"Perhaps so." That was probably the best Billy was getting out of either of them. 'Not manipulating him'... Even without the double, it was fairly clear that they were manipulating Billy somehow. If nothing else, the assassination attempt and this strange homunculus were proof enough of that.

Peter could only hope that Billy could be made to see that, and they hadn't addled his brain permanently. This fervor over someone else's songs and ideas didn't suit him.

"Hmmm. Refresh my memory one last time, will you? When is this performance, again? I want to be certain I'm prepared."