Jul 30, 2020
I wonder what's in people's minds, too, sometimes.
What is in people's minds?
I need to know.
Or else, I will never be able to move on.
There's this German book called Danton's Death by Georg Büchner, in which he describes a similar predicament.
In an early scene (which is why this is not a spoiler, though I doubt anyone reading this will ever read that particular book), Danton talks to his wife, who should be fairly close to him.
The conversation goes in a philosophical direction, and in a sudden wave of pessimism, Danton talks about how he can't even understand those closest to him.
He goes on to say that one had to cut a skull open and look at the bain itself to understand that person.
That is interesting on many levels.
For one, it says that one had to try really hard to understand another human, which is true.
It takes effort and it's oftentimes littered with failure, as delicate as the actual surgery of the head/brain.
Then again, this act could literally kill someone, if done without proper procedures, hinting at the risks of looking deeper. Platonic friendships often don't last through the truth, which is also hinted at in this scene.
All in all, it throws up more questions than it answers.
Don't we know that from another series?
I'm just rolling with whatever it is I'm rolling with here, and talk about Monogatari and a quote from Hachikuji.
She says that looking behind the curtain, trying to find out what's in there, leaves more room for questions, many more than you could ever answer, in fact.
There won't ever be an end to information.
There's always another layer, another aspect we don't know about. We must dig down to the deepest and smallest nuances before understanding the big picture, but how long will that take?
One life isn't enough.
I doubt a few dozen generations are enough, either.
Information might truly be infinite.
Ok, whatever that was, I'm ready to talk about the chapter, now.
Just briefly, though.
The above was a lot, already.
Liliana is a good leader, I feel.
Knowing that she's high-born does make the comparison to Mimi all the clearer, though.
The only one who has to act more like a Trance-Squat counterpart is Ono, who has to become even cuter to match Mia.
I wonder if that'll even happen.
There's a sense of loneliness throughout the whole volume.
May is gone for most of the time, and the main squat doesn't get nearly as much screentime as they need to get completely fleshed out.
At this point, they're even dragged to the background, almost replaced by a new squat.
Basically, we only really know Aura, and even he's shrouded in mystery.
Hence, the sense of loneliness.
Aura wants to understand but doesn't.
He wants to know but isn't sure about how he should approach the situation.
He's held captive by himself, and he doesn't like it.
He's ready to move on.
He's ready to grow.
Let's watch him do so.
(Just one more chapter to go, btw.)
Ine Airlcana
