"We've all negotiated," Jo called out quickly. "We negotiated in order to be a part of this study. It's compromising. We agreed to undergo this experimentation and training... In turn, we get our lives back. A purpose. Better lives, maybe. It's really a gamble." 

Though, negotiating with Vlad? That seemed far fetched... He had struck her as the type of man not keen on negotiations. He wanted things his way. He considered himself God. And how do you negotiate with a God or a man who deemed himself such? He just didn't seem rational or even in his right mind.