[Victor squints at him, holding his hands in a pretty obvious calm down pose] Well, you could do me a favor and take your hand off that big knife?

[Ok Victor, be nice. Whoever this guy is, he's obviously not out for blood. Not with a line like that. Still, steel made him anxious.]

No offense, it's just that this is kind of a tense situation and I'd hate for you to scare someone. Especially when you're just looking to help. That's right, isn't it?

[This was the first person he'd seen ready to draw, but he doubted it would be his last. The last thing this little rebellion needed was two people on the same side trying to carve pieces out of each other because of mistaken identity. Trigger happy wasn't the half of it.]