The Manipulated Living are often the close friends and neighbors of the Living Receiver ::
They are prone to irrational, bizarre and often violent behavior...
This is the unfortunate result of the task of The Manipulated Living, which is to assist the Living Receiver in returning the Artifact to the Primary Universe ::
The Manipulated Living will do anything to save themselves from Oblivion, War, Pollution and Famine, the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse...