My shows, all that magic, the crowds feeding into the rituals, it-- I kind of... [ Fuck, this is hard, because it's painful, all the memories surrounding it are painful. And it's shameful, too, how stupid and reckless he'd been, because this kind of shit doesn't just happen to 99.9% of Gifted people in the first place. But here comes Jeff, world champion at fucking up. ] I kind of... accidentally... pulled a demon to me.
[ Oddly, it was easier to mention that to Alex-- somebody with experience with the fuckers, but not from his world-- than to Cam. He laughs, dry and humorless, and adds: ]
It said it was my biggest fan. I still remember that. The first thing it ever said to me... [ Jeff pauses, brow furrowed as he thinks back on it. ] It's like something takes up residence in your head. And you're pretty sure it's not you, but sometimes you wonder: "Is this me? Am I just crazy?"
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My shows, all that magic, the crowds feeding into the rituals, it-- I kind of... [ Fuck, this is hard, because it's painful, all the memories surrounding it are painful. And it's shameful, too, how stupid and reckless he'd been, because this kind of shit doesn't just happen to 99.9% of Gifted people in the first place. But here comes Jeff, world champion at fucking up. ] I kind of... accidentally... pulled a demon to me.
[ Oddly, it was easier to mention that to Alex-- somebody with experience with the fuckers, but not from his world-- than to Cam. He laughs, dry and humorless, and adds: ]
It said it was my biggest fan. I still remember that. The first thing it ever said to me... [ Jeff pauses, brow furrowed as he thinks back on it. ] It's like something takes up residence in your head. And you're pretty sure it's not you, but sometimes you wonder: "Is this me? Am I just crazy?"