"To be fair to them, I think the warden-inmate system is set up to foster the idea."

Hange might usually put a comforting hand on shoulder or even dish out a hug for someone whose mood was taking a turn like this, but Ford's too far away. She tops him off instead.

"Even other inmates speak about wanting wardens to take control of their inmates. I'm not sure I see control of other people as a desirable end-game, or even an in-between state... though what do I know about that... maybe if I'd kept better control, I would have been a better leader."