[If. Yeah, he was informed early on what happens to those who flunk out. He supposes it's a sort of motivation to do well in class and to impress enough Courts.

.... It mostly just makes him feel sick, so he puts it out of his mind and focuses on the whole 'human perspective' thing.]

Probably. Everything about you stops being human, so hanging onto that when you've got nothing else tying you to your old humanity wouldn't be easy. I'm sure that scares a lot of people.