I'm thinkin' pretty much the same thing here. I think that maybe he's repressed some aspects of his parents' relationship that he'd sooner forget. I'm sure he sees now that it's because of the tech, or because that brings it out in them. It would be an interesting thing to explore more in book 3.
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"Expect me, when you see me."
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"Expect me, when you see me."