Ransom laughs at that, short and sharp. "'I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to win'? Jesus, where are the cameras?"

Pretty rich, for him to accuse anyone else of posturing. He waves his fingers in the air, something between demonstrative and imperious.

"Though an unethical reality show where no one knows they're contestants is as good a theory as any. See what we can come up with when we work together?" He still seems pretty tickled.