"My concern has always been with the fights!" he snapped, offended that his actions would ever be called into question like that.

"If you're the hosts of this game, then you must know the rules. Or perhaps you don't or are unwilling to share what those are directly. My other self--the one you just killed," he added rather angrily, "said you couldn't speak directly about things, Weber, so. How exactly do you propose I ask my questions and still receive my answers? I really don't have the time to waste asking questions that will just get me nowhere." And he pointed at the hourglass to emphasise his point.