Before Cato addressed Pam, Calvin addressed the man. “Sure, that sounds cool,” he happily said. He was going to add more, but Cato had asked the woman a question, so Calvin wasn’t going to interrupt right now. He didn’t know his new travel companion very well, but the fact that he was between the kid and a potential (if unlikely) aggressor was a good sign. Maybe this guy would want to help him find the family Jeep? Maybe Calvin should learn this guy’s name before asking him to commit to something big like that though. First things first.

Listening to the woman’s response, the boy couldn’t help but feel like something was off. He didn’t feel like he was in any danger (although that could’ve been because someone else was in front of him), but Calvin thought that something was strange about this lady.

Even so, he didn’t want to potentially leave someone alone to their death. Instead, he inserted himself into the conversation, saying “lady, I almost got stabbed once ‘cause I offered to fix someone’s truck, so it’s not that odd. Still, my new acquaintance can decide if you come with us or not.”

Looking at Cato, Calvin asked “what do you think?”