"We have all been their pawns since day one. They've studied us for fucking who knows how long, they know everything we like, how we live, how we act like--I wouldn't be surprised if all of this was playing out exactly like they planned," Rhett gestured vaguely with a sweeping arm.
"They want us to feel like we've got a choice when all our choices are given to us by Them in the first place," he look towards the ground, clenching and unclenching his fist.
"I don't want to hurt anybody--" Unnecessarily, anyway. "--but I don't want their punishment, either," he said quietly. "We could both get out of this without one of the others getting hurt."