[ takes scaramouche's arm and starts to lead him to the door. ] Nonsense. We don't need to get too crazy... yet. I'm just interested in getting familiar with the tools of the trade, is all, and I'll even let you use some of your abilities on me in return.

I'm not dead, no. I'll take a lot to kill me and keep me dead. I'm here under contract, like you. We're both auditions, yes? [ so the details of how he originally got into this hell hole are a little fuzzy, but... he knows the end goal is to make a wish and GTFO. ]