>Cortex Crumpler: "You know I couldn't go back there, but that's not what I'm talking about."
>Gesture around.
>"Look at this place.Why are we in this depressing void rather than someplace nice? We've both be herded here; I certainly didn't come because I wanted to And I'm certainly not going to be allowed to leave if I wanted. I'm a prisoner, and I suspect you would be too if you refused to play your part. And we're not going to have any kind of privacy, the judge there hasn't even considered leaving us alone, and my jailer, well...this is her place, how could I hope to escape her notice here?"
>Shake head and sigh. "
>"Anyways, I'll tell you why I'm really here. Because she wants me to repent. She wants me to break down and say I'm sorry and strike a blow against that voice that's been coming after her. That's all it is. She doesn't care about me or you. She cares about her status quo. She cares about beating her enemy, and that's all I am to her. That's all anyone has been to her, just tools. So, I refuse to play along any longer."