[As fiercely as Simon feels about Kieren, that doesn't mean that he doesn't still get angry with him sometimes. The snide response now, the glibness of it, sparks a flare in Simon's eyes. This isn't something to joke about. This is important. He turns to face Kieren fully, which means turning the full force of his intensity on him as well. His voice stays low, but he's never needed to raise it; his eyes are like lasers.]
Enough people for it to be true, Kieren. That all the prisoners here -- most of the prisoners here -- they're living dead.
[Which is not the same as undead, and if it is true, he doesn't know what to do about it. He just doesn't. If they're like him, then that wasn't what he'd signed on for, playing prison guard to his own kind. If they're not... then what does that mean?]
[Spam]
Enough people for it to be true, Kieren. That all the prisoners here -- most of the prisoners here -- they're living dead.
[Which is not the same as undead, and if it is true, he doesn't know what to do about it. He just doesn't. If they're like him, then that wasn't what he'd signed on for, playing prison guard to his own kind. If they're not... then what does that mean?]