[ this is probably the most a killer has ever talked to Jonathan, and it's a little weird. who knew any of them could be so garrulous? he blinks, trying to get through the pure oddity of it. ]

You're really optimistic. Free will seems like an illusion here ... but maybe it was an illusion back home, too.

[ could this place be ... a grand metaphor for the world at large? no, never mind. he doesn't want to think about that right now. ]

What about your friends? Do they feel the same way?