She's very no-nonsense, he realizes, but it's very possible that that's exactly what he needs right now. Somebody that's going to cut to the chase and lay everything out for him instead of sugar-coating things or beating around the bush. It'll give him less room to think and consider for the immediate time being. Because right now, what's more important than finding answers is getting warm.

He listens to her short-story explanation and the list of options she's laid out for him, his teeth chattering noisily the whole time. Of course, he doesn't have to listen to her at all. But he's not about to push away the first helping hand extended to him.

"Whatever's closer," he says, though the words are broken up and forced out between clicking teeth, and he pulls the blanket tighter around him. "Let's just get inside somewhere."