"Fuck the owl," Travis replies, curt and swift. This shit is real, and it gets under his skin quick –– who doesn't care? He's here, isn't he? "Look. Maybe you're not that guy, but you're you. You're here in space prison and you're the only person making a serious effort to get out of here, that sounds like enough for me."

He's almost testy about it:

"And the pithy shit you say on the network is funny as fuck. Don't ever cut yourself down for being yourself. It's the only thing that matters!"

(This is a terrible take.)