"Yeah, I felt the same way. I... I swear to christ, I didn't want to even touch that mask—I still don't, but for a sec, it's like I forgot... Before I knew it, the damn thing was in my hands."

He shakes his head at Murphy, slow and with warning.

"They're not good to be around people here. Even if people don't want to even think about them, they do something to your head."