He does actually read the contract. He hadn't been careful enough with the Project, hadn't looked into every little loophole and deception they'd had in plain text if anyone bothered to untangle it. All that doublespeak and legal manuvering and he'd just smiled and signed for the honor of serving his people.

His species. His planet.

And what'd it get him? A bucket of issues and three bullets in the chest. Fuck that. He reads. He reads, reads again, and signs. Nothing in there he can't stand or won't abide- hell it's all pretty damn coherent. He can live with that.

"The chick on trial for arson?"