"Come on, let's look around. I know things look grim, but that's mostly because they've gone unused. Houses need life in them or they start to deteriorate." Some were bound to have good bones, at least. "And if they have basements, all the better." Because then, they could link up all these houses and get the people out of the center of town.
Heather eased off the speeder, giving him a smile of encouragement. "If we can get a few people working on them, maybe it'll throw B.E.D. off the scent." She nodded toward the Spire. She definitely didn't fancy getting caught again. She wasn't sure if it was just one guy behind all the bad stuff, or it was more than one.