[ scotty laughs, but he also definitely grimaces. yup, sounds about right. also sounds about right for the other hundred times he's seen jim like that, but it never gets easier. ]

It's the fact he's still charming after looking like he's met the business end of some rotator blades that makes it unsettling, really.

[ ha ha ha. as for their predicament, he sighs. ] I've done a little fiddling with some of the doors I've come across, but none of them are very forthcoming.