glad you wrote this because I think almost everyone can relate. When someone you care about gives something to you, you hold a genuine attachment to that item. And when that person (or in Meena’s case, persons) is gone, that item becomes very cherished and just as valuable as memories are. If you wish to write a prequel / continuation of sorts someday, a first person point of view story of the birthday in which Meena’s parents had given her the present would make for a lovely read even though you touched on that memory thoroughly in Meena’s Music Box already. You are a classy writer, no matter what genre.

The story seems a bit too centered on describing everything in a short amount of time, that attention tends to get drawn away from Meena and her feelings. This is mainly during the first three paragraphs though, so it doesn't affect the latter part of the story very much. I just thought you might want to know.

It's good (though I unfortunately can't say whether or not you pulled off her character, since it was only, you know, seven paragraphs).

This fic is quite different than what I'm used to reading but despite that it is very well done. I've never really looked at Meena's character like this before and it really made me think. I very much liked the style you wrote in as I find it one of the hardest to do and you seem to have it down really well; it's hard to find stories done it this style that are good. Any ways, very nice story and I really hope you keep up the good work.