[well. that sure was a trip and a half, wasn't it.
to say that he's out of sorts is underselling it by a long shot: it takes him far more time than it ought to for him to recognize the body his mind is sending signals to is actually his-- because, wow, losing that mind-body connection must be even more fun when you actually and literally lose it, huh? he's snapped and dissociated over much less emotionally, physically, and psychically intense events before.
and wouldn't everyone just love to see Norma Bates just one last time?]
...
[but, no. the person standing there, staring in slack-jawed bewilderment (and fear, but just a little bit) at everything, is as Norman Bates as Norman Bates is ever gonna get. god and his small favors.]
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to say that he's out of sorts is underselling it by a long shot: it takes him far more time than it ought to for him to recognize the body his mind is sending signals to is actually his-- because, wow, losing that mind-body connection must be even more fun when you actually and literally lose it, huh? he's snapped and dissociated over much less emotionally, physically, and psychically intense events before.
and wouldn't everyone just love to see Norma Bates just one last time?]
...
[but, no. the person standing there, staring in slack-jawed bewilderment (and fear, but just a little bit) at everything, is as Norman Bates as Norman Bates is ever gonna get. god and his small favors.]