Talk:Touka Kirishima/@comment-27143318-20151031170043/@comment-10733658-20151102034441

I'm not sure if by everyone, you mean the audience or the characters?

I know fandom opinions are very split on that matter.

In terms of the characters, that's.....actually an accurate assessment. He is living a new life, and the one he has now is much safer than life as a Ghoul. Remember the parties discussing the matter have very different experiences about life as a Ghoul. Tsukiyama has been a pampered heir that never had to genuinely fear the CCG until this arc. His family has been well-established, and well-protected for more than a century. In contrast, Touka and Nishiki grew up on the streets and have lost everything multiple times. The life for the average Ghoul is awful.

Sasaki does have a new life, and one much better than what it would be as a Ghoul. By this, I mean better in terms of standard of living, security, and stability. He has a home, a stable job, friends and a pseudo-family, and no concerns about being exposed or hunted. For a Ghoul, that's hitting the lottery. That's as good as they could possibly imagine.

Obviously, there's the question of what Sasaki wants. But when Tsukiyama came in, the issue was Tsukiyama forcing what he wanted on others again. It was about him wanting Kaneki back, while not being concerned with the potential consequences. Touka is right in that particular debate, because Tsukiyama wanted to bring Kaneki back from the CCG. And that would be as good as handing him a death sentence.

There's another factor I don't think you aren't considering in criticizing Touka for not trying to force Sasaki's memories back.

.....she's a Ghoul. He's a Ghoul Investigator. If she goes, "Hey, we used to know each other and let me tell you about your past!" out of the blue, she has no idea what could happen. Nishiki knows that prior pushes caused him to flip out dangerously. If Touka pushes the issue, she could expose everyone associated with :re and it'd be Anteiku Arc 2.0. There's no telling what forcing the issue could cause for her, and everyone else associated with her.