After all they'd been through, it was only fair to let them play as they pleased. So long as no one was actually being hurt, whatever games they wanted to play was fine with me.

[ Shu pauses -- she's right. He'd been conscripted into this little game of theirs, too, and they didn't really take no for an answer. ]

Maybe...if we convince someone to take our places, they'll let us go.

[ It plays into their game and it's only fair, right? The playing field would be even that way, no loss of bodies for them. The kids don't seem very picky about who plays with them, at least. ]