Signed and Owned

"Just sign here,

here, and here." "What now?" "Well,

now that you've signed the waiver,

we put you to work." "Oh,

cool.

What's my pay?"

"Pay?

Who said you'd be paid,

sir?" "Well, that's how a job works." "Not in Halcyon,

sir.

Your pay is what you're worth." "What am I worth,

then?" "Not a lot."

Why stay Earthbound when there's glory in the stars?

Hey there,

welcome to Halcyon

Oh, you're a colonist of Hope,

I see

So you DON'T have a job?

Well, we can't have that!

Here,

take this paper,

take this bill

Put your name there,

fingerprint there

blood contract there...

and we're good!

The air you breathe?

It has a tax.

The ground you're on?

That's the max!

You think you're free?

not anymore!

Natural foods are such a bore

Everything tastes like shit Which checks out,

that's what we put in it

If it's fresh, it can rot

and that's just...

not.

"Yo,

I can't work under these conditions,

man!"

"Well, sounds like we have ourselves a dissenter." "What?!

No!

I just wanna BREATHE EASILY!

Do you know how--" "Guards,

throw him with the rest!" "NO!

NOOOO--"

So sorry you had to see that,

sir

As you can see,

our lives are shit People just won't accept it

Work on

Monarch, fend off Raptids

Work in Edgewater,

face a sickness

Work is all you'll ever need Work is all you'll ever BE!

We own your body,

we own your soul!

What you reap is what you sow and what you sow is

what we take

We take all that you

make

"Roseway is under attack,

why aren't you sending anyone to help!?"

"Well, sir,

we have priorities." "What,

like tending to those soft bitches in Byzantium?" "Well,

I mean--"

"I have had enough!

I quit!" "Can't do that sir."

"What do you mean?" "You can't quit.

We OWN you." "That's impossible!

I never agreed to this!" "Right here sir,

article seven. You signed it." "What!?"

"I think we have another dissenter.

Guards, bring him to Chairman Rockwell!"

"Yes, Minister Clarke!" "NO!

NO, LET GO OF ME!

NNNOOOO!!!"