Midvalley gave a slightly bitter smile. "Yeah, you could say that. And I guess you can see why I find this place an improvement. It's... we have our own loose cannons but we also have some hope of winning, of surviving at least."
He wasn't entirely sure the word "survive" applied to him at this point, but there was no point in dwelling on that.
"So... what about you? Is this better or worse for you?" He really didn't know much about what Shinji had gone through.