[@Delta44], [@BreakingMe], [@Polpyhemus], [@Beekeeper], [@ramblingbard]
The two go quiet, and the nerd, probably realizing he doesn't have a chance going alone, nods relunctantly. The things don't hear the four, and go on ahead... Then silence. Ken could now sneak forward, and would see Subhas, the janitor, Loralei, a fellow senior, and Teddy, a sixth grader, looking on at the things as they approached, not doing anything either out of shock, fear, chest pain or asthma.