Thread:IRosefeather/@comment-35109290-20180719000852/@comment-35109290-20180721010136

https://zushilove.tumblr.com/post/165968960767/

("childhood friends") - another direct source/reference

(There is no reason why relationship charts - in written text/kanji, not spoken word [personal honorifics] - can not use "siblings" if they really saw each other as direct siblings only. The Kisaragis, for example, likely do use "siblings". Adopted siblings and even foster siblings who saw each other as only siblings can likely use "siblings".)

The distinctions are important as well, however, because the personal honorifics they use between each other *in one single Route* (ex. MCA) does not reflect *across every other Route* nor in the same fashion. For example, scenes used in MCA do not happen in the Manga, Novels, etc. They would only apply to MCA as of those specific points in the timeline. This happens with some other characters too besides the Trio.

official timelines references & scans:

https://zushilove.tumblr.com/post/170976932517 [Music Route]

https://zushilove.tumblr.com/post/170722389737/ [Music Route etc. notes]

https://zushilove.tumblr.com/post/170980357487/ [Manga Route as of 2016, + Manga Route 2]

http://snowyesque.tumblr.com/post/89125500440/

[Novels Route scan as of the 2014 guidebook. Zushilove apparently did not get to translate this Route from the current book yet, but this scan is for reference for Novels Route and to prove her word/translations are accurate. If you compare you will note they use near exact events/grammar/etc. Again, these scans were circulated in the fanbase as of 2014.]