Hal supine: Accomplice!, the blizzard, Weston — "Mario can recall violet-lit laces of…"
Mario can recall violet-lit laces of ferns and the wet meaty gloss of rubber-tree leaves.
Context
Inside Hal's own reconstruction of the Weston living room, the Green Babies corner is sourced — casually, present tense — to Mario's recall, not his. The family archive is distributed, and Hal cites his brother's memory the way you'd cite a reference work. The quiet grammar of the p. 950 crisis, caught in the act.