the lovers

mixed media on cold press paper (with digital edits), 2026

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- Kanda would have taken Lala's heart before Guzol passed away

- Fou would have been left to die

- Miranda would have been killed by the combined power of three Generals to make sure the Egg was destroyed

- asked his fellow Exorcists to kill him if he became a Noah and was judged to be a threat to spare Komui from giving that order

- then told them it wouldn't be necessary because he would stop the Fourteenth by which he probably alludes to killing himself to spare his friends from that

- Alma and Tokusa would have definitely gotten killed and this feels the most hurtful because it wasn't even for "a greater good" just the Order wanting to bury the truth after betraying Alma MULTIPLE TIMES LIKE THAT to save face and the blame the entire thing on Allen

I'm sorry but this is the exact thing I was talking about when I said "convenience does not rot your soul."

You talking to a person over the counter to order food at a restaurant is not an anymore meaningful interaction than talking to someone who delivered that food. Delivery and take-out have always existed. That option to pay more for that convenience has always existed. The major difference now is that most restaurants no longer employ people in-house to do delivery, because it's being done by contracted gig workers who get absolutely no benefits or protections. The major difference now are the working conditions.

I agree societal connections are good, but you just going outside to order food and the coming back is not meaningfullly participating in society. Removing deliveries or any sort of accesibility service (cafes not having wifi for example) will not force people to interact with strangers if they don't want to do that. Convenience facilitates people who already don't want to interact with others, but convenience isn't what's making people lonely! You cannot passively consume your way to community.