[The expression on Marco's face could be described as a "wry smile," though some might call the "smile" part into question. He spirals, yes, but nervous feels like an understatement. It's more as if...
Again, he takes a deep breath.]
I think about things. I... connect dots. But sometimes, dots aren't supposed to be-- Sometimes, there aren't even any dots. Not really. So I catch myself doing it, and I stop. But then I wonder... If... the dots aren't really there, why can I see them so clearly? How can I ignore them? Sometimes I just have to connect them and pretend I don't see the line. Sometimes I-- I get... stuck, drawing lines and erasing them and drawing them again because I'm not sure which one is right.
It's... something like that.
[At no point during that explanation did he make eye contact with Norman. On a potentially related note, now that he got it out of his system, he's not sure it's anything like what Norman was describing at all.]
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[The expression on Marco's face could be described as a "wry smile," though some might call the "smile" part into question. He spirals, yes, but nervous feels like an understatement. It's more as if...
Again, he takes a deep breath.]
I think about things. I... connect dots. But sometimes, dots aren't supposed to be-- Sometimes, there aren't even any dots. Not really. So I catch myself doing it, and I stop. But then I wonder... If... the dots aren't really there, why can I see them so clearly? How can I ignore them? Sometimes I just have to connect them and pretend I don't see the line. Sometimes I-- I get... stuck, drawing lines and erasing them and drawing them again because I'm not sure which one is right.
It's... something like that.
[At no point during that explanation did he make eye contact with Norman. On a potentially related note, now that he got it out of his system, he's not sure it's anything like what Norman was describing at all.]