Chapter 10 Summary

After watching Valis again, the friends agree that Fat's experiences are real. They wonder if the Empire ends when Nixon is unseated. Kevin studies the Bible's two apocalyptic books and discovers a description of Nixon: harsh, grim, powerful, but then broken, not by human hands. Fat begins worrying about actually finding the truth. David sees Valis and is pleased that it shows that whatever God does and believes is real. Kevin baits him about the meaning of nothing and God's will. They realize that they are no longer friends comforting Fat, but people controlled by VALIS/Zebra. They could see the flash of pink and end up anywhere in space and time. Human history has been deflected. The plasmate of apostolic times has emerged angry after 2,000 years and has struck the imperial U.S. presidency. They realize that Sherri's Christianity would not bear...