[We're not going to talk about spears right now how dare you

As well read as he was on ghouls, the books and items that he'd studied up on had little to no information about Kakuja ghouls. He'd heard the word tossed around and whispered between investigators along with words like 'cannibalism', but as usual his pinprick questioning had gotten him more than one brush-off.

Lucky for you, Kaneki. He won't be asking about that.]

The fact that you're willing to tell me what you've been keepin' closed up is enough for me, Ken. I'll wait for your weird 'specific, necessary times'. But don't make me wait too long, or I might go a bit crazy, yanno?

[He flashes the other another full grin, his teeth clicking a bit before the expression fades down to something a little calmer--perhaps a little melancholy. 'It's because of you'. There was a flicker of something in his ears, a heartbeat that he could hear all too clearly. Kaneki had accepted what he'd become; but he still...

'Because of you'.]

...Hey now. If that's the case, I really will have to try hard to keep you from forgettin' it, you know?? I hope you're prepared.