The realization is sobering. It SHOULD be alarming, yet Ciel doesn't find herself particularly surprised by the revelation. It should've been obvious in hindsight, and watching Howl now confirms it: those found inadequate have their humanity stripped, in order to become more efficient for this "cause" that unites them all. Morals, motives, the things people feel that drive them into doing what they want to do... Of course it's been related, all along.]
No, it's not the same.
[She refutes quietly, stewing on the dawning realization of what he might've lost. What's being stripped from Liem and Barnaby right now too, possibly, most likely.]
I make the conscious choice to act however I must for what I have to do. It's like flipping a switch, if you will.
[She leans forward in her seat a bit as she continues affixing him through clear blue eyes, while her hands hover at the rim of her cup.]
You don't have that, do you? It's unconscious, automatic.
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The realization is sobering. It SHOULD be alarming, yet Ciel doesn't find herself particularly surprised by the revelation. It should've been obvious in hindsight, and watching Howl now confirms it: those found inadequate have their humanity stripped, in order to become more efficient for this "cause" that unites them all. Morals, motives, the things people feel that drive them into doing what they want to do... Of course it's been related, all along.]
No, it's not the same.
[She refutes quietly, stewing on the dawning realization of what he might've lost. What's being stripped from Liem and Barnaby right now too, possibly, most likely.]
I make the conscious choice to act however I must for what I have to do. It's like flipping a switch, if you will.
[She leans forward in her seat a bit as she continues affixing him through clear blue eyes, while her hands hover at the rim of her cup.]
You don't have that, do you? It's unconscious, automatic.
[His switch is broken. Can he refute that?]