Originally Posted by Kaoru Chujo (Post 2794832)

1. We have no direct info that Hei can see observation ghosts, but I can't see how he found Suou in ep7 if he couldn't, especially since he told her to thank July. Hei was with Suou all that time, so he can't have told Hei. Could he somehow tell that July had obscured Ilya's vision with an observation ghost in the windshield?

2. I haven't heard of sake being a complete substitute for food, although beer can be. Sake has a higher alcohol content than beer, so you'd have to be very, very drunk to get enough food value, I think. I'm not sure what the staff is trying to tell us with this shift from sake to food: just cleaning up his act, or getting his powers back?

Originally Posted by CantQuiteGuess (Post 2794847)

I believe Mao asked Hei how he found them and Hei said he called someone(?), I don't really remember that well but there was some explanation. As for telling Suou to thank July I'd say he did notice that July obscured Ilya's vision. The alcohol thing is just an assumption of mine considering that Hei began eating again right after he stopped drinking, but rather than it being due to the alcohol itself Hei is just finally returning to his old self.

Originally Posted by orion (Post 2795179)

Or reviewing the episode is a good thing. The only thing that Hei said in response to Mao's questioning of how he found them was...

If you want to thank someone, thank July. (ep. 7 21:41)

And that answer was said and directed at Suou.

Originally Posted by orion (Post 2795179)

If you want to thank someone, thank July. (ep. 7 21:41)

Originally Posted by chaos_alfa (Post 2795207)

But Mao said:
"How did you find this place?"
"Did you contact the informant?"
"Is't that a bad idea, considering your situation?"

Hei probably contacted Oreille for the information about their location and said to Suou to thank July because he discovered (I can't find the right word right now :S) that July was the one that gave Hei the change to finish Ilya off.

Originally Posted by orion (Post 2795179)

...I'm betting that his mental state had more to do with his loss of abilities than the weapon that was used on him.

Originally Posted by jonli (Post 2788584)

In the S1 when he lost his sister, he had someone to blame, Amber. He was adamant in punishing her and finding out what truly happened. The depression from the loss of his sister is transformed into an anger for Amber and hope to find the truth (which would lead to his sister).

Given that we're not sure exactly what happened before S2 since the OADs aren't out yet, it is safe to assume that's largely about the lost of Yin. Although Yin is largely implied as Hei's lover, we can certainly see some parallel between her and Xing/Pai. If Yin disappears from Hei's life, it's as if he loses the same person twice. When a person is faced with the same mistake twice, they start to relate the source of the problems to themselves. It's not longer Amber's fault, maybe it's my own fault? Maybe I'm the one that's causing all of them to suffer. That's a typical train of thought when someone get's depressed. It's possible that that's what led Hei down the path of hobo.

But of course, in truth, we're not sure yet. We'll just have to cross our fingers and hope they'll explain it properly. I don't think so though :P, given the time we have left I'm looking at a super rushed ending.

Originally Posted by Ice Block (Post 2789158)

Wasn't it already confirmed in S1 that contractors who have lost their original body (Bai/Pai in Hei's case, as his powers came from her -- or more like, she's his power, in a more abstract way) no longer need to pay for their contract? For example: Mao and the body-swapping contractor.