| Jules: | This poem seems dark. |
| Andrei: | It's good to counterbalance the lighter stuff. A certain amount of shock saves us from complacence. Too much, however, can immobilize. |
| Soo: | I don't mind gloom if a solution is suggested. Dis poem, however, seems noir & resigned to oblivion – it's utterly hopeless. |
| Ellesha: | Every dilemma has solutions if we're creative. |
| Philyra: | That's naive. In some scenarios, checkmate occurs. |
