The work starts at fatal peril. Break that word in two. Fatal means dead, right? Peril. Deadly danger. You know, you’re driving down the highway and someone cuts you off and you’re like, ‘Fuck!’ Your hands come up”—he demonstrates with his hands, a defensive posture. One of the guys says, “Your manhood’s been challenged.” Jimmy nods. He tells them their heart rate increases, their muscles go hard, their face goes into a grimace. It’s all subconscious. They won’t know it, but it’s the limbic system’s response to threat. He demonstrates, outsized, clownish, and they laugh.
