Part 4, Chapter 4 Unsettled Movement Summary

Toby and Quath run themselves to exhaustion in the perpetual twilight. According to Quath, humans have lived her for tens of thousands of years. Toby wakes up to hear Shibo singing. Toby tries to repress her, but she is constantly present in his mind, insisting that he needs the help. Quath senses Toby's disquiet with the Shibo Personality. The alien suggests two solutions. Either Toby's self-sense should be reinforced, or the Shibo Personality removed from his spinal slot. Unfortunately, they do not have the medical equipment for either one. Toby tells Quath he will take care of the problem himself.

Part 4, Chapter 4 Unsettled Movement Analysis

Shibo has co-opted Toby's senses while he was asleep. The Personality says she needed an outing. Quath theorizes that human males are always angry and ruthless, almost brutish. Human females like Shibo...