[The ticking turns to something slow and rhythmic, the equivalent of a thoughtful hum.]

< Things get pretty eventful around here too. >

[There's a certain dryness to the statement as they stuff their hand back in their pocket. He's dancing around it, but at least he didn't try and claim it wasn't blood. Dante's seen enough of the stuff to know when it is and when it isn't--or at least they think they have.]

< I ended up falling into a tree when I first got here. And then there were other things that were... Nevermind. >

[They don't want to intimidate the guy too much after he just got here. He already looks so tense... Maybe they can save details like that for a little longer.]

< Hopefully the locals here have been friendlier to you than they've been to us. >