Shotaro got back up to his feet. He flinched a bit himself, but he pushed through it. Was this guy seriously a cowboy? He offered a hand down to help him up.

"One piece is pretty damn good if you ask me," he answered Jim. "I don't think we've met before." He ignored the comment about the name. He'd cover that in a minute.

But hearing Philip made him smile. He didn't seem like he was under any strain or in any pain, either. "Underground. In what used to be the big main chamber. There's been some remodeling, though. We're still getting everyone together." Oops, that was a wrong way to twist. He flinched severely and wrapped an arm around himself again.