( Clementine shakes her head. Her jaw locks tight as she folds her arms across her chest, surveying the rest of the chess board. )

I'm positive they like seeing us squirm. They get some sick entertainment out of it. ( She swallows thickly, shifting on her feet. ) Maybe they're trying to show there's stakes to it by using us as pieces... or maybe they're just trying to show we don't have any control after all like we thought.

Didn't really need an extra lesson in that.