[It's not like Felix has ever been shy about admitting what he wants most out of the Barge; not since he came back. He's said it openly, publicly: the Admiral's taken the right to die from his inmates, just as much as any other right. But still, right now, he's upset enough as it is, and it seems to be increasingly not worth bringing it up. Some inmates agree with him. Most wardens don't. The few that like him try to bring him around and get exasperated that he won't come.

So he stiffens a little at her addendum and glances away, pressing his lips tight together.]

That's not necessarily permanent, either. [He says it as neutrally as he can, tries not to sound as bitter as he feels about it.] Do you think that's the idea? To instill some... new paradigm of impermanence in us?