[ suddenly, gilbert's disapproval earlier over rhys' remarks about changing things make more sense. he wonders if gilbert's done the same kind of thing as break, been tricked by this demon too but he's not going to ask yet. instead he listens to break and bites his tongue on one or two comments he's pretty sure it would be inappropriate to reply with.

and that leads him to one question. kind of callous but isn't that what this whole conversation is? ]

So, you made a deal with a demon and the demon betrayed you. [ rhys' thoughts flicker to jack for a moment but he ignores it. ] And now you're here, wanting to rig the system to win this horror show and...

[ it kind of sounds like he's implying this might be a mistake. ]

What if you're just supposed to be dead?