"Susan," Annabelle says a bit more loudly. She doesn't sound angry, but she's trying to get through to him. Obviously, he's being obstinate about what he perceives as orders; she relates to it, but has never been on the receiving end of this behavior. "You are punishing your brother for something that isn't his fault!"

She did, of course, only 15 minutes ago, have a heavy suspicion he was a monster all without his humanity. But it's clear as ever he's more or less the same person, as far as she could tell (it wasn't like she ever saw Lauren cry before or anything). Just changed.

"He is a victim. Please find your calmness."