[Unfortunately, all that responsibility and weight had been an aspect of Kaneki's previous leadership experience. He'd only taken it on because it had been a visible drain on Banjou—for the ghoul's intimidating size, he didn't have the heart for violence.]
FROM: kaneki.ken@cdc.org
Not universally, perhaps, but in my experience. Those that assisted me put their lives in danger for their trouble.
So I had to be sure to keep them safe.
[He'd done a shitty job, too. Nearly killed Banjou once himself, plunged too far into his own selfish despair and gotten lost. He thought he'd changed after that, but it seemed to be a recurring pattern.
The comment about his gun makes him laugh. Ow.]
FROM: kaneki.ken@cdc.org
Do you really think I need it?
[It's... bizarrely humanizing. Most wouldn't look at a ghoul and think they might need to know how to use any other weapon, considering they were one.]
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FROM: kaneki.ken@cdc.org
Not universally, perhaps, but in my experience. Those that assisted me put their lives in danger for their trouble.
So I had to be sure to keep them safe.
[He'd done a shitty job, too. Nearly killed Banjou once himself, plunged too far into his own selfish despair and gotten lost. He thought he'd changed after that, but it seemed to be a recurring pattern.
The comment about his gun makes him laugh. Ow.]
FROM: kaneki.ken@cdc.org
Do you really think I need it?
[It's... bizarrely humanizing. Most wouldn't look at a ghoul and think they might need to know how to use any other weapon, considering they were one.]