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“We manipulate and, in turn, are manipulated. It is part of a natural cycle to which we have grown accustomed to. A tree will not always tell you when it will fall and people do not simply fall. They must first be UNDONE.”
An uninvited pause. He eyes the man like a WOLF staring at a WOUNDED DEER.
“And do you ALWAYS LISTEN TO YOUR BROTHER?”
❝ The NATURAL CYCLE, huh? Sounds like a nicer way of saying everyone u s e s each other. Not exactly a pleasant thought, to be honest, but it’s, uh, it’s a BELIEVABLE one. And the undoing of a person is more subtle, Dr. Lecter. Wood splinters and cracks, but a mind u n w i n d s . ------------------------------ ❞
Joey’s eyes are on the ground until Dr. Lecter speaks again. He is somewhere betwixt new shame and the WONDER of why he feels it.
❝ He is my older brother. I, um----I respect his opinion. I’m SUPPOSED to listen, aren’t I? ❞






