Escape from Spiderhead revealed the binary relationship between Jeff and Abnesti. Jeff believes he has no options other than to follow the workers at Spiderhead. However, until the end of the story, Jeff "acknowledged" that Abnesti and Verlaine were adding various drugs to his MobiPakTM when they asked for his permission. Jeff acted freely when he chose to offer no resistance to the workers. Jeff willingly submitted, which upheld the binary relationship between him and Abnesti.
Abnesti attempted to make Jeff believe that they had mutual recognition by reminding Jeff of nice things that Abnesti did for him. Abnesti used giving Jeff time to talk to his mother and buying cream for Jeff's athlete's foot to show he was Jeff's friend, but Abnesti dominated the relationship in actuality. By rebelling at the end and giving himself Darkenfloxx, Jeff attempted to reverse the binary relationship and take power from Abnesti. Jeff believed that if Abnesti could not use him for test results, then he could no longer control Jeff.
Hey Peyton I like your argument a lot! Very true about how Abnesti wanted to show he was Jeff's friend even though he controlled him constantly. Jeff did try to retaliate towards the end. Enjoyed your binary relationship perspective thanks for sharing.
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