[He raises a skeptical eyebrow when she promise to answer three of those question. Although it turns out she has a good point about Mr. Blanche not seeing them as threats. So maybe they aren't being watched as closely as he feared. However....]

But why does he want us to perform? This can't all be about money.

[It may sound like he's being difficult, but that was actually only half pessimism. Because now she's got him really thinking about their situation instead of just being depressed about it.]

And you said to communicate with each other, but how do we know what's safe to talk about?

[He may not be watching their every move but he's probably watching some of them.]