What's wrong with running away from the things you don't like?!”
UrsusArctos: I wonder why they chose to show the image of Naoko's blood splattered over Balthazar here? Was it because Naoko's suicide was symbolic of her running away from something she didn't like, having committed murder?
Dr. Nick: The visuals are absolutely used to link non-existence through Instrumentality with suicide; see cuts 013 and 077.
