Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181201123231/@comment-4141313-20181204034434

Arkantos95 wrote: SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote: BlizzardDragon wrote:

Technically, the Boarbatusk did....So while a Physical Limit wasn't passed, a mental limit was. From my own experiences and of those in my family, something needs to push you to the point of apathy. Whether it be boredom, despair, exhaustion, etc. Only after you've expended your energy do you turn apathetic.

It's why the "I'm tired" line is important, since they are literally too drained to muster the energy to even care. But combine that with their own issues being expressed before they each uttered their first "I'm Tired", makes it come across as them expending extra energy on their emotions to hasten the process towards apathy.

You can easily tell when they've turned Apathetic afterall, they have glazed eyes. However, when they were listing their issues the day before, their eyes weren't glazed. They weren't really apathetic yet. Even when Ruby temporarily turned Apathetic, her eyes briefly glazed over, but only then.

So it still seems like it magnified negative emotions for the sake of making them waste energy on them, in turn making them tired.