You two were attached by chains, all were connected by each other causing that if one of you move, the other will move too.

You didn’t know who he was, you just met him before you got knocked out and him too. He was trying to break the thing in the wall for that they could move more easily, but it was a bit hard.

"You could help me a bit, even if those arms look quite skinny." he said, looking at you while trying to get you closer by push the chains down.