Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-220.245.245.249-20141201072952/@comment-10733658-20141202060258

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You're not being mean, though I think you are misunderstanding my thoughts on this. Your reasoning is probably the best I've heard of anyone discussing their thoughts on his "real" friends or family, since you brought in more than simple favoring one group over the other. You raise some good points.

Honestly, right now there is still a lot of information that we are missing. The relationships he has as Haise Sasaki are brand new, since we are only eight chapters into the story. There is considerable information we're lacking concerning how he feels about people, but essentially my perception is based on my experiences being around law enforcement and the military. When people work together in such high-stress fields, especially in positions that involve life threatening situations, strong bonds result naturally because that is part of the psychological survival process. At the very least, we can definitely see that Akira is someone he trusts and her behavior towards him shows affection on her end based on how we've seen her behave in the past. She jokes with him, which is something she didn't do as much in the original unless it was kind of harsh teasing. Since they have been partners for 2 years, and long enough for him to earn two promotions, they've obviously been through a lot together.

I suppose "confident" is not quite the correct word. But as Sasaki, we see someone that is far more outgoing and social than Kaneki used to be. Rather than being kind of meek and quiet as he was in the past, he makes awful puns and seems to be on good terms with the office staff. So that at least is a point towards some level of confidence -- not concerning his POWERS, but rather in his ability to put himself out there among people as he avoided doing so in the past.

"And just in case you didn't catch the memo..."

Okay, and now you just crossed the line into being obnoxious. Seriously, the capslocking and talking down to me isn't necessary. I am aware of his Tell, though I think people are really running with it more than necessary. Obviously, him touching his chin while stating that he is perfectly content and happy means he isn't being completely truthful. However, I think we need to remember that he used did so in the original series while attempting to be avoidant, often because he wanted to spare someone's feelings or felt speaking out would make him a burden. The thing is that we are, again, still lacking considerable information on his life as Haise Sasaki. His chin-touch reveals he isn't being honest about how happy he is with things, but that also doesn't necessarily mean that he hates his current life. It merely means he is trying to pretend he isn't troubled by something, most likely related to his situation as a Half-Ghoul. As I mentioned elsewhere, he does probably feel like something of an outsider because of his situation and worries about all the things lingering in his past. He has a lot of stress concerning how difficult the Quinx are to manage, and jerks like Shimoguchi and Urie that give him a hard time.

Ultimately, I simply think people need to chill out and enjoy how these new relationships will unfold. Instead of obsessing over him going back to being Kaneki and going back to Anteiku ASAP, they need to appreciate getting to see some new developments for him as a character and these (to the audience) new bonds. I think his relationships with the others in the CCG are going to remain the focus for some time to come, so instead of focusing on how to tear them down or compare them to his past relationships.....appreciate them as something that contributes to a richer story.