Hale grinned as he stepped back in his room.
He looked at Alice, then at the snake. He made eye contact with the snake.
"It begins." He turned away and opened a fridge to reveal a wall of energy drink cans. He took one, and took a moment to slowly open it and listen to the sharp fizz sound.
"Glug. Glug. Haah. Heh... So Magnus is getting his big guns out tonight. I'll be there to party with him."
With those words he took out a large plastic case and put it on the bed. The lock broke at his touch and the container flew open. "There she is."
Hale whispered with glowing eyes. "The Kerblaster... I had some scientists reverse engineer this beast from a video game. Ensuring it is the most beastly and ridiculous machine on the battlefield. Plus it's made to withstand.. well.. me." A big toothy grin reflected the black, white and yellow of the crudely designed gun that could be more aptly described as a hand-sized siege weapon.
Hale turned back to the snake. "Now I know you have as much right to mingle in this as I do. But if you go off alone make sure I know right?"
Hale slipped an old Nokia 3310 in his back pocket. I'll be off com. I can't guarantee it'll work cause I'm not going to be near Magnus all the time. But these Nokia things seem to be indestructible, and believe me I've tried."

With a red hoodie on, a few more cans and a pack of smokes on his belt on one side and a massive sledgehammer on the other. A massive gun in his hand.
Locked and loaded.
A manic smile on his face.