It was unusual for anyone to think highly of a pirate per se, well, there was the Code by which most honoured and abided, and there was reputation, of which most hoped was fearsome, but to be thought highly of - what did that mean exactly? [i]Bad influence sounded about right though[/i]. Joseph didn’t mind to dance but, was reluctant in this particular environment; Elissa was trying hard to be persuasive.. he smirked at her enthusiastic pleas, “I won’t step on them” he reassured with a laugh, she finally bribed him with dagger which gained his interest, he slowly interlocked his hand with hers as she outstretched it to him and arose from his seat, he closed the distance between them as he pulled her closer “ah..so you [i]do[/i] have it… are you sure you wouldn’t have preferred that I’d frisked you?” he asked making reference to their earlier stand-off, he’d said it quietly enough so, that the nearby crew would not have heard.