The quality of the guns isn't too much of a surprise to Richard - they have a working boat of that size and sophistication, and them having one or both of pretty high-quality facilities or good trading connections follows naturally on from that. Although...fear? Sure, they might be distrustful, but why would they fear him like that? Unless...maybe. While waiting for the representative to show up, Richard whispers his theory into his helmet's mic. "I think they might be Sinful Nature."

He doesn't let his suspicions change his reaction to the lieutenant turning up, though. They'd been able to deal fairly with a group of mutants before, and he might not even be correct about his theory. Nodding in recognition of the man, Richard starts talking. "Hello! I'm Richard. Nice boat - I haven't seen anything like that before. Are you traders or something like that?"