It just really gets to me that 10 year old Mob walked into Reigenās office looking for anyone who could give him advice about his powers that are scaring him. And Reigen looked at him and went āThis baby child is absolutely delusional, but he looks like he needs someone to say something important to him right now.ā And Reigen spun up some bullshit on the spot that became the guiding compass of Mobās life.
And itās very important to clarify that Reigen did not -accidentally- give Mob good advice. Because one of Reigenās most distinct traits is his ability to come up with genuine advice and tell people what they need to be told. But heāll do this on the spot. Heāll do it wrapped in bullshit. Heāll camp it alongside some conman string. Heāll go along with anything. Heāll pretend anything is true. The grift is, in fact, integral of it.
And I love this dichotomy in him because heās so precariously set up at all moments to topple. For anyone to call him on his bullshit and use that to dismantle everything heās said. He was lying. He was scamming you. He was using you.
And yes, he was. But it wasnāt really for service of the con. It was for service of the customer, who needed to hear something important.
A terrified 10 year old walked in because his powers had just hurt his little brother and he was feeling so alone in the world and so dangerous and so scared. And Reigen saved him the way Reigen does best.
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