Durashkovna

However that is a facade they pursposly use to detach themselves from others in order to protect their secrets. They don’t want to be seen for who they truly are or rather who they were before becoming cleaners. In part because, although it’s a curated persona, that cheerful person they project outwardly is who they really want to be.

This secretive and contradictory nature is represented by their “other weapon”. A secret, brutal trump card that is associated with their inability to let go of their past and is a symbol of their flawed perception of themselves and their stances about life . (In Riyo’s case it represents her disregard for the life of others and in Enjin’s case his own.)

Yet they both care. They care so much about the people they love that they will risk it all, go to extremes, discard they “fake persona” and throw away their growth in order to protect them.

The most tragic part about this is that they both hide their love and devotion from others. As if they believe that the way they show their love (selfsacrifice, amoral methods) is another dirty secret that needs to be concealed.