"Yeah, well. No. Something like that. Just. Yeah." Ben kicked some rocks around under his sneakers, feeling stuck. Not that he minded being stuck with Meka. Just. Dead animals. Bag. Dead animals in his bag.

"I mean, unless there was something..." He paused mid-sentence deciding it was stupid. A breath, and he tried again. "Was there something else?"

Dammit. That sounded stupid, too.