[ Thank god. Cage's response is good news, quick on the give and take, and Peter's completely ready to throw anyone and everyone under the bus if it'll get him out of his current predicament.

Well, low-life assholes. He'll throw them under the bus. He's got some standards, here.

But before he gets the chance, Metzger's cutting them off with another smooth — and kind of eerily chill — interruption.

If Peter weren't tied up and upside-down, he'd be making a lot of placating gestures with his hands about now. As is, he sounds like he's trying to talk down a woman who just caught him cheating. Considering the women who have caught him cheating, it's a fairly comparable situation. ]

Like I said, not a complete idiot. Anyone who runs those weapons is putting a target on their back — that isn't the kind of thing you just get a new paint job on.

[ No hiding the source, basically. After a steady beat, just to let the placating vibe sink in: ] And for the record, I'm not a gun running kind of guy. My people have a saying — make money, not collateral damage. [ Or make love, not war. Loose translation. ] Big difference.

[ Thief with a heart of gold. Super convincing, right. ]