Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-27143318-20151031171409/@comment-26653902-20151101220725

@UkakuKagune

If those options were so viable, I doubt being exposed would have been such a big deal for ghouls. Even if they were doable, I'm pretty sure they'd be exhorbitantly expensive and such. Also, who'd take care of the Quinx if Sasaki is gone? He genuinely loves them, and if he's gone, there's no one who can be their advocate, who can ensure they aren't just treated as experiments. Akira can try, sure, but she's pretty limited in what she can do. As he said in the beginning, Haise is the only one who can understand, guide, and protect the Quinx.

Of course, if one or more of the Quinx get captured now (which the plot seems to be setting up for), we might see him defect for the sake of rescuing them if bureaucracy doesn't prioritize saving them. But since Aogiri and Kanou are a threat, there's still a good chance they'll let Sasaki try to find them. I dunno; could go either way.

As for the :re crew, I think you're forgetting the part where Touka says that if Kaneki remembers and wishes to return, the doors of :re are open to him. That's literally the reason Touka started :re in the first place. The reason she and Nishio are staying out is because they think since Kaneki doesn't remember and seemed content with his life (and Nishio had seen how he broke down on recognition), they reasonably decided it was better this way.

And it's pretty strongly implied that Touka does want Kaneki back; right after Shuu stormed out, she stated that understands how he feels.

In short, the only reason :re is keeping away is because they don't want to disturb the peace they believe Kaneki is living now. They don't him to fall back into the misery he had experienced before. But if he remembers on his own, and needs someone to turn to, they're there, waiting for him to return.

Also, I strongly disagree with the Auction arc being filler; a lot of developments happened there, especially for the Quinx (Shirazu in particular). In fact, lots of stuff happened that would result in this current arc not making sense if you don't read it. Filler is anything that has no impact om the plot, but the Auction arc is a major event for many characters.

And because I'm such a little snit, I double checked the info on nature vs. nature for personality, and just as I recalled from development psychology, scientific evidence shows that personality does have a large influence in our genes: https://new.edu/resources/is-personality-more-nature-or-more-nurture-behavioral-and-molecular-genetics

Although, experience still plays a biggest role of all in making us who we are. It's just that the tabula rasa (blank slate) theory of personality is largely disproved from the aforementioned twin genetic studies. That's why general consensus now in the scientific community is that personality is the result of a mixture of both nature and nature.

Okay, now I'm done being obnoxious for real until tomorrow. XP