"I don't believe you," Tommy answers, and he doesn't sound amused. Because he can see it all around them. It's worse than that, and he knows it. And he figures Billy takes it. Because he knows he does.

Too afraid of what his parents will do if he doesn't. Too scared and too hungry and too neglected. Look at him, just like Billy, but leaner. Clearly, for a guy that is otherwise identical beyond the transparency and green glow to Billy, he's too lean.