And the more I think about it, they do not communicate with Isaiah at all. No....I think P does, Asa does not.
Has anyone ever noticed that when Asa films "talks" with Isaiah, they are not really talks at all. Its Asa talking at Isaiah, and guiding the conversation by saying things like "Well you know people need educated, so you....." or "well you've always been protective of Abbie so you...." or "you never resented being the 3rd caregiver..", etc. etc.
Its actually quite impressive on Asa's part. This is a technique that we use in counseling. Even law enforcement is trained to do it. You never want to ask an open ended question, ever. If you've asked something that can result in a yes or no answer you need to circle back and refine. And...Asa is correctly pushing the desired reply. We do that too. If one of my clients is denying something, I will eventually say something like "I bet you are scared that your P.O. may discover you've used. What is your plan?" It lets the client know I am aware they have used, and they have to provide an answer rather than "yeah" and "nope". If utilized properly I will hear- "I'm going to try to buy fake urine." -which is the information I want...affirmation of my suspicions. Asa wants his narrative affirmed. Clever clever. I wonder what he could have done with his life if he wasnt a narcissist? And Isaiah is majoring in psychology. I cant wait until he learns counseling/interviewing techniques, active listening/ reflecting back....LOL...he will be like, wow....I've been doing this all of my life!