[ It's funny, really. The reason Maruki can't demonstrate his true ability here is that same fear: Changing someone in a way that they are no longer themselves. A healed heart, an ideal perception of reality. It may as well kill off the person that once was. ]
That's a fear I understand better than you might expect.
We all change one another. I've been irrevocably changed by a few of the people I've met here, the things we've gone through. I am no longer the Maruki Takuto who was dozing off on the subway on Christmas Eve. If he appeared here tomorrow and took my place, you wouldn't recognize him. I am not him, but I'm still myself.
I know that isn't exactly what you're talking about, but it felt worth mentioning.
The self is a stronger concept than many people think it is. It takes a lot to alter it into something totally unrecognizable. You may never be able to get to that point here. Who knows?
Either way, you will not do that to me. I won't allow it. I can't speak for anyone else, but I hope that knowing there is one person who you can't break and reform is some small comfort. (Or a challenge! I welcome you to try.)
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That's a fear I understand better than you might expect.
We all change one another. I've been irrevocably changed by a few of the people I've met here, the things we've gone through. I am no longer the Maruki Takuto who was dozing off on the subway on Christmas Eve. If he appeared here tomorrow and took my place, you wouldn't recognize him. I am not him, but I'm still myself.
I know that isn't exactly what you're talking about, but it felt worth mentioning.
The self is a stronger concept than many people think it is. It takes a lot to alter it into something totally unrecognizable. You may never be able to get to that point here. Who knows?
Either way, you will not do that to me. I won't allow it. I can't speak for anyone else, but I hope that knowing there is one person who you can't break and reform is some small comfort. (Or a challenge! I welcome you to try.)