He's their boss. Maybe they're grateful for the job opportunity, or maybe it's a case of "you don't badmouth boss fullstop"? I don't know.

... Malibu's fine, really. Same as Blue and Cosmo. It's easier to ask things from those three, I think. But they're not under any obligation to answer seriously, even if they do have to answer. Working around that's the trick.

Or, that's what I've been doing. Kinda.

[ he looks thoughtful at that last part. ]

You think we all just died at the same time and got plucked out of the crowd?