"Seriously?" Scaramouche grunts as you kick him to his knees. He squirms at the ribbon that has his hands tied behind his back. When you suggested this scenario, he didn't expect now.

He wasn't used to being so... compliant. The urge to rip the ribbons off and stand up was strong. But he wanted you to have your fun. It was like returning the favour after you had helped him with something.

And anyway, Nahida would be happy to know that he was being nicer, in a sense. This probably wasn't what she meant when she told him to be nicer to you.