It's complicated, Tim. Elias' abilities literally allow him to get away with murder. It's how he got away with Gertrude's. He can change any digital information at will, cut and splice it how he wants. What's a video camera, if not a mechanical eye? He can also See everything and he watches... probably constantly. He'll likely know I'm telling you this now.
What he has is contracts. One with Agnes as her Dominant and employment contracts with a woman named Ginger and a man named Tsurugi. The times I've tried to fight Elias, he's taken it out on Agnes, putting her in Realignment, one of those Centers. It was horrible. God, what they did to her was so horrible, Tim. Elias never threatens me, just... everyone else. It's why I don't want you back at the Institute. If you can get away, if he's lost his grip on you, you're safe. He doesn't have Martin, either. The Lonely saw to that. Gerry I'm not sure about, but he's less associated with the Institute and more with the Ceaseless Watcher directly. I'm a dominant, but anything I try to do legally, he'll just turn it around on me. He has. He's seen me put in Realignment more than once, as well. I just look like a lunatic, and he's a model citizen.
cw: discussion of abusive relationship dynamics
Elias' abilities literally allow him to get away with murder.
It's how he got away with Gertrude's.
He can change any digital information at will, cut and splice it how he wants.
What's a video camera, if not a mechanical eye?
He can also See everything and he watches... probably constantly.
He'll likely know I'm telling you this now.
What he has is contracts.
One with Agnes as her Dominant and employment contracts with a woman named Ginger and a man named Tsurugi.
The times I've tried to fight Elias, he's taken it out on Agnes, putting her in Realignment, one of those Centers.
It was horrible.
God, what they did to her was so horrible, Tim.
Elias never threatens me, just... everyone else.
It's why I don't want you back at the Institute.
If you can get away, if he's lost his grip on you, you're safe.
He doesn't have Martin, either.
The Lonely saw to that.
Gerry I'm not sure about, but he's less associated with the Institute and more with the Ceaseless Watcher directly.
I'm a dominant, but anything I try to do legally, he'll just turn it around on me.
He has.
He's seen me put in Realignment more than once, as well.
I just look like a lunatic, and he's a model citizen.