[quote=@Pyromania99]
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Yea, that's Shinku's good point.  She's not liable to yell, "Y-YOUR NOT ME!"  Goodness, people can't accept themselves for who they are XD
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[quote=@AquaAzura]
Saito is accepting of his past and wouldn't deny his shadow but he's reacting badly since this particular memory is being violently reopened.
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Yep. This is not about accepting your past or who you really are but rather being shown a distorted, corrupted version of your worst memories and knowing you can't escape from them, causing you to spiral further into madness.