Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-26248049-20151109134237/@comment-25047329-20151109190153

Given the surrealness of the scene and Sasaki's state of mind, I think it was a mix of things. Part flashback, part hallucination, part lingering memories, and part fears and anxieties. Either way, I don't feel that Sasaki is entirely reliable at the moment. For various reasons, he's not exactly in a spectacular state of mind and Kanae's actions seemed to have triggered him. Kanae's use of the word "pluck", talking about flowers and memories, and threatening to kill him all at the same time sent him on an episode. The things Kanae specifically mentioned play a role in Sasaki's vision. "Pluck" (or some similar variant) was a word Kaneki used against those he saw as bothersome, he saw flowers when he first met Arima, and he fears his memories partly because he might be killed and seen as useless if he were to get them back.

He then had a vision of Arima threatening to kill him if he didn't do his job (prove his worth or be "plucked"), while surrounded by flowers.

That vision of Arima did have to come from somewhere, but I'm not entirely convinced of its validity.