Abuse breeds all sorts of issues and severe disorders that stay with you long-term.
Nao is losing his sense of self and delved deep into a state where he’s detached from his emotions, morals, logic, and his own reality.
When you’re detached or in a dissociative state, your own reality is warped. You lose who you are and what you stand for. This scene was incredibly relatable for me.
In some cases - like Nao’s - you tend to do bad things, because you can’t process the action or why it’s wrong. His abuse bred apathy, detachment, and pathological lying to help him cope.
This is some excellent character writing, for every one of these characters across the board.
