[quote=@Ammokkx] Mmm. Not as much, but similar enough. Ethel's a silent person who just keeps to herself since she's very objective-focused, and does NOT take well to humiliation. If you go back to my previous posts as her, you can see she got increasingly annoyed by people trying to bug her while she wasn't really in a talking mood, yet seemed to like Venwyn just fine since he got to the point during their duel. Being nice to her also helps, as she doesn't really expect that in return with her hostility. So while she's not sociable, she isn't completely averse to people as long as they don't needlessly cling to her. [/quote] So unlike Shinrei, she isn't completely opposed to dependency? Shinrei used to be a lot worse than he is now when he dueled on the World Circuit. He used to be very cruel, straight to the point and destroyed his opposition by any means necessary no matter how much harm he inflicted on them. That is a very dangerous side of him that still lurks within his body. He never showed mercy and never relied on dependency. He also never complimented anyone after the duel just saying it was over and that he was taking his leave. Tsukiko knows about that dangerous side of him making sure she's around so he never goes back to that way.