Talk:The Cell Phone Game/@comment-30906514-20161231130638/@comment-31077845-20170218011038

Go read the sequel. It's by Rottenbacher. It explains what I suspected, which is basically after wearing the armband long enough and being treated like a Nazi long enough, he eventually began to simply act the role rather than continuing to fight it. He even literally addresses EXACTLY what you're saying, that some speculate his self-torture devices are a decoy for his shield, but he never even thought about it until Stephanie came along, but now he's thinking it might be a good idea.