Talk:Tooru Mutsuki/@comment-26358011-20151215054718/@comment-10733658-20151215171946

Good point, Lialali. There's so much about it that is nothing like the Mutsuki we know -- the body language, expression, the clothing, and softer build are worlds away from the current Mutsuki. It's like a completely different person, though we know it's supposed to be Mutsuki.

A good point I saw in discussing the quote was that there is a particular strain of the Herpes family which is responsible for Chickenpox. It's a disease most common in children, but having it as a child means you may develop Shingles later in life. So a "mental herpes/shingles" would be something lingering within you, waiting to someday emerge again to bother you in a new form.