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[Wally beamed a little at the mention of family, because even if Bart doesn't know him, it's still nice to be referred to as such.]
I think they just want to distract everyone from the fact that they're stuck in a prison and hope people become content with living here. [And he'd have to admit it's a sound strategy, as he's becoming more at ease with his situation the longer he's been here. Having his friends around certainly helps with that.]
But there's still people working on finding the way out. [The aforementioned Defense Force among others.]