He adjusts his course accordingly, now jogging in the direction of the water tower. "Good landmark. Can't miss that."
"And thank you!" he replies brightly. "Hopefully this year will be a good one! The parts of it I've experienced thus far haven't been bad... A bit dangerous, but, you know, all's well that end's well."
"Anyway! Might-not-be-trouble that might-be..." He suddenly stops dead in his tracks. "Say... You haven't seen anyone in the area, running around, dressed as a monk, have you? Or anyone calling themselves Mortimus? Anyone seeming a bit out of time?"