Well, I don't like being anyone's or anything's property.

[That really would be the most efficient way of putting it, and given they have no memory of how they got into the pods, nor any level of recruitment... he's not sure he can call them all soldiers either.

Explorers would be the nicest way to put it.]

There were personal effects I found with the mark on it. Those first ones in that ship? Maybe they weren't in such a forced state like us.