He shrugged to show he didn't mind. Not that it mattered where they ate, really. He wasn't eating any of it. Sooner or later that'd probably be an issue. He'd deal with that bridge when he came to it.
Law enforcement? That clearly wasn't the whole truth, but it explained a lot. He pegged Jim as one of those pious, goody two-shoes. "And what is 'criminal' to you? Someone who breaks the law, yes?" He did laugh at that. "It all depends on the company you keep," he explained with the ease of the con man explaining to the rookie.