"Oh, you know how to make a guy feel special... Thanks for not giving me a choice in your kidnapping plans. If you can call'em that. Keeping people around who want to be kidnapped is kinda the opposite, buddy." He's tense though, despite the teasing, worried. He'd rather... Steven not draw attention to himself in that way, least of all with the Captain who seems to uncomfortably know too much about them anyway.

"Look, points for trying... but that guy's not reasonable. He's gonna do whatever he wants, when he wants." He idly bites the inside of his cheek before he shifts closer, reaching out for one of Steven's hands to take into his own.

"It'll be okay. We'll figure out another way, you know? To help people who want to leave. And--" He gives a look. "I don't mean by killing the Captain and stealing the ship."

... This time.