"No sweetheart, I don't think we can. I'm sure there are worse things if we say no. The only thing we can do is go in and hope we die quickly, or try to win. Somehow I don't think we're really the type to win."

He felt so sorry for this girl, he could tell how large a toll this was taking on her. If he was a little more heroic he would try to help her win, but he wasn't any better off than her.