Emotional Disconnect

Orin and the Entertainment

Has anyone else noticed/blogged about Orin having the same defects that we're beginning to see more of in Hal? Or Orin's similarities to the Entertainment?

When Orin is having sex with the non-Swiss spy woman, there's a scene that describes how "Orin can only give, not receive, pleasure." (596), which makes him seem as though he's a wonderful lover to the bajillion girls he's slept with. He's found that he needs these women to feel pleasure and completely in love with him, or under his control (very drug and addict-like, but not the point of this post).

Later in this scene, when the Wheelchair Assassin/survey-taker knocks on the door, Orin feels at his face, and then describes missing sneering at things he loves (p 599). This was especially interesting seeing he was feeling at his face, an action we usually see in Hal to confirm what expression he's currently wearing, paired with the description of an incompatible facial expression/emotion set. As in, "sneering" and "love" just don't generally go together. The passage ends with "Orin's smile wasn't as cool as he thought..." (601).

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