"...Is that what it was? I dunno."

He closes his eyes and rubs his forehead, pinches the bridge of his nose, and sighs.

"I didn't hear anything about an abandoned building or-- people being taken? Jeezus. No. Me an' Lou stayed away from this place for like, I dunno, a couple of weeks until the whole things blew over. He was acting really weird and I couldn't sleep at all 'cause that thing, whatever it was, would show up in my nightmares and-- Christ, I've had really goddamn intense nightmares before, but nothing like this. This stuff got into my bones."

He covers his hand with hers, pressing her fingers flat against his side.

Shaking his head, he utters a dry chuckle. "It's stupid."