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Anadyne has absolutely no interest in accepting any culpability for anything that she did in her life. I think this is her tragic flaw, and probably the thing that drew Prakhuta to using her. Anadyne made gestures towards compassion, but when push came to shove she went right along with the very systems she claimed to find repugnant - bit like Duane, eh?

It's not fair to expect any single person to step up and reject the myriad evils and injustices of our world, but then it rings a little hollow when they decry those evils. You gotta walk the walk.

Alternately, flip the table over and have a tantrum when you realise what a shit you were, and decide the whole system has to go, and anyone that stands in the way of that goal is a justifiable sacrifice.

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