[ Carl's stare at Negan is so flat, one can skip stones on it. The words are familiar, the heated coiling feeling in his gut more so. He flicks the bacon strips into the pan, and with the heat underneath, the meat sizzles. ]

The Russians tried to brainwash imPorts. They kidnapped them, wanted to use them as weapons. They about forced almost half of them into being their loyal soldiers before the rest of the imPorts and the US government managed to put a stop to it.

[ As far as Carl is concerned, Russia is very much a threat. ]