[he opens his mouth, closes it again - the discomfort he feels seems to spike. he takes a bite out of his mochi to keep himself preoccupied, but even that doesn't last long enough. eventually, hesitantly:]

I... don't like this. Nothing is adding up. The disease, the rules that he is made to follow - does he not arrive in the theater when he dies? Surely he would know about the ratings revival, being the Producer...

Or were we correct earlier in assuming that Lithuania is not at the top in terms of power?