Numbers nods, brow furrowing. That's right--there was that mute woman in the park the other day that he hadn't seen before, who was clearly out of place. He hadn't seen anyone else yet, but if she suddenly appeared overnight, then surely more people could've shown out.

And there's the fact that a handful of people have also gone missing--perhaps taken in the night for acting out too much. Are these new people to replace them? Whatever the case, the implications are disturbing.

"Agreed." He scratches his beard, looking thoughtful. "We should change the location, if possible--and spread the word by mouth. It's too dangerous to be broadcasting that shit through those...computer...things."

He gives a sort of dismissive wave with his hand.

"Y'know, if we're going to keep working together, it might be a good idea to learn a little bit of sign language."