[ He'd been afraid of this, honestly. And he's scared to die. But at the same time, he remembers his conversation with Nishitani at the last gathering after Roland's Rose Ceremony. Rhys draws in a shaky breath and pushes a hand through his hair. ]

I... Angel, if I'm going to die here, I want it to be on my own terms. I don't want to die, but the odds of surviving this thing... I don't know how good they are. PAL... he's enough of a conniving dick that he might be doing something to make us kill every week. Every Friday, Angel. Every Friday-- even though everyone's getting along, it still happens.

[ He shakes his head. ]

This... this is the only thing I could think of. Like-- like I said. It's your choice. I won't make you do anything you don't want to do.