Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-27311086-20160627082803/@comment-10733658-20160627095022

I have to agree with others, in that this is going to be very traumatic for Kaneki. Even if Arima weren't someone incredibly important to him, Kaneki would still have the guilt of someone he didn't want to kill dying in front of him. But since it is someone that he has repeatedly stated is essentially a father to him, it's going to be incredibly traumatic.

The situation being what it is, he may manage to push through during the crisis. But it will be like during the 11th Ward battle, when he pushed through and then collapsed later on. It isn't uncommon for people to go into auto-pilot during a crisis, emotionally shutting down and just kind of.....getting things done, then breaking down once the crisis has passed. I mean, look at what happened with Ui during the Tsukiyama Operation -- he was functional on the surface, but having a complete breakdown on the inside.

There's a good chance Kaneki may push through because he simply doesn't have the luxury to breakdown or mourn appropriately, but he's not going to be alright. This is going to hurt him badly, because he does love Arima in spite of some fans attempting to deny that fact.