More quick notes...
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stigmateyesThere is no particular catalyst for this post, other than me having gotten off my ass and read some of the novel translations here and wanting to touch on some key points...
10-years-old Ryner on killing: "Killing is the most troublesome thing of all. No matter how calm you may look after killing someone, there are things that you have to bear, right? You'd just feel really bad, and ghosts might just pop up during the middle of the night. The more you kill, the heavier it gets, and you don't even feel like walking anymore...'aah, I'm so sleepy I don't want to go to school anymore'...ah, well, that might be a bit different....but anyways, it's a pain."
10-years-old Ryner on conflict: "But I really want to do it without getting into conflicts, if possible. If I don't draw the army's attention somewhere else, I'm sure there'll be pursuers....fighting is a pain."
Ryner is very much an advocate of not getting involved. Aside from the above which shows that he views such actions as a waste and not worth the suffering they bring, Ryner wants people to do things for themselves. He will help if someone truly needs or they are in immediate danger, but Ryner doesn't like putting himself out there. Because Ryner, in canon, does not like nor trust himself. He doesn't want to get close; it's dangerous. And many people who have gotten close have died horribly. So Ryner stays to the sidelines, where he can jump in if he absolutely needs to, but otherwise he doesn't want to jeopardize things with his presence. In canon, people have regularly targeted the people Ryner protects in order to send him into his Alpha Stigma berserk mode, for various reasons. It sucks. Thankfully, Ryner does not have these memories yet. Also, there is a fairly significant memory behind Ryner's complete and utter refusal to kill.
But there is also the issue of Ryner and balance. As you may interpret from the above, Ryner is a bit of a creature of neutrality when it comes to people, only interfering when the scale sinks too heavily on one side. This keeps the balance. Eventually, Ryner does learn that his fear of involvement and need to step back has seriously messed things up, and he will have to take action. This balance issue, plus the above quotes -- which are Ryner's nature (that killing/fighting is a pain and troublesome) -- make up amnesiac Ryner's perspective.
In other words, nice guy... yes. He wants to do what's right and he truly cares about people. But he's also a nice guy with a very unique perspective on the situation.
BONUS! 6-years-old Ryner on relationships: "….w-well….erm, I-I don’t think so, okay? I-it’s like that, you see. Some worthless guy like that isn’t fit for a beautiful woman like Germer…a-and guys are like…made to be beaten up by women, so talking about separation’n’stuff just because he got beat up a little is like…totally pathetic…so…d-don’t beat me up…"
Said before pleading a girl not to kick his ass. Oh Ryner.
10-years-old Ryner on killing: "Killing is the most troublesome thing of all. No matter how calm you may look after killing someone, there are things that you have to bear, right? You'd just feel really bad, and ghosts might just pop up during the middle of the night. The more you kill, the heavier it gets, and you don't even feel like walking anymore...'aah, I'm so sleepy I don't want to go to school anymore'...ah, well, that might be a bit different....but anyways, it's a pain."
10-years-old Ryner on conflict: "But I really want to do it without getting into conflicts, if possible. If I don't draw the army's attention somewhere else, I'm sure there'll be pursuers....fighting is a pain."
Ryner is very much an advocate of not getting involved. Aside from the above which shows that he views such actions as a waste and not worth the suffering they bring, Ryner wants people to do things for themselves. He will help if someone truly needs or they are in immediate danger, but Ryner doesn't like putting himself out there. Because Ryner, in canon, does not like nor trust himself. He doesn't want to get close; it's dangerous. And many people who have gotten close have died horribly. So Ryner stays to the sidelines, where he can jump in if he absolutely needs to, but otherwise he doesn't want to jeopardize things with his presence. In canon, people have regularly targeted the people Ryner protects in order to send him into his Alpha Stigma berserk mode, for various reasons. It sucks. Thankfully, Ryner does not have these memories yet. Also, there is a fairly significant memory behind Ryner's complete and utter refusal to kill.
But there is also the issue of Ryner and balance. As you may interpret from the above, Ryner is a bit of a creature of neutrality when it comes to people, only interfering when the scale sinks too heavily on one side. This keeps the balance. Eventually, Ryner does learn that his fear of involvement and need to step back has seriously messed things up, and he will have to take action. This balance issue, plus the above quotes -- which are Ryner's nature (that killing/fighting is a pain and troublesome) -- make up amnesiac Ryner's perspective.
In other words, nice guy... yes. He wants to do what's right and he truly cares about people. But he's also a nice guy with a very unique perspective on the situation.
BONUS! 6-years-old Ryner on relationships: "….w-well….erm, I-I don’t think so, okay? I-it’s like that, you see. Some worthless guy like that isn’t fit for a beautiful woman like Germer…a-and guys are like…made to be beaten up by women, so talking about separation’n’stuff just because he got beat up a little is like…totally pathetic…so…d-don’t beat me up…"
Said before pleading a girl not to kick his ass. Oh Ryner.
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