K-Pax (75 page)
O
n
th
e
lighte
r
side
,
Chuc
k
presente
d
pro
t
wit
h
a
drawin
g
summarizin
g
hi
s
assessmen
t
o
f
th
e
human
race
,
on
e
o
f
man
y
attempts
,
I
discovered
,
t
o
impres
s
pro
t
s
o
tha
t
h
e
woul
d
tak
e
Chuc
k
t
o
K-PA
X
with
him
.
I
t
i
s
reproduce
d
here:
Purel
y
b
y
coincidenc
e
thi
s
diagra
m
describe
d
almos
t
perfectl
y
ou
r
secon
d
applican
t
fo
r
th
e
position
o
f
permanen
t
director
.
H
e
obviousl
y
ha
d
no
t
bathe
d
i
n
week
s
o
r
eve
n
months
.
A
blizzar
d
o
f
dandruff
snowe
d
fro
m
hi
s
hea
d
an
d
drifte
d
ont
o
hi
s
shoulders
.
Hi
s
teet
h
seeme
d
t
o
b
e
covere
d
wit
h
lichen
.
And,
lik
e
th
e
previou
s
candidate
,
Dr
.
Choate
,
wh
o
checke
d
hi
s
fl
y
ever
y
fe
w
minutes
,
th
e
ma
n
cam
e
with
excellen
t
references.
Sessio
n
Eleven
I
ha
d
bee
n
gazin
g
ou
t
m
y
offic
e
windo
w
a
t
a
croque
t
matc
h
o
n
th
e
law
n
belo
w
jus
t
befor
e
pro
t
came
i
n
fo
r
hi
s
nex
t
interview
.
I
nodde
d
towar
d
th
e
frui
t
baske
t
an
d
aske
d
hi
m
wha
t
sort
s
o
f
game
s
h
e
had
playe
d
a
s
a
boy
.
"W
e
don'
t
hav
e
game
s
o
n
K-PAX,
"
h
e
replied
.
"W
e
don'
t
nee
d
them
.
No
r
wha
t
you
cal
l
`jokes,
'
"
h
e
added
,
scrutinizin
g
a
drie
d
fig
.
"I'v
e
notice
d
tha
t
huma
n
being
s
laug
h
a
lot
,
eve
n
a
t
things
tha
t
aren'
t
funny
.
I
wa
s
puzzle
d
b
y
thi
s
a
t
firs
t
unti
l
I
understoo
d
ho
w
sa
d
you
r
live
s
reall
y
are."
I
wa
s
sorr
y
I
ha
d
asked.
"B
y
th
e
way
,
thi
s
fi
g
ha
s
a
pesticid
e
residu
e
o
n
it."
"Ho
w
d
o
yo
u
kno
w
that?"
"
I
ca
n
se
e
it."
"Se
e
it
?
Oh.
"
I
ha
d
forgotte
n
abou
t
hi
s
ultraviole
t
vision
.
Wit
h
tim
e
a
t
a
premium
,
I
nonetheles
s
could
no
t
resis
t
th
e
opportunit
y
t
o
as
k
hi
m
wha
t
ou
r
worl
d
looke
d
lik
e
fro
m
hi
s
perspective
.
I
n
response
,
he
spen
t
nearl
y
fiftee
n
minute
s
tryin
g
t
o
describ
e
a
n
incredibl
y
beautifu
l
visag
e
o
f
vibrantl
y
colore
d
flowers,
birds
,
an
d
eve
n
ordinar
y
rocks
,
whic
h
li
t
u
p
lik
e
gem
s
fo
r
him
.
Th
e
sk
y
itsel
f
too
k
o
n
a
shimmering,
bright
,
viole
t
aur
a
throug
h
hi
s
eyes
.
I
t
appeare
d
tha
t
prot'
s
vist
a
wa
s
tantamoun
t
t
o
bein
g
permanently
hig
h
o
n
on
e
o
r
anothe
r
psychedeli
c
drug
.
I
wondere
d
whethe
r
va
n
Gog
h
ha
d
no
t
enjoye
d
a
similar
experience.
H
e
ha
d
pu
t
dow
n
th
e
offensiv
e
fi
g
whil
e
h
e
expounde
d
o
n
hi
s
exceptiona
l
faculty
,
an
d
foun
d
one
mor
e
t
o
hi
s
liking
.
Whil
e
h
e
masticate
d
I
carefull
y
proceeded
:
"Las
t
time
,
unde
r
hypnosis
,
yo
u
tol
d
me
abou
t
a
frien
d
o
f
yours
,
a
n
Eart
h
being
,
an
d
hi
s
father'
s
death
,
an
d
hi
s
butterfl
y
collection
,
an
d
som
e
other
things
.
D
o
yo
u
remembe
r
an
y
o
f
tha
t
now?"
