[Now, he should be speaking as a voice of authority here. It's sort of his whole deal, to know what's going on. But he...doesn't recognize any of this. The Balladeer grimaces a little, looking from Elle to the rules again, to somewhere in the middle distance like he expects something to happen.

But it doesn't. After a moment, he decides he needs to just soldier on.]

If I had to...guess...I would say that it probably isn't a real school, and you've all been kidnapped. [...wait] And maybe I have, too.