"Of course," Yamato answers easily. Gojyo isn't really someone he's keen to have this discussion with, but after his conversations with Axel and Ayumu, he's trying his best not to shy away from conflicting opinions.
From what he's seen, most of the new shinki (and probably many of the old guard) consider "shinki" to be the role they play. It's a job, more or less, completely separate from who they are as a person. How many times has Yamato been told "you're your own person", or something like it?
Too many. It makes him uncomfortable every single time.
Being a shinki, a weapon in Shepard's hands--that is his identity, as far as he's concerned. How exactly is he supposed to know who he is, if he can't define himself by his master? He doesn't understand it well enough to really put it into words, so he just drops his gaze to his sword. "I don't understand why so many people think it's a bad thing."
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From what he's seen, most of the new shinki (and probably many of the old guard) consider "shinki" to be the role they play. It's a job, more or less, completely separate from who they are as a person. How many times has Yamato been told "you're your own person", or something like it?
Too many. It makes him uncomfortable every single time.
Being a shinki, a weapon in Shepard's hands--that is his identity, as far as he's concerned. How exactly is he supposed to know who he is, if he can't define himself by his master? He doesn't understand it well enough to really put it into words, so he just drops his gaze to his sword. "I don't understand why so many people think it's a bad thing."