That's her. Can't exactly force people to be her 'children' if she leaves 'em any choice about it.

[ Did it seem like Majima was a rebellious shit?

Because he was -- always had been. He hated being forced to stay here, he hated the idea of an overbearing divine 'mother', he hated that if he hadn't had the resources to pay his way out, he'd have had to eat human beings, too. ]

Fair warning: you've got until the next fog rolls around before you start changin', too.