I’ve noticed other autistics mention how they gravitate to music with few if any rythm changes (Electronica is often a favorite though not my cup of tea). The drum machine here certainly fits the bill. See also “Beep“, “Danger“, “Don’t Worry“, “Fool’s Gold“, and “Dirty Back Road”, infra, for other examples.
You got me on the end of a string
You throw me down but you won’t let me go
You got me wrapped around your little finger
You know I gotta come back
Like a boomerang, Like a bad deed
Like a bounced check, Like a rubber ball
Like a Yo-Yo
Yo-Yo finishes the table setting for the remainder of Destination Unknown. Project Update is an amalgamation of many such meetings, as declared–‘each meeting unfolded along the same recognizable pattern.’ Much later, around the time of Chapter 26 (August 1, 2018, to be precise), The MP was such a spectacular jerk at one such meeting that the following day I sat down with the team and walked them through “the meeting” pattern. They seemed bewildered by what I was saying; afterwards I regretted doing it, but I would get the occasional smirk from one of them when I would offhandedly refer to ‘the disclaimer of responsibility portion of that meeting’ or some such in conversation. Nevertheless, my talk with the team reinforced to me that openly calling out a narcissist would be a grievous error.
Likewise, The Token is an amalgamation of many conversations with Jane, again setting the table for future scenes. At least that was the intention. For instance, the lunch meeting occurred around my third month on the job, but the “I’ll be the token” exchange in the final paragraph actually occurred around Chapter 16 and was via instant message.
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