User blog comment:Orchetrance/Voume 4 Is not as good as I thought it was.../@comment-4010415-20170202040656/@comment-4010415-20170202043605

Fear makes people do irrational things, especially when dealing with trauma. That's why I said "if you put yourself in Ren and Nora's shoes." They're teenagers with childhood trauma.

The only comparison I can make from personal experience is that I have to fight off a panic attack every time I get blood drawn even though it doesn't hurt anywhere near as much as it used to when I was a kid. I know it's stupid and irrational, I know my blood could save lives, I know doctors need blood samples sometimes, but I start crying and nearly have a panic attack every time anyway... because of trauma.