"Well there's that." A pause. "At least." And suddenly John couldn't take it anymore. He scratched his neck, and then his collarbone, and his hand dipped into his coat pocket and snagged out the cigarettes. He pulled out another one and lit up. Yeah, those smokes weren't going to last him.
"So what's the plan?" Granted, he wasn't being all that helpful as of yet, but these two seemed to have experience. He was smart enough to realize this. And even if he did ignore Rain's initial comment, he would afford them their deserved respect in the manner.