[And right there, Kaneda's body language says it all. It when from strong to crumpled in practically a second, leaning against the side railing of the steps with his head hung down. He'd spent this whole time being a rock--a support for everyone else that no one could really see the crumbling base of it. Chipping away slowly as wave after wave stormed by.]
LMAO RIGHT
I was supposed to protect him.