Talk:Kishou Arima/@comment-92.205.3.147-20151109031740/@comment-50.152.150.233-20151109194151

I think the one thing we have to accept based on every single thing we've been shown or told about Arima's personality is that we can take his words and actions pretty literally. He's essentially an autistic savant, speaks very frankly and seems to lack an understanding of subtlety and social cues.

Therefore, it could be easily inferred that Arima does in fact consider Haise his quinque. He defeated him, he owns him (bear in mind, he is free to kill him at any time), and he expects him to perform ruthlessly and without question. In this sense, Haise is not a pet, he's a slave. He is literally Arima's property.

But it's not unusual for a master to have affection for his slave. Consider Big Madam and Juzou, who despite the former's extreme sadism was seen sharing tender moments and experiencing intense possessiveness over. Arima's cold logic may not have any problem separating his brutal molding of Haise with a sort of paternal care for him. But that does not necessarily mean that he's "warming up" to Haise, and that's the important part. It's very possible that he would have as little problem killing him as returning a book if need be.