Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-26974774-20151119114853/@comment-27143318-20151119191554

@Harostar

Being able to pull off such complex "tricks" showcases the massive cognitive capacity of ghouls. Only a really stupid person wouldn't be able to acknowledge that if a being can simulate a behaviour, then said being is perfectly capable of exhibiting it. For instance, take the occassion when Amon and Mado were fighting Ryoko - she cried and wanted to save her daughter - Mado was right about one thing. "You are done for, there's no need to try tricks like that now." Everyone knew that, therefore the conclusion was that it's simply not a trick. I find it very hard to believe that none of the humans would be able to realise that.

The instances where investigators wonder if ghouls can feel is even more reason to prove that they are not good people TBH - how can you kill something knowing that it has feelings and thoughts and emotions just like a human? As to Kaneki's misconceptions, this actually seems to be either inconsistent writing or Kaneki being competely uninformed, since even the old lady that was neighbouring the Kirishima family knew exactly what ghouls are.

I understand what you mean and that from our PoV, it's very obvious that ghouls and humans are very alike. The issue is that even from character PoV, there's still a very fair amount of clues that imply it and the characters are either too stupid or too stubborn to go and chase after the truth. As to ghouls "being ready to kill", if someone came to exterminate you, what would you do? Ghouls have perfectly human reactions in all situations.

The case of Arata, we don't exactly know if he's done anything bad, but we know at some point the CCG spotted and fought him. My personal theory is that they probably found him while he was in the middle of harvesting, so they decided to put an end to him.

I am not saying that Sasaki's friends (as in the Quinx + 1-2 individuals like Ito. People like Akira and Arima I very strongly suspect to not actually care about him) were ordered to befriend him, but those who would otherwise kill him otherwise were ordered to treat him like a human. I don't know anything about Takeomi, but yeah, it's possible to find good people in the CCG every now and then. I never said that all of them were evil. However I do think that Kaneki's bonds with the Anteiku bunch are worth infinitely more than with some random CCG investigators with whom he only shares his profession. Suzuya's always been insane, but I think he initially got close to Haise due to remorse over stealing his stuff. Then it becomes pretty easy for Sasaki to buy his love with candy, since Suzuya behaves very much like a 5 year old.

As to Akira, try to do a crying impression or voice. Can you do it without changing your expression? I imagine that some people might be able to do it, but if I imitate a voice or do an impression, I always change my face accordingly since it feels much more natural and the impression becomes that much more convincing. Besides, there's always the chance of Haise seeing her face if he pushes her away or something. Better safe than sorry. Further yet, even if she was truly sad, which we can't know for sure, we also wouldn't be able to know her reasons for that. Failing a mission/losing control over your test subject is as good a reason to cry as any. You have to remember that Haise is also Akira's path up the ranking ladder - if he succeeds, as his superior she gets just as much credit.