Think about what madness consists of, though: Usually someone who's considered insane either sees something that most people believe isn't there, attaches attributes to something that has no visible correlation to most people, or refuses to conform to morality standards.

But what if the thing that person sees actually is there? What if those attributes actually do exist, but no one else sees it? What if the person was taught a different standard of morality?

That last point can be addressed first, because the Hood was gradually tortured into believing that whatever is possible is right.

And obviously the contingencies he sees, and all of the stories attached to a person, are actually there, it's just that nobody else sees it.

Where I'm going with this is by the usual standards, Chiaki Bushido would be considered insane, because she sees things no one else does, and then acts upon it. She also might be seen as insane because she has her own standards of morality and believes it's okay to help gangsters and murderers.

Faite would definitely be considered insane because she constantly sees and hears people talking to her that no one else can see. She can sense things happening that aren't visible, some of which are a great distance away. And she claims to make changes to reality that are so subtle that most people won't even notice.

So really, madness is relative.





See above.





That's kind of funny then, that Chiaki actually has a more accurate predictor of the future. Might be kind of interesting to see what happens if the Hood needs her at some point to know if something will work out the way he wants.





It's really just elements, but he kind of needs them more than she does since he can't reform himself.








The tie-in isn't finished yet anyway.