Kairos continued watching the monsters continue to try and get up, but due to their lack of coordination, they slipped on each other and tumbled back down.
The old man had a proud smile on his face as he watched them slip back down. He said something, but it was in Chinese so the others had difficulty in understanding. Nicole let out a small laugh and responded with her own remark.
The old man raised an eyebrow then turned to Kairos.
"Eh... Thanks, thanks very much."
He slurred the "s" sounds and had to pause between each of the words, but was still able to more or less articulate the words so that they had meaning.
Kairos was a little confused, not understanding why he was being thanked.
Nicole leaned over and whispered.
"I told him that you said that was smart, and he thanked you."
Kairos turned to the old man.
"Uh... mai guan shi."
He turned to look at Nicole.
"Did I say your welcome right?"
In response, she smiled softly.