The whatever-it-was must have been created by the cult, for some reason -- but was it really complaining about things? It certainly seemed to have been giving Billy trouble, which was all to the good, really. Why it would be doing that didn't matter very much, at the moment.

He listened to Meister's one-sided enthusiastic rambling... It wasn't difficult to figure out what that fake Doll was "saying," actually. And what the cult must be offering. That should have been enough to put William in this state, though, surely...?

"You know, perhaps I have been somewhat unfair, since they have been so accomadating. If you tell me all about this performance once again, sweet William, I promise I will listen oh-so-nicely this time. You seem all a-twitter over it! Why, I haven't seen you this nervous in months!"