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[ Had Dokja been trapped in a room with strangers, he might be going about this differently. A little more cavalier, a lot less concerned for the presentation to be put on, but Ciel is here and she knows more about him than he'd like to think about.

So he catches her look before he pulls his gaze away to instead roam over the two others he doesn't recognize. This is an odd situation to be placed in, but he's familiar with these sorts of... scenarios. The conditions are simple enough, the penalty an all too familiar one, and Dokja's silent as Vaati and Ciel speak up.

The gears in his mind are already turning. ]

We have other options. Shouldn't we consider death to be a last resort?

[ Funny, coming from Dokja himself. ]