[Petulantly,] That's not what I meant. [That's exactly what he meant. But it also isn't. His parents are terrifying people in their complexity. Luke can't begin to understand it.]
[It occurs to Luke, with sudden clarity, that he's been speaking to his father for this entire time without- what? Violence? Flinching from violence? Just what had he been expecting? What does he ever expect?]
[That's the problem. He never knows.] Well- thank you for telling me. I'm sure she's... [Sane?] ...very nice.
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[It occurs to Luke, with sudden clarity, that he's been speaking to his father for this entire time without- what? Violence? Flinching from violence? Just what had he been expecting? What does he ever expect?]
[That's the problem. He never knows.] Well- thank you for telling me. I'm sure she's... [Sane?] ...very nice.