“I don’t doubt that some people hide their past with a yarn of their own devising . . . but my suspicion is that he empathized with Daisuké-san, much in the way we all do when reading novels or watching movies. It takes a certain kind of talent to come up with a story that you not only like but can project your emotions into. It’s not something that just anyone is capable of—moreover, I think it’s important to confront yourself through another. There is a certain kind of loneliness that can only be soothed by finding yourself within the tale of another’s trauma.”
