[With his major point of concern addressed, or at least as close to addressed as possible in this crummy situation, it's time to take a deep breath and try to get a handle on everything else happening.]
I know it's just a simulation, but...
[There's only so much that knowing this can do to lessen the intensity. He looks away from her, wincing a little as the faint screams from beyond the walls of their cell seem to reach a peak and slowly die down. None of the other prisoners are familiar to him, but they all have a distinct look in their eyes, like frightened animals.
If he were going to be conspiratorial, he'd be wondering if they've been set up in some way because there really doesn't seem like there's anything that can be learned here other than this would appear to be a pretty gruesome moment in El Nysa's history.]
Maybe we're supposed to help them?
[He awkwardly pushes himself upright, taking a closer look at the heavy chains binding his wrists and ankles to the stone wall. But if they're supposed to be learning something rather than this being some kind of training exercise, it would suggest that they're meant to be passive observers instead.]
it's trauma time
I know it's just a simulation, but...
[There's only so much that knowing this can do to lessen the intensity. He looks away from her, wincing a little as the faint screams from beyond the walls of their cell seem to reach a peak and slowly die down. None of the other prisoners are familiar to him, but they all have a distinct look in their eyes, like frightened animals.
If he were going to be conspiratorial, he'd be wondering if they've been set up in some way because there really doesn't seem like there's anything that can be learned here other than this would appear to be a pretty gruesome moment in El Nysa's history.]
Maybe we're supposed to help them?
[He awkwardly pushes himself upright, taking a closer look at the heavy chains binding his wrists and ankles to the stone wall. But if they're supposed to be learning something rather than this being some kind of training exercise, it would suggest that they're meant to be passive observers instead.]