Dealing with him as my someone, I meant. I think we'd all be royally screwed then.

[Except now this has him thinking of who his inmate might wind up being, and that reminds him of the disturbing stories he's been starting to hear from some of them. He frowns, the humor fading from his expression.]

Kieren?

[It's tough. Everything he's heard so far is based on hearsay of other hearsay. No one seems to have proof of anything. But if Kieren says it, if Kieren says he believes it, Simon knows he will, too.]

Is it true what they say about this place? That all the inmates are...