I love that creepy private company - it's the embodiment of what a corrupt exploitative company that uses government fund is, while at the same time being what the ideal of a private enterprise is. Back when it was introduced it seemed to be shady, and we know they deal in grey areas, but it's also the fantasized company where they make a profit while also not exploiting the employees. I think it's supposed to be an allegory.
@phil777
Post-coital cannibalism is not an intrinsic part of mantid mating rituals and many male mantids live to reproduce multiple times. That is not to say that the mantidae do not engage in cannibalism, but it is more that the only times female mantises will allow males anywhere near them without devouring them is for reproduction. The--for lack of a better word--meme of mantids devouring their mates after intercourse arose from observations made in captivity where the male was not allowed enough space to actually get away and it wasn't until later studies in the wild that it was proven untrue. Although there are several species in this world that practice post-coital cannibalism, such as dark fishing spiders, the practice amongst mantidae is wholly apocryphal. And as for mantids mixed with humans, lets just say they likely seek to devour males in another way.
Wait, what!?!
It's been so long, so maybe I remember it wrong, but... isn't one of the rules of the accord to not fuck?
If everybody else fucks non-stop all the time, why is our MC constantly cock-blocking himself?