Jerome hummed silently in agreement as he remembered Pam mentioning someone else from Europe before, which didn't really help in easing the confusion as to why he, of all people, had been chosen from a continent They obviously only rarely took people from. At this point, he wasn't even sure if the fact that apparently all Europeans before him had been removed should soothe him in any way, because removement could mean anything from being released back to their homes to getting killed. It wasn't a subject Jerome was especially comfortable to think about, and fleeing into making up some rational assumptions about this place only ever lasted for so long. He reached the point where this conversation topic was draining his energy, leading to frustration about the situation as a whole, something people living here for longer already probably experience regularly, but he also didn't want to cut Tobias off, or make him feel as if he said something wrong, because he really didn't.
"Every assumption is probably as good as another one.", he replied in a little more general manner to prevent this conversation to deepen any further, offering a reassuring smile again when Tobias mentioned that the people were probably okay, which was a way better topic to talk about right now. His mind formed the thought that probably, They wouldn't need to distract them in any way, since they just could knock them out whenever They fucking wanted, and They couldn't be even sure if everyone would contribute to the search, but his lips were too tired too actually say it. "I'm sure, too. I assume things like these already happened quite a lot of times? Were people found in these instances everytime?"
It still was freezing, and no matter how long they were walking, it didn't get better. It really felt like an eternity to walk to town, way longer as it had felt when he had gone on his own, probably because there hadn't been a dreading task nagging at his mind, and he couldn't hold in the relieved sigh when they finally seemed to approach closer to the town. "Would you be so kind and take the lead once we are down there? I can't remember on the top of my head where the school is located."