"Lemme show you. It's kind of convoluted to get there from here," he replies. It's true, at least. He could see a person getting lost if they were actually trying to see more of the city, but the hesitation was enough to clue him in that this story might be just a bit fabricated.

He glances around-- though there's nothing out of the ordinary about how he readjusts his scarf. He just doesn't want it to slip off, if they're going to run. And he figures this kid might want to run before the bigger bullies find him. That was just how it worked over here.