[It was funny until he was dropped onto the ice and people were left to get eaten. It hasn't been funny for the past nine months.]

The contract binding us to work with the CDC. If it's any consolation, we're not exactly slaves. [Not exactly!] They can promise us a lot if we do what they want us to.

[...Which might not be worth it, but hey.

Again, like Sun Tzu said: One of the greatest sins to commit as a general is over-solicitude. Keeping your sympathy on the backburner (but don't kill it, never kill it) will help.]

And if you don't want a reward, they have another reason to keep you here.