#rem dn

not only does it introduce ryuk and rem as key characters, but it establishes and pushes them into discovering their overall motivations. i view their back-and-forth lines as a debate, specifically the kind of debate where the parties are building their arguments as they present them. i think it's a disservice to treat this as "ryuk & rem in their own silly little worlds becoming obsessed with humanity." since i have free will, i'm going to convert all of their beginning lines into some kinda mock trial thing for funsies:

RYUK: Just by the viewing the footage of these mortals, one will come to the immediate understanding that these people are fools. Fools who helplessly follow the same rigid routines under the false belief that eventually these routines will grant them their idea of success. REM: They are in fact fools, but we only recognize this due to our overseeing nature as shinigami. If one takes a moment to understand their worldview, their routines become fascinating rather than foolish. They have such little knowledge of the world, yet they still attempt to string logic behind everything they encounter. RYUK: Their attempt to put logic behind everything is laughable at best. REM: I feel sympathetic for them. It is pitiful. Attempts to learn should not be considered foolish. It's not their fault that they have no means of acquiring an answer. RYUK: They are not looking for an answer, they are looking for a scapegoat to believe their lives have more meaning than they actually do. REM: True. Regardless, they still give their best effort to make sense of this "scapegoat" in order to improve their lives. RYUK: I don't understand how they cannot connect the dots by now. They follow these routines for their entire lives and never realize that their routines provide them nothing. They die looking for this "answer to life." REM: Is that not exactly why it is fascinating? They are living under a preconceived notion, yes, but they keep persevering. RYUK: That's fucking boring, Rem. They're only human. They are mere mortals -- mere idiotic mortals. Quit wasting time on them and find something more interesting to focus on. REM: They're only human. They shouldn't be blamed for not having the full story. If anything, their lack of knowledge should draw us closer to them. They continue to have a zest for life despite never gaining anything from it. We could learn something from their so-called foolishness.

Rem from Death Note is an intersex trans butch lesbian, and her variation is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) with ambiguous genitalia!

Intersex flag-only edits under the cut!