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'Right, well... I think we all know the reason we're here, so perhaps we should begin the discussion. In a civilised manner, naturally.'

'I think that means you.'

'...Thanks Wed, but I figured that out for myself.'

'No offence to you, of course, but we all know that your temper can get the best of you at times.'

'Can I at least be given the opportunity to be a cunt before everyone starts shitting on me? I am planning on keeping my shit in check, otherwise there'd have been no fucking point in us all coming here.'

'Would you like to move to the sofa, Mr Dowsdell? If you think it'd be comfier than staying in your wheelchair, then I have no problem helping you to move.'

'Thank you, but I'll stay here. ...So...'

'Why? And not just why this, but why did you tell Abraxas about what Wed confided in you throughout her sessions with you? Why have you been so quick and so eager to throw us under the bus for that cunt?'

'Standing up to Abraxas is... difficult. Very difficult. A sentiment I'm aware you and your siblings agree with. I just... couldn't. He was paranoid about how his parenting looked. His eldest three children all deciding to seek solace in the school counsellor instead of him? He didn't want to run the risk of his reputation being sullied.'

'And instead of enduring the kind of hardships that me, Laz and Wed went through, you decided to roll over and play servant?'

'...I wasn't going to say anything. He came to see me and demanded information. I cracked under the pressure. Regardless of recent events, I have always taken my job seriously, and I hate the leverage that he has over me. Obviously it would have been desperately inappropriate to say this while you were still a student, but you and I are actually far more alike than you realise.'

'How?'

'Oh God.'

'Don't push it.'

'It's time I came clean, though.'

'If that's what you wanna do, you do it. I'm just sayin' take your time.'

'My spirit, my sense of personal strength and resilience have all been left as crushed as my spine, thanks to that awful, evil man. There was a woman. We were going to get married -'

'- Oh Jesus, I know enough about Abraxas' philandering ways to know where this is going.'

'I wouldn't normally talk to you about his involvement with women in that sort of way, but... this is all related. I need to get this out, but please give me time. This is... this is so hard to talk about.'

'I'll shut up then.'

'A-Anyway, her and I, we had a good relationship, I thought. But, as you predicted, she had her head turned by Abraxas, and I didn't realise it for a while. But he was showering her with money, jewellery, other materialistic things. I discovered she had been cheating on me, and I think she'd been playing us both for a while. She was getting access to Abraxas' bank account, whereas I provided her with love and attention, so she was getting the best of both worlds out of us. Looking back, I can see now what I was too blind to acknowledge then. She was selfish, obviously. Very selfish, perhaps borderline narcissistic as well. I don't know. I'm not qualified to make a diagnosis for her. I didn't think Phaedra and I had any issues that couldn't be talked out -'

'Phaedra?!'

'Mum?!'

'...Yes.'

'So all the times I told you about how badly Mum acted, you knew I was talking about your ex...?'

'I'm afraid so.'

'Sorry...'

'Don't apologise, Wednesday. The relationship I had with her and the relationship you had were separate, and her and I split up before you were born. The history I had with her was irrelevant and it was my job to let you talk about the problems you were having.'

'I am actually speechless. I honestly don't know what to say. Stunned.'

'So did she just dump you for Abraxas then? Not to rub it in if yes, I mean.'

'No. She was happy to continue seeing us both. Abraxas was the reason her and I parted. He... He...!'

'Take it slow, man.'

'He wanted me out of the picture, so - so he sent her!'

'I can only assume that in this context, "her" is referring to a different woman to Granny dearest?'

'...Maybe we should take a break.'

''s'okay. 'm'alright.'

'Deep breaths.'

'She - she's no woman. She's the devil. Sh-she's the closest thing to a real living, breathing demon.'

'She's... that bitch is the reason I'm left now as this pitiful cripple.'

'...Am I right in assuming that you mean to say that this devil-woman put you in that wheelchair?'

'Yeah. Phil told me this a while ago, and yeah, you're spot on.'

'He - Abraxas - sent her a-after me, s-so Phaedra wouldn't want to be with me any more a-and be free and single for - for him to snap up. It was - it was torture. Genuine torture. M-Most of it I've blacked out b-but I still remember her unnerving s-stare a-and that laugh... The most I can remember from that n-night was feeling pain a-as she mutilated my hands...'

'...So that's why you made that announcement. Because Abraxas had you tortured and you were too fucking scared to say no in case he sent her round again.'

'C-Close. He did send her round again -'

'- Oh my God!'

'Sh-She told me Abraxas had a favour. I tried, I - Indigo, I promise, I really tried! I - I told her I c-couldn't betray m-my position like the way they were asking me...'

'Don't. ...I get it. You don't need to explain yourself to me any more.'

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