[It occurs to him that this might make Prefect sad. He's sort of like collateral damage. It's unfortunate. But Cassel also doesn't see any reason to lie. Anyway, it's probably obvious. At least Prefect believes. That's something, right?]
[He listens carefully to this explanation. It makes sense, in the same way that his own song makes sense. He is both sadistic and masochistic, and he is only now learning that those qualities are truly and intrinsically his, rather than something that was overlaid upon him, like a false memory.]
I'm still singing the wrong song, I think. Just sometimes it gets too loud and then I want to hurt people.
Spammm
I don't believe in my brother. Not like that.
[It occurs to him that this might make Prefect sad. He's sort of like collateral damage. It's unfortunate. But Cassel also doesn't see any reason to lie. Anyway, it's probably obvious. At least Prefect believes. That's something, right?]
[He listens carefully to this explanation. It makes sense, in the same way that his own song makes sense. He is both sadistic and masochistic, and he is only now learning that those qualities are truly and intrinsically his, rather than something that was overlaid upon him, like a false memory.]
I'm still singing the wrong song, I think. Just sometimes it gets too loud and then I want to hurt people.
[He glances at Patches, then at Prefect.]
The song goes away when I'm with him.