[ Disappointing, but it was kind of the expected answer. If this man could identify weapons like that, he probably would have noticed it already, wouldn't he? Then the comment wouldn't have been about how they could potentially be bound weapons, but that they were.

Still, Ernesto sighs heavily as he sinks down on top of the wall, setting himself back to square one of the planning stage. ]

I haven't either, and I'm sure they're not about to tell me anything if I asked.

[ He'd been so quick to play nice that he'd missed his own shot to get familiar enough with them to get a sense about them too. Feels kind of like a misstep now.

He frowns thoughtfully, one ear twitching as something occurs to him. ]

I wonder if any of the rebellious types here have had more of a chance to figure them out. You know, during all the demonstrations they've been getting.