"If starving is a side effect of the control, all the better," Agathe spits, and sits down in one of the chairs across from Norton, the rigidity of her posture having relaxed only slightly now that she's able to speak without the hindrance of her second language.

"Perhaps." She drums her pointed fingers on the tabletop, considering Norton's theroy. "It's clear there are consequences for struggling. In which case-- the only way we'll learn more is to play the game as intended."