[Even with the knowledge of this place and what it entailed, his attitude doesn't shift. She takes the yakult with a distracted murmur of thanks. It's true she's all nerves — now that she'd realized that this was not a dream, and perhaps not even a Palace, the feeling of being trapped is settling in. It's not unlike the sick dread she'd experienced while dealing with Kamoshida — a sudden awareness of how powerless she was.]
... Why they're doing this. I'd-
[Try to stop them, she almost says. But Carmen had been as quiet as the dead since she'd gotten here. What could she do?]
... I don't know. But there has to be a reason. It can't just be some - some stupid game!
[The more she thinks about it, the more upset she seems to get.]
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... Why they're doing this. I'd-
[Try to stop them, she almost says. But Carmen had been as quiet as the dead since she'd gotten here. What could she do?]
... I don't know. But there has to be a reason. It can't just be some - some stupid game!
[The more she thinks about it, the more upset she seems to get.]