Each option is creepy in its own way, but I'm not the best judge here. I can't imagine why anyone would even subject themselves to such transformation willingly. No matter the benefit they can gain through this.

[Kell shrugs. That's a question with no good answer. A month ago, he might have a litany of complaints at hand. Now, he's too tired, too much in pain from all the scrapes and bruises, a barely healed head injury, too scared what is going to happen to them. Horrified by all this, and the mask in particular. He can't even complain.]

Not really, but so is everyone else. And then there's this...

[He vaguely gestures to the mask in Jayden's hand.]

What I'm supposed to make of it?