[internally, charles wonders what a slapstick comedy sketch is supposed to be, but he can guess from context....]

Well... if nothing else, Sidon's a friendly guy, and the kids seem smart—but it is pretty messed up.

[NUTS & BOLT WHY DO YOU SUPPORT CHILD LABOUR]

The whole thing's still so shady, too. I mean, not a single person remembers signing those contracts??

Tell me about it... Baiken talked about the possibility of someone else like an unhelpful acquaintance or an enemy signing our names for us, but I don't know how much I believe in that theory yet.

[hard to say one way or another.]

D'you think there's anything that would get you to sign, in theory?

[ considers this ]

...Yeah, probably. But if I don't remember getting it, then this is a total ripoff.

Well, allegedly the pay is coming at the end?