[ considering kaneki's father and mother died when he was still pretty young, it's difficult for him to talk about a family. He remembers his mother well, but... even if Kaneki doesn't admit to it, his mother wasn't really... the normal kind of mother. Kaneki has an idealized idea of her, simply so he can live well, but in fact, his mother was a very unfair woman.

When Reiner mentions Bertholdt, kaneki wonders if he should ask... first, he will answer the question ]

Aha, I read a lot of different things. But I'm very fond of horror, terror, psychological thrillers and... kind of dark themes. [ insert awkward laugher here. ]

Uhm, Bertholdt... is the other of your friends, right? [ a titan shifter, too ] he left. [ it's not really a question. kaneki hasn't seen him around and Annie doesn't mention him as if he were ]