[There's a brief look of confusion as Jiro tries to figure out what the fuck a "pulpy potboiler" is, and then ignores it because it doesn't matter.]

Not so much. Better than being locked in a cell or whatever the fuck they were going to do. It was work for them, that, or erasure, which doesn't sound good.

[He's kind of pissed off at everybody involved.]

Puzzle pieces... Maybe things will make more sense when more pods open. Do you think they will? There's a lot.

[Granted, everyone could be dead in there even if they do.]