The superior with the "capacity for abstractions" Marathe lacks

texture · 30 Apr / 1 May YDAU

• When: The continuing overnight Marathe–Steeply parley on the desert shelf, 30 Apr into 1 May YDAU.
• What: Trying to follow the psychology of Steeply's self-mortifying field-disguises, Marathe gives up: the psychomechanics exceed him, and the narration locates the capacity he lacks in his two superiors — the clearest statement of Broullîme's role as one of the cell's two abstract minds, paired with Fortier. Pure characterization; not present.