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Headcanon & The Facts

Setting
• The world outside of Japan in the Psycho-Pass universe is a warzone. Little is known about it since Japan closed its borders and ceased all contact with the outside world.

Personal
• Cats do not like Gino. He tried his hand at getting comfortable with them before he chose to focus on Dog Therapy for his license. x

Psycho-Pass: Episode 13 [English Dub]

Kasai and Gino discuss the Sibyl System, Makishima and Touma.

KASAI:	We now live in a world of limitless prosperity. We have achieved the greatest happiness for the greatest amount of people. To what do you believe we owe our thanks for making such a world?
GINO:	That would be... The Ministry of Welfare's Sibyl System.
KASAI:	That's right. Planning out your whole life, fulfilling your desires, no matter what choices the citizens are making they can simply ask for Sibyl's judgement rather than agonize over it alone. With the Sibyl System, we are putting in place a society of absolute personal fulfilment and communal safety that is unprecedented in human history.
GINO:	I know, and that is why Sibyl must work flawlessly.
KASAI:	Yes, not a single mistake can be allowed. That's our ideal. But think on that for a moment, Ginoza. If the Sibyl system is working flawlessly, it should no longer be necessary for humans to be in the loop at all. We could equip all the drones with Dominators and have them patrol the city, but alas the MWPSB is home to the CID and it is upon you that responsibility for the Dominators, Sibyl's eyes, ultimately falls. Ever thought about the meaning of this arrangement?
GINO:	Yes, ma'am, of course.
KASAI:	No matter how perfect any system we create may be, it will always require a safety net to protect against unforeseeable occurrences; to respond quickly to an emergency, to overcome hardware breakdowns. It is only when such fail safes are included that a system becomes perfect in both operation and perception. In fact, Inspector, it's more important that we simply believe it so, than the system does function perfectly every time a crime is committed. From the sense of security that comes with that belief, it brings blessings to people even as you stand here now.
GINO:	Yes.
KASAI:	Ginoza, I've developed a very high opinion of your skills. Normally those of your rank are not allowed to see the classified information I'm about to show you, but I think in this instance our trusting relationship allows for it. This is top secret.
GINO:	...Is that--?
KASAI:	It's the record of a man's arrest. Only the police took him into custody without ever measuring his Crime Coefficient. The statement we released on the record, though, says he came in voluntarily.
GINO:	It's him. It's Touma.
KASAI:	He's the prime suspect in a serial murder case that panicked the city three years ago. Recall The Specimen Case? At least I believe that's the name you and your people gave it at the time. In the end, though, it was Division 2 who brought him in, and subsequently they were put under the strictest of gag orders.
GINO:	Dammit, do you have any idea what we went through on that?!
KASAI:	It's just like this current case you're working. Despite catching him in a violent act, and having overwhelming evidence tying him to several other murders, the Dominators refused to give a reading when pointed at Kouzoburou Touma. Because his Crime Coefficient didn't reach a regulation value. We call these rare murderers like Touma a criminally asymptomatic person.
GINO:	I don't... understand..
KASAI:	It's a classification for cases where a persons cymatic scan doesn't match his criminal psychology. We estimate only 1 out of every 2 million people could be classified as criminally asymptomatic. Your case with Shougo Makishima is certainly unique, but it's hardly surprising. In fact, there's even some indication he played a role in The Specimen Case, correct? Touma and Makishima, two criminally asymptomatic men working together to commit serial murders. It's no wonder the case gave us such difficulty.
GINO:	So then what happened to Touma? Was he executed?
KASAI:	Our official press release declared him missing, suspected of leaving the country, and I'm afraid that's all I can tell you about the matter for the time being. Please don't get hung up on the specifics of what you heard. The important thing is that no-one has fallen victim to Kouzoburou Touma's murderous impulses since that day. We just... made him disappear. His case didn't reveal a flaw in the Sibyl system, nor did it shake the public's confidence in it. He's simply gone and forgotten. The PSB is really just the tail of our system's body, and the general public only recognises and understands the system through that tail. That means the systems credibility rests entirely on how well and strictly people judge the tail to be functioning. If the PSB begins doubting the Dominators, it could lead to the public at large having a crisis of confidence in the Sibyl System and our society's order. Are we clear?
GINO:	I just remembered that the report we submitted was... incomplete.
KASAI:	That's fine. Please turn in the new version tomorrow morning. Of course you'll also need to prepare a new explanation for what happened that night that your colleagues will accept.
GINO:	Yes, ma'am.
KASAI:	Thank you, Ginoza. I'm glad to see already that my confidence in you was well placed. Next you are to bring down Shogo Makishima. He must be isolated from society as soon as possible. But don't harm him. Immediate punishment or execution still requires Sibyl's input.
GINO:	Yes, I understand.
KASAI:	Ginoza, it's essential that you bring him to PSB alive. Then, you can leave the rest to me. Shogo Makishima will never again threaten our quest for a more perfect society. Just as Kouzoburou Touma hasn't.

Psycho-Pass: Episode 13 [English Dub]

Gino goes to his father for advice.

MASAOKA:	I can't believe you want to talk to me alone. What's next, tomorrow there's a blizzard?
GINO:	There's zero chance of precipitation this week.
MASAOKA:	What are you, a robot? I'm just making an old joke, Inspector. So, what is it you want?
GINO:	It's about Inspector Tsunemori. I have some questions.
MASAOKA:	Yeah, what about the little missy?
GINO:	Why doesn't her hue get clouded? What's her secret to managing her stress so well?
MASAOKA:	Why would you think I have the answer?
GINO:	It just seems like you're closer to her than me.
MASAOKA:	I doubt I know more about her emotions than you, but one thing I am sure of is that the prospect of her Crime Coefficient changing does not give her any anxiety whatsoever. Let me see if I can put this right... It's like she accepts things as they are. She acknowledges society, then forgives it, then moves on. From this inner peace comes an ability to take risks. She's confident enough to zig when everybody else tells her to zag... and still, she's fully committed to being a detective, even has the skills to be a great one.
GINO:	Are you trying to tell me that you have lost that commitment?
MASAOKA:	Maybe. I don't know. See, when I was her age I had the same belief in justice and society's need for a good detective. Then I had to trade in my pistol for a new gun that could talk back to me, one that would only let me shoot when it had made up it's electronic mind that I needed to capture or kill someone. It pissed me the hell off. The gun never said it, but it clearly told me my detective work was obsolete. I dwelled on it, and the angrier I got, the cloudier my Psycho-Pass got.
GINO:	If you question the system that much, why not quit the MWPSB? Instead you made me and Mom pay the price when you gave up, when you stopped believing in the new order. God damn it, how can you even stand here and whine about Dominators to me?
MASAOKA:	You're right, Ginoza. I complain, talk about taking a stand against the man, and yet I'm still here working the beat.
GINO:	You began doubting the Sibyl System, and then it began doubting you. Whether you liked it or not, a new order was born and the world and I moved on without you.
MASAOKA:	Yeah, and I guess my initial doubts might have even been misplaced. By the time I stopped being angry and I made my peace with this world, my Crime Coefficient had stabilized. Man, talk about being late to the party, huh kid? So what about you then? Your hue.. are you maintaining a nice, clear color on it?
GINO:	I don't need you pretending to care about my Psycho-Pass, so you can stop with the sad, concerned father routine.
MASAOKA:	Nah, it's more like a subordinate concerned for his boss, one who's due for a promotion. It's like what I was saying about my hue clouding up. If you begin questioning your job one day, the next might see you getting frustrated and angry about the world around you, so be careful. I don't wanna see you fall into the same spiral that led to me getting labelled a latent criminal... son.