"Huh... did people come back after they were killed like they do here?" Because he thinks he could take a little murder in exchange for freedom if the dying wasn't permanent.

"Oh fork, sign me up." Knowing there's no escape from the Nurse forever has made the idea of graduating feel beyond pointless. "... but at least if we're stuck here we're stuck here together now," he adds quietly, and he starts making biscuits on lao Zhao's shoulder.