[ He had no doubt about what might have been lurking out of sight, especially after she confirmed sensing them herself, but beneath them? That really changes the confines of the search in a familiar way, and he realizes it's never occurred to him before what the sewers beneath Aldrip are like. There must be a maintenance access somewhere—or they could simply crawl their way through a manhole, but there's no telling if that would lead to anything accessible to them.

It's accessible to the snakes though. What a comforting thought to imagine they're slithering through the pipes right now...

As they continue along the road, he considers it with a frown. ]

Can you tell where they're conglomerating? Or is it too difficult to pinpoint?

[ Of course, all of this speculation might not matter much given the scene in the distance. First he simply sees another bizarre present... and then he picks up his pace when he realizes there are people there. ]

Damn! She's being eaten by one of them! [ He doesn't know if the other person can hear him, but ] Hold on! We're coming to save you!