"It getting blown out of proportion is exactly the problem. We're in an enclosed ecosystem here. Once the rage starts it's going to spread and keep spreading, and every person who tells a story will make it worse. Trust me, I'm good at making that happen."

Need rubs his face tiredly, leaning back in his chair a little. "The guy who killed me never should have had a knife. That's on his warden, too, you're right. As is the bullshit his warden said to me after. That a bunch of inmates who enjoy murder got to spend the majority of an inhibition-lowering flood unsupervised is also on their wardens. There's a lot on you. Don't make it harder."