considers him god but refers to him as a hand thereof…and when her vision of him begins to blur, as does her own self. but i think this extends beyond easterman — and i think she forms a habit of obsessing over people this way. maybe easterman is just the worst of it.
⟋ ⠀ habitual curiosity…i’ve mentioned to sharkey but i just can’t place whether this is genuine curiosity or a fixation developing into obsession — with how emily begins to distance herself and question easterman as well as her own mind? i think it could very well be a matter
of obsession. i think emily obsesses naturally — especially in terms of vanity and presentation. she’s well and carefully spoken, and she has a fixed point of appearance.
when these things begin to slip, it’s because of doubt. she’s religious in regards to easterman﹔ she
[⠀*⠀𝑎 ⠀ 𝑝𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒,] ⠀ i ⠀ find ⠀ they ⠀ hinder ⠀ genuine ⠀ results. ⠀ he ⠀ wouldn’t ⠀ approve. ⠀ [⠀herein, ⠀ a ⠀ flicker ⠀ of ⠀ a ⠀ smile ⠀ ⸻ ⠀ though ⠀ it ⠀ only ⠀ touches ⠀ the ⠀ corner ⠀ of ⠀ either ⠀ eye.]
sedatives, ⠀ [⠀it ⠀ is ⠀ pristine: ⠀ an ⠀ echo ⠀ in ⠀ too ⠀ kind ⠀ a ⠀ tone. ⠀ middle ⠀ digit ⠀ searches ⠀ despite ⠀ protest, ⠀ pad ⠀ eager ⠀ to ⠀ locate ⠀ its ⠀ target.] ⠀ i ⠀ tend ⠀ not ⠀ to ⠀ administer ⠀ them. ⠀ i ⠀ find…
gaze ⠀ flicks ⠀ heavenward, ⠀ mind ⠀ saturated ⠀ with ⠀ dreams ⠀ of ⠀ open ⠀ sky… ⠀ what ⠀ color ⠀ is ⠀ it ⠀ now﹖ ⠀ has ⠀ her ⠀ memory ⠀ begun ⠀ to ⠀ slip ⠀ again…﹖