[joel echoes in a tone both flat and full of doubt. in his experience, when a vague and ominous message appears in blood then the party responsible makes an appearance of their own not long after. he doesn't really think it's this guy but he's not letting his guard down quite yet. the last time he'd gotten too friendly with strangers hadn't ended well.
so he stares at this man a moment longer in silence, contemplating, stuck in the rather painful position of not fully understanding this place but not wanting to engage with any strangers about it, either. he has half a mind to leave, but —
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[joel echoes in a tone both flat and full of doubt. in his experience, when a vague and ominous message appears in blood then the party responsible makes an appearance of their own not long after. he doesn't really think it's this guy but he's not letting his guard down quite yet. the last time he'd gotten too friendly with strangers hadn't ended well.
so he stares at this man a moment longer in silence, contemplating, stuck in the rather painful position of not fully understanding this place but not wanting to engage with any strangers about it, either. he has half a mind to leave, but —
he finally nods back toward the board instead.]
Any idea who the "he" is they're referring to?