John doesn't have the context of 'government' let alone government programs, but the idea of people from a group coming after you-

Yeah, he can relate to that, more than a little. Especially the part where they came looking for him, possibly to reclaim him.

"Probably," he agrees without much drama. He feels sad for David, sure that once this blockage is through, he's going to feel a lot more than he does right now about what happened to Caleb's family.

"Thankfully, those people can't get you here. So they won't fuck with you while we're helping you." Huff. "I doubt the Admiral will give me information on this shit. We might have to wait until you have a proper warden. Unless-"

Hmm.

"Does the project have a name? Maybe I can ask about that. I-if that would be okay."