diff --git a/questions/applied.yaml b/questions/applied.yaml
index 44f7524..109cc1e 100644
--- a/questions/applied.yaml
+++ b/questions/applied.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ route: ^/applied
 name: What happens now that you've applied?
 description: >
   We're not filling a seat — we're looking for exactly what you bring
-  that we don't already have. Someone here will read this personally
-  and write back.
+  that we don't already have. We read every one of these ourselves, in
+  full, and write back.
 alternatives:
   - name: Thanks — it's in front of us
     description: ""
diff --git a/questions/index.yaml b/questions/index.yaml
index 633f52c..8b324d4 100644
--- a/questions/index.yaml
+++ b/questions/index.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ responsible:
 alternatives:
   - name: I want something built
     description: >
-      Infrastructure, tools, or a product — taken on by someone who
-      reads the whole brief before answering.
+      Infrastructure, tools, or a product — we read the whole brief
+      before answering.
     action: /project
     consequence: [Tell us what you're after]
     record_as: projects