Lance wasn't often dwarfed by people, but James managed it. It was easy to understand how some people might be intimidated by his size. Lance could relate to that as well. One of the reasons Weapon X had picked him was because of how much larger he had been than the other children his age. Intimidation in all of its forms was right up their alley.
Of course some folks were liable to shoot first and ask questions later. Especially when someone of James' size showed up. Lance saw no reason to go into all of that, though. Better to stick to lighter subjects.
Like watching the girls imbue a large amount of alcohol. "She can't run the whole place. No matter how hard she tries. It'd be good for her to see that things will keep on turning if she take a breather."
Then he nodded at where Dani currently was, plucking some of the most potent booze out of the pile. "If you want to take the opportunity to stop her, now's your chance. I think they can fly ships on that brew."