Not just because it seems cruel\excessive to proving the point but because if (as is heavily implied) Karuko is projecting those images onto Nai then how is he able to represent Gareki, whom he is never supposed to have met?
I think (if)he genuinely didn't know who Gareki was and so had to manipulate Nai's mind into giving up an image of Gareki which he then made "break". Which disturbs me, as it shows a casual attitude to playing with somebody's mind.
You have to remember that Nai doesn't understand many words at that point. Karoku obviously knows this, so he talks using words Nai can understand. Karoku hasn't met Gareki, but since he can read Nai's mind, I think he knows what does Gareki look like. Nai told him what happened to him after Karoku dissappeared.
This scene you mention is very interesting indeed. If you look closely, this "Gareki" he's projecting onto Nai resembles a pile of rubble, something "broken". In japanese "gareki" means "rubble". (Tough Gareki's name is read as "flower rubble").
I'll also be interested to know the reason for Karuko's different attitude towards Gareki & Tsukumo, especially if he can't control what feelings/thoughts he gets from Nai because Nai should feel the same about both of them.
I thinks it's hard to tell how does Karoku feel about people around Nai. He was interested in Gareki indeed. As for Tsukumo, it's a different matter. I suspect Karoku didn't even know that Nai has a friend called "Tsukumo", until he heard Nai screaming her name. Karoku heard Nai screaming "Tsukumo!" and he simply returned her to Nai.
This scene you mention is very interesting indeed. If you look closely, this "Gareki" he's projecting onto Nai resembles a pile of rubble, something "broken". In japanese "gareki" means "rubble". (Tough Gareki's name is read as "flower rubble").
Oh, of course because he was found washed up on pebbles.
Hmm, Karneval is certainly a series which makes one think. I love that, it's always a sign of a good fandom. I'll just have to puzzle things out as I go along.
Not just because it seems cruel\excessive to proving the point but because if (as is heavily implied) Karuko is projecting those images onto Nai then how is he able to represent Gareki, whom he is never supposed to have met?
I think (if)he genuinely didn't know who Gareki was and so had to manipulate Nai's mind into giving up an image of Gareki which he then made "break". Which disturbs me, as it shows a casual attitude to playing with somebody's mind.
You have to remember that Nai doesn't understand many words at that point. Karoku obviously knows this, so he talks using words Nai can understand. Karoku hasn't met Gareki, but since he can read Nai's mind, I think he knows what does Gareki look like. Nai told him what happened to him after Karoku dissappeared.
This scene you mention is very interesting indeed. If you look closely, this "Gareki" he's projecting onto Nai resembles a pile of rubble, something "broken". In japanese "gareki" means "rubble". (Tough Gareki's name is read as "flower rubble").
I'll also be interested to know the reason for Karuko's different attitude towards Gareki & Tsukumo, especially if he can't control what feelings/thoughts he gets from Nai because Nai should feel the same about both of them.
I thinks it's hard to tell how does Karoku feel about people around Nai. He was interested in Gareki indeed. As for Tsukumo, it's a different matter. I suspect Karoku didn't even know that Nai has a friend called "Tsukumo", until he heard Nai screaming her name. Karoku heard Nai screaming "Tsukumo!" and he simply returned her to Nai.
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Oh, of course because he was found washed up on pebbles.
Hmm, Karneval is certainly a series which makes one think. I love that, it's always a sign of a good fandom. I'll just have to puzzle things out as I go along.
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