(annoyed) You're dancing to Fadiman's rhythm, Lionel. He is not here with you, we are! And if your mind wanders further, so shall we, surely into death's arms. (authoritative) You consummate your loyalty to Fadiman in your duty to us. Remember that.

(gentle) Theo, walk with me for a moment. (stern) Must I remind you to whom you owe your allegiance in this predicament? If you do not take care to see us for who we are, then your report to Fadiman is worthless. That is, if you'll even live to tell it, with the rest of us dead in the wake of your short-sightedness. [pause] I am loath to suspect that this would be the intention behind your escort, considering your temperament. As though we are not simply trying to outlive this purgatory... aren't you?

(angry) There was no hope for them, and there is none for us - the Great Reset wiped the slate clean, and we have now abandoned the home we carved into it. What's left but death, extinction, nothingness? We cannot afford to make sacrifices. [long pause] (matter-of-fact) This, right here, around this fire, is all that we have. Who can truly compel us to throw it all away?