Houdini supposedly died because a fan punched him too hard before he could tense.

Or was that they ruptured his already inflamed appendix? I forget.

[but she's not wrong, and he knows it. he does already have the experience of the death of a friend coming without warning to compare it against and the truth is... they both. hurt. so intensely.]

... I told him, when he volunteered, someone was going to use that as a reason.

[and then Date had to go and actually use those words.]

I was still angry at him about the hesitating on speaking up about the votes, too. And yet, he still knew... I'd help him...

[he would have, too, if only the house would have let him!]