Hush, little baby

[Text] Doable, but you’d have to tell me why.

[text] i didn’t think you were lying to me… 

[text] well…now I’m a little suspicious… 

[Text] What would I stand to gain? My thought process is based on risk and reward - I don’t take a risk when there isn’t a reward.

[Text] Research. Figuring out Tetch’s tech, brushing up on the finer points of hypnotherapy - not exactly my division, you know.

[Text] Crane wouldn’t have reversed the process on his own - he likes watching you squirm too much. 

[text] I hope you don’t mind my complete lack of faith of you. 

[Text] And THAT is why you should have faith in me. Why I’m offended that you’d claim otherwise.

[Text] Because I resist my most basic instincts for your benefit. I’m selfish, vengeful, and cruel, but I treat you like a king. I go out of my way to protect you - and believe me, for anyone else, I wouldn’t bother.

[Text] You’re very uniquely privileged, Edward. I’d appreciate that.

[text] you stay away from me Thomas, I swear to god. 

[Text] Your wish is my command and etc. Odds are you won't be seeing me for a bit - I have work to do.

[Text] Good luck with your mother and all that. Visiting her, euthanizing her, whatever.

SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM!!! i WAS JUST GOOGLING THE IMAGES TO SHOW MY FRIEND

[Text] Doable, but you’d have to tell me why.

[text] i didn’t think you were lying to me… 

[text] well…now I’m a little suspicious… 

[Text] What would I stand to gain? My thought process is based on risk and reward - I don’t take a risk when there isn’t a reward.

[Text] Research. Figuring out Tetch’s tech, brushing up on the finer points of hypnotherapy - not exactly my division, you know.

[Text] Crane wouldn’t have reversed the process on his own - he likes watching you squirm too much. 

[text] I hope you don’t mind my complete lack of faith of you. 

[Text] And THAT is why you should have faith in me. Why I’m offended that you’d claim otherwise.

[Text] Because I resist my most basic instincts for your benefit. I’m selfish, vengeful, and cruel, but I treat you like a king. I go out of my way to protect you - and believe me, for anyone else, I wouldn’t bother.

[Text] You’re very uniquely privileged, Edward. I’d appreciate that.

[Text] Doable, but you’d have to tell me why.

[text] i didn’t think you were lying to me… 

[text] well…now I’m a little suspicious… 

[Text] What would I stand to gain? My thought process is based on risk and reward - I don't take a risk when there isn't a reward.

[Text] Research. Figuring out Tetch's tech, brushing up on the finer points of hypnotherapy - not exactly my division, you know.

[Text] Crane wouldn't have reversed the process on his own - he likes watching you squirm too much. 

[Text] Doable, but you’d have to tell me why.

[Text] Who says you don’t get to? Just wait until he can eat without a feeding tube again, then toss him in. It’ll be fun.

[Text] Hey, nobody’s perfect. Though I do come pretty damned close.

[Text] Come on, Edward, you’re smarter than that. What are Hatter cards typically used for?

[text] i happen to like getting into scraps with jon is all. It is our way of saying ‘i don’t know how to be affectionate so here is a punch in the face instead’ 

[text] you are not allowed to do that to me though

[text] it hypnotizes people, you’re saying he hypnotized me. I get that. 

[Text] One of which happens to be anger when my boyfriend’s ex decides to perform fun little experiments on him for kicks. Which I expressed in a prompt, healthy manner.

[Text] Incidentally, shortly before I broke his bony legs, he informed me that you medicate for PPD. I was aware previously, but I wasn’t aware that he’d decided it would be a lovely idea to ensure your medication no longer works. You know, because your hubby is in a torrid love affair with fear.

[Text] I give it a few days before the chemical imbalance starts to reach a peak. Enough time for you to wrap up this thing with dear old mom before your mental state goes downhill? One can hope.

[text] …only to be alarmed by your next statement. /excuse me/!? 

[Text] Depends on if you're paranoid that Jonathan really would do something like that (he would), or if you're paranoid that I'm lying to you for some reason.

[Text] Either way, I'm working on it. Perks of being a neurologist - I'm not in the dark here.

[Text] Doable, but you’d have to tell me why.

[Text] Who says you don’t get to? Just wait until he can eat without a feeding tube again, then toss him in. It’ll be fun.

[Text] Hey, nobody’s perfect. Though I do come pretty damned close.

[Text] Come on, Edward, you’re smarter than that. What are Hatter cards typically used for?

[text] i happen to like getting into scraps with jon is all. It is our way of saying ‘i don’t know how to be affectionate so here is a punch in the face instead’ 

[text] you are not allowed to do that to me though

[text] it hypnotizes people, you’re saying he hypnotized me. I get that. 

[Text] One of which happens to be anger when my boyfriend's ex decides to perform fun little experiments on him for kicks. Which I expressed in a prompt, healthy manner.

[Text] Incidentally, shortly before I broke his bony legs, he informed me that you medicate for PPD. I was aware previously, but I wasn't aware that he'd decided it would be a lovely idea to ensure your medication no longer works. You know, because your hubby is in a torrid love affair with fear.

[Text] I give it a few days before the chemical imbalance starts to reach a peak. Enough time for you to wrap up this thing with dear old mom before your mental state goes downhill? One can hope.

[Text] Doable, but you’d have to tell me why.

[text] hes still my friend. As soon as he’s able to walk, I’m getting him out of there. 

[Text] I won’t stop you, but we’re going to have to have a chat later about what else he did. Think of the Hatter card, and you’ll have a vague idea of what I’m going to tell you. Spoiler: you won’t like it.

[text] and you do have points I am not fond of either…

[text] i can tell you aren’t very happy about how stubborn I am on the subject, but I promise to make it up to you later. 

[text] what about the hatter card? 

[Text] Who says you don't get to? Just wait until he can eat without a feeding tube again, then toss him in. It'll be fun.

[Text] Hey, nobody's perfect. Though I do come pretty damned close.

[Text] Come on, Edward, you're smarter than that. What are Hatter cards typically used for?

[Text] Doable, but you’d have to tell me why.

[text] hes still my friend. As soon as he’s able to walk, I’m getting him out of there. 

[Text] I won't stop you, but we're going to have to have a chat later about what else he did. Think of the Hatter card, and you'll have a vague idea of what I'm going to tell you. Spoiler: you won't like it.

[Text] Doable, but you’d have to tell me why.

[text] …are you talking about Jon?… I’m going to visit Jon if I want to.

[Text] I know that was probably typical foreplay back in the day, but at this point it looks a little closer to sport, and you're the entertainment.

[Text] Doable, but you’d have to tell me why.

…well…ex patient. 

"Did Edward tell you, he suffers extreme Paranoia… one wouldn’t think so with the drug he takes… He takes medication for it, and that manages to keep it in line…mostly. He still has camera’s in every room of his warehouse… I simply… made it so the pills didn’t work as well…” Crane said quickly. Still purposely keeping the patient strapped to the table between them.

"Still performing your little experiments?" He smiled again, still disgustingly pleasant, head cocked at a predatory angle as he watched Crane's eyes dart. "Unfortunately for you, you lost the right to use Edward as your lab rat when I came into the picture. He's mine now; if you'd bothered to put together even a basic profile on me, you'd have known this was coming. Careless, Doc, I've got to say. Sloppy." But they'd talked long enough, hadn't they? He already had a basic idea of the issue - hypnosis, synapses not reabsorbing neurochemicals the way they should be - and he didn't need a psychologist to tell him where to start looking for a way to reverse the process.