"I think I'm learning pretty fast with that part," said Ren, moving on to Farfarello's arm as asked. The other man also had a slim frame, but was fairly muscular - scars aside, Ren was absently thinking he found his own body more attractive. Broader shoulders, he thought.

After a moment, he asked, "If the brainwashing thing happens every other night, then what happens during the time it doesn't?"