Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-33904527-20181023000626/@comment-33904527-20181023170335

1: Daniel killed a baby, not a groundhog. Hence the description: "big heads, no necks, small legs, large torsos". I wanted the horror of that moment of realisation to be from reading the story, not me explaining it. Daniel is so detached from reality he uses the "codeword" groundhog instead of baby. 2: There is a script used by Dr Fletcher on the clipboard that details every action Daniel makes when in the presence of a doctor. He has been in the mental hospital so long, his speeches and outbursts have become predictable enough to be predicted each day. Think of a script an actor uses. 3: The hospital gives medication to Daniel, making him think he has no eyes, as a way to monitor his reaction.