"Nice!" David's approach makes a lot of sense; they've been dumped into some pretty weird circumstances, and anything that can give them some stable footing is at least worth investigating.

"Did you sign on with the Alliance? I'm... I dunno. I haven't signed up yet, it seems weirdly commercialized, and the last time someone tried to bankroll me, things went downhill real fast."

Always make sure that your benefactors aren't secretly evil megalomaniacs before signing up with them!