[You know, there's a part of him that wants to just say screw it, still, and wallow in his own annoyance at still being an inmate, but... there's also another part of him fresh from the battle in New York. And flying a nuke into space, despite what he knew that meant.]

Guys like that don't make progress. They learn the rules and choose to ignore them. [He's still angry. Zev was... Zev. And not only had Eddie tried to do what he did, but he'd also been talking to Pepper around the same time. And if that had been her, instead--] You'll get another inmate. It happens.