Chapter Fourteen
Jason is back in LA, in what seems to be early morning. The Las Vegas
pols hand Jason and Ruth over to the LA pols and scram. As they are
taken inside, Jason is trying to think about what he can say to the
police general that does not sound like a lie or insanity.
Jason and Felix meet. Felix is a well dressed, nice as in friendly
looking dude in his mid 50s with grey hair and expensive looking
glasses. Felix puts Ruth aside for now and lets Jason into his office
suite, which surprises Jason in its luxury. Felix says that it doesn't
show up in photos, but guesses Jason is a Six. This is pretty thunderous
to Jason, who asks if Felix is also a Six; Felix grinning holds up
seven fingers.
Chapter Fifteen
We swap perspectives to Felix, who is feeling pretty smug. When
surprised to be dealing with a Six, the lie that Felix is a Seven
somehow always works. In the relation of power, this is necessary, as
anybody not a Six's equal is an inferior, an "ordinary." But for some
reason, the lie that Felix is a step *above* a six somehow works. He
briefly remembers a conversation he and Alys had about this. I think
there's also a reference to Kathy's kind of thinking, as Alys dismisses
the whole thing - and somehow, this dislike causes the whole idea to
stop existing as far as Alys is concerned.
Back in the General's plush office, he sells the lie a bit. Then Felix
asks for breakfast to be brought in, then asks the question: how the
hell did Jason wipe out all of his records?
(Note: I'm not skipping details any more than I usually do; the chapters have just gotten really short.)
Saturday 15 July 2023
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said; Chapter 14-15
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