Shadows are echoes of the real world, versions of real people. Some are just distortions of desires- feelings and thoughts made manifest, and those can be killed. They always come back. The Shadows that are real people can be defeated, but if they are killed, the person dies.
[Ah, there's the complication. The Shadows that are real people.]
It sounds as if they can be saved if just defeated. Am I right in that assumption?
[If their thoughts and emotions were that far out of control, though, even if they are saved, Regis bets there is a long road to recovery ahead of them.]
I've never seen it happen, but theoretically, it is possible. What has happened so far is that after their Desires were stolen in the Metaverse, a change of heart occurred. They confessed their wrongdoings and vowed to change their behaviour. The risk of doing it again is there, since the Jail and the EMMA app haven't vanished.
[She hesitates briefly, then admits,]
Eliminating them would be more efficient. But the Phantom Thieves don't kill. And saving all the victims, even the Monarch Shadow, makes everyone... happier.
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Shadows are echoes of the real world, versions of real people. Some are just distortions of desires- feelings and thoughts made manifest, and those can be killed. They always come back. The Shadows that are real people can be defeated, but if they are killed, the person dies.
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It sounds as if they can be saved if just defeated. Am I right in that assumption?
[If their thoughts and emotions were that far out of control, though, even if they are saved, Regis bets there is a long road to recovery ahead of them.]
Can they fall to Shadow again after being saved?
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[She hesitates briefly, then admits,]
Eliminating them would be more efficient. But the Phantom Thieves don't kill. And saving all the victims, even the Monarch Shadow, makes everyone... happier.
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[ He picks up a different blanket while he's still up, draping it over his shoulders as he settles back into his spot on the sofa. ]
It sounds like psychologists and therapists would be useful in that Metaverse.