Your instincts were accurate. Everyone's a "mercenary" and you can't compel loyalty by being a control-freak dick. They want compliant slaves who will work for

Your instincts were accurate. Everyone's a "mercenary" and you can't compel loyalty by being a control-freak dick. They want compliant slaves who will work for nothing and will never leave the unending crash schedule. The end isn't gonna be either pretty or successful.