Well, Suzaku giving Kallen Refrain wasn't so that he'd intentionally hurt her, either. It was to get information about Zero and to make Kallen useful to him.
I think you're giving Lelouch a bit of a free pass there. Your claim that geassing doesn't traumatize people because "they don't know what's going on" is a bit disingenuous. It strikes a bit of "everything is justified if no one knows about it". Mainly, we have people who have found out about his geassing them and have had incredibly negative emotional reactions. The most blatant example of this is Shirley (twice). The first time, she was looking into his eyes and screaming at him, literally begging him not to geass her. And once she finds out again, she is traumatized by it. Then, there's Euphie, who was writhing in horror at the order placed upon her. Sure, she doesn't remember the order after a few seconds, but those few seconds of emotion are still real.
And if Suzaku had contracted with C.C., he'd probably be crazier than ever right now. I'd imagine he'd devolve to what Mao became eventually.
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I think you're giving Lelouch a bit of a free pass there. Your claim that geassing doesn't traumatize people because "they don't know what's going on" is a bit disingenuous. It strikes a bit of "everything is justified if no one knows about it". Mainly, we have people who have found out about his geassing them and have had incredibly negative emotional reactions. The most blatant example of this is Shirley (twice). The first time, she was looking into his eyes and screaming at him, literally begging him not to geass her. And once she finds out again, she is traumatized by it. Then, there's Euphie, who was writhing in horror at the order placed upon her. Sure, she doesn't remember the order after a few seconds, but those few seconds of emotion are still real.
And if Suzaku had contracted with C.C., he'd probably be crazier than ever right now. I'd imagine he'd devolve to what Mao became eventually.