So sorry for the wait bb! D:
When it turned out to be a lanky looking guy with a bag full of videos, Den immediately lowered the bat, looking a bit sheepish. That was one of the problems with the new world. You couldn't risk being polite unless you were locked up in a compound someplace. But then when it turned out you could have made that risk it always led to awkward and slightly unfair situations.
"Sorry," Den said, as he took a step back to give the guy space to get going. He was about to ask the guy if he knew anything about a safehouse in a prison, when Den heard a sound that nearly made him drop everything. A sad chilling, unearthly, cry for help followed by the scraping of heavy metal against pavement as the manhole cover in the street in front of them slid open.