I was glad to see Viper was safe and sound. I had searched for him and found only his nametag. That's why it took a second for his question to sink through my thick skull.
"I can pick locks." I humbly professed. "I even have a set of lockpicks. See?" I withdrew my lockpicks from my Bag of Tricks.
"If DQueene will permit me, I will attempt to open the box."
DQueene handed me the box with a cautioning glance from beneath one of her eyebrows. As I took it from her hand, I carefully inspected it for tricks and traps.
"Looks simple enough," I announced. "Now, everybody, stand back just in case it blows up."
