"That's horrible!" Everything about it was horrible, even Jones' logical point that he could have gotten her even more money, but still. How does a person even get over that? He reins in his reaction a bit, turning more sober. "I'm sorry. That...that's...yeah. Tough."

Please don't be so casual about it.

"It was really cool." If he could show you the Library, he would. You'd probably love it. "They have..." Also probably shouldn't tell the thief what was in the Library. "Really cool stuff. It's great."