"So you decided to just give up all hope that anyone you know is going is even in the pods?" Ron said, the statement seeming remarkably astute for him, if you hadn't already known he was actually pretty good at getting on other people's wavelength.

"Guess there's something to be said for being pleasantly surprised if you're proven wrong. But I gotta say, not seein' a lot of pay-off morale-wise in the short term."