>>66120285late and mucho texto reply here but its dead hours so w/e. for me I'll always miss the interactions, though rare, that he had with his genmates but honestly the only thing that's changed about him was the costume he wears. dude is the exact same more or less just a lot more isolated. (I was never into the idol stuff either so that made the transition easier as well) it is what it is unfortunately and it sucks it happened during what seemed to be a new era for the guy but sometimes life throws shit at you.
Luckily it got to the point where hearing the word Vesper or seeing pics doesn't make me feel anything anymore other than indifference so I guess I've completely moved on from the old persona and im capable of watching stars again without going through all stages of grief at once.