But you must be. It's to live in the new world. You'll be well after this, it's all right.

[Because that's reassuring. Enoch's just, as stated, amused by the disorientation. Just a step. One that makes for some interesting conversations. It's a helplessness he enjoys dealing with, less of the gruesome resentment and pain and more something that can simply be talked through.

Amazing, how his desire to help the helpless wound up twisted until it almost, almost resembled what it was.]

Do you remember where you were before this? Do you believe this is the same world the Prophet lived in?

[It's a patient, teaching tone, meant to lead through encouraging questions. This is the role he's taken up, the only one that makes sense.]

[Oddly endearing - also oddly disconcerting. He found the disconcerting more odd in his current state, though once he left it would be the reverse.]

Norfinbury. Do you remember? The Prophet saw when we did not.

She saw the end of everything. The old world.

[He likes this one!]

It's good that you're asking questions. It's important to want to learn.

You're certainly smarter than certain others. But...clearly, you still do need to learn, so long as you fear conversion. It's all right. It's there to help you, and so are we. So is the Prophet.

It's to teach you humility and helplessness.

[This time it's repeated simply, as if learned by rote.]

It can be painful, but it doesn't last forever.

It isn't pointless and you're the one who's unwell, friend. You'll see in time. I'm sorry to hear you still resent us. I hope the Prophet comes to take you in, too.

[It's almost as if the brainwashing only consists of a handful of new ideas!]

There are no doctors among us yet, but with the Prophet's guidance we're all just as good. I'm not the one assigned to you, however - the one who is will likely guide you better than I. I should still like to do my best to help.

It isn't right, after all, to refuse to aid anyone who needs it.

I'm afraid that's a sign you aren't ready yet.

[Because that makes a lot of sense. At least it matches what all the other converts say.]

You will know it. You will know what the Prophet wants of you.

[As if this is self-evident in the slightest.]

It won't seem so idiotic when it's complete, I assure you. This will all make sense in time.

[He's like Beckett, asking questions and probing, but...he's not sure he likes the approach. It's not the same "ready" approach, like he's asking towards a specific end rather than learning for learning's sake.

No, he definitely doesn't like it.]

At least I hope it will...I wouldn't like it if any of you weren't successfully converted.

I don't want anyone to die...it would be out of my hands if you did. I'm sure you won't. You're all such a promising group. ...Mostly. There are one or two of you I worry for, but...I'm sure we can all make it if we keep trying.

[Exactly what he might say if he wasn't brainwashed, except he wouldn't mean torture and breaking into compliance.]