Yeah, honestly, Cheri put up a hell of a fight. She wasn't giving it up. [ which is extremely telling with the injury he's bearing now that seems to be lasting longer than any healing tech on this station could heal fast enough. ]

But it spoke to her actually. I could just ... hear it for some reason. Maybe because I was close enough for it, I don't know, but — it was something about how killing us wouldn't add to the chaos. That the deal was made and they wanted to be whole.

[ they because it wasn't just a singular voice either. ]

As long as we got this deal, we're essentially in their protection. For now. Which only makes me more skeptical about where this thing's gonna end up by the end.