GRGR(9) - Slothrop's No Dummy
David Morris
fqmorris at hotmail.com
Fri Sep 10 08:29:14 CDT 1999
Slothrop is amazingly aware the he's being scammed. He knows it's not just
paranoia. _They_ are manipulating him, but he follows their lure willingly.
Why? Lust? Curiosity? Conditioning? Inertia?
His only naivete would be in not knowing how _deep_ their power runs. Would
you or I be any more aware? Slothrop has all the trappings of a clown, but
underneath he's really pretty quick.
If Slothrop "takes a potion" before his "journey to a dark place," her name
is Katje. O-or maybe she IS that dark place.
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