"Do you know what happens when you stare into television static?" "I don't have a television." "Christ! That's right, I'm sorry. You know, I could get you one. It'd be no problem. Actually, it would be a bit of a problem—no electricity, zero reception—but I could sort something out. I could make it work." "I'm good, my eyes have long since deflated and now sit folded like rotting sheets in the...