Nikolai grinned as he heard Jack, happy to see there was at least a little bit of camaraderie in the air. "Well, we found out there was a new civilization of sentient water buffaloes that had colonized the store, so we decided to mingle around for a while before trading some intelligence from the outside for food. It was truly an enjoyable time." Nikolai said to Violet nonchalantly, as if there was a possibility that that could have happened.<br/><br/>Shamus chuckled as the group was binded, clearly impressed by the man's defenses. "Well I'll be damned, this is one step above the usual cage drop or pit of sharks, kudos to you Cecil." Shamus said as he tried to force his mechanical arm free, hoping to cause Cecil as much pain as physically possible. "I figured you'd at least follow the criminal code of conduct, given you  don't seem like the average street trash."