"WHy do you think they hired me?" Wash replies. There's a smirk when he hears York say that. Probably best he had been picked up by Wash. Rooting for the underdog made this an easier prospect to sell at least.

"They're... not brilliantly trained, not really soldiers most of them. But they believe in what they're doing. They want to make a better life for themselves, apart from the oppressive government regime."