Every time she laughs, he seems to scrutinize her more. It makes him itch just knowing she's right about that. They've all been put here, somehow. Probably by the Commission because what else could it be, given the timing? How much did he really trust any of them, anyway? What makes him pause from jumping to conclusions is just that he can't connect the dots yet. Maybe they're more similar than he knows.

That thought settles on him as she goes on. He's already convinced of one thing about her, about there being more than meets the eye, but what... something he can obsess over along with a million other new problems that this whole 'adventure' just created for him.

So he's silent for a while, flexing his jaw while he thinks of how much he's willing to offer. What benefits him. He really doubts anyone is as capable as he is, but given the evidence, it's possible that they aren't completely useless to him. If he's already expecting to be betrayed it shouldn't be too hard to play along for now.

"It's not a terrible cover, if everyone is as smart as the captain of our ship here." He frowns, relenting slightly. It's always something and his patience is already wearing on him. "I can't make promises. Whoever locked us up obviously didn't have any qualms about doing it. I'm not sure we'll get a better reception on the other end of this."