That's John for you, once he's given his trust, he gives it as close to completely as he can, until that person tries to kill or torture him. Plus, he's pretty sure that Todd would feel pretty bad about hurting him unnecessarily, now that they are bound.

As he talks, it's possible that he's relaxing even further under the touch. "Okay, so there is a whole game that revolves around kicking a ball between two posts. Actually, there are a lot of games involving balls and posts, or running around in circles to see who is the fastest."