[ An honest confession. Personal too, not just the inner workings of Dazai's mind. And if Dazai's theory about the string is correct, John will need to reveal something personal as well. At least he has a decent confession for this topic. ]

I do too. My previous job involved a lot of killing people just because I was told to, though the rationale was always that it would ultimately save lives. It probably did, sometimes. But now I have a job where my employer has asked me not to use lethal force unless I have to. I like that better. It's a nice change, isn't it?