Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27677820-20160131035943/@comment-348642-20160204162329

Literally everything boils down to "he's not in a state where rational decisions can be made".

Did he understand the implications of not being able to preserve his empathy? Maybe, or maybe his mind was scrambled so he couldn't coceive of a better option.

Are his feelings on Chara contraditory? Maybe, he's driven by a need for stimulation that overrides any necessity for thought.

Did his years as a flower override anything his true self is? Maybe, that depends on how emotions affects the reviewer's perspective :)