"Except for the ones that don't come out, of course," Alpha pointed out. He leaned close, smiling a wide, toothy grin that had been made perfect by the Dollhouse long before he'd come to this city.

"You think this is new to me? I was born in blood. There is nothing I've done here that I haven't done where I come from and wouldn't do again, and I don't need some hyped up child killer preaching to me about how the Arena will 'change' me into a bitter old bitch who can't stand who they've become."

He leaned back again. "And frankly, that's just hurtful. I'm really very nice when you get to know me."