[The copy is physically close to his counterpart, ear pressed against a beating heart and a shallowly rising and falling chest, but his eyes are fixed wholly on Cesar.]

You know what?

[Whether Cesar knows or not, he's going to tell him.]

I've realized something. It's not about sex, at all. I mean, it is, but there's so much more to it than just fucking. It's about making people do what I want... whether you're coming... or he's going... I will it.

[He mimics the heartbeat under his breath. Pa-pah. Pa-pah. Pa-pah.]