Not so very different - though it wasn’t so very long ago, in the scheme of things. Perhaps, in retrospect, more complacent, but also less troubled. But in many ways Grant is, by choice, outwardly unchanging. Outwardly.
My first impressions were of calm and warmth. A very easy man to trust, and I’m sure in many ways, an easy man to love. - A. Kendrell
1.startled - out of place. something is unstuck. familiar things are unfamiliar & disconcerting. forgetfulness. distracted. just need a moment.
2. speaking is difficult. part of you over here, part over there. they’re not friends currently. leave me be leave me be. easier just to keep quiet… everything is slowly. no, slower. no too quick. turn that down
3. keep pushing - it won’t stay inside. anger and resentment and animal fear. moving too quickly like snapping - i said leave, leave me alone -
demiurge - a being responsible for the creation of the universe, in particular:
| 2. (in
Gnosticism and other theological systems) a heavenly being, subordinate
to the Supreme Being, that is considered to be the controller of the
material world and antagonistic to all that is purely spiritual.
Superuser Royce. I went with the idea, opposed to Red, of something both divine and monstrous. The design has influences from (actual, burning-with-divine-rapture) angels as well as other religious notions both subtle and not-so-subtle. (The halo, I might note, is just flashy - it’s not part of the ‘design’.)
He goes barefoot and fertile ground pops up where he puts his feet. Mostly, he would move about in the way of a ‘Speedy’ Man however. In opposition to Red, his influence is creative/regenerative.
