“Child, I am almost forty years old. I’ve spent my entire life thinking about how to be a better person. My capacity to be a terrible person is undiminished by that work, as a pit is undiminished by the construction of a tower. But I can set myself aright when I falter. I don’t need to be spurred.” They self-consciously smoothed their cassock over their hips. “I recommend psilocin mushrooms to all those who suffer an overcast of character. I’ve used them before.”
