Max had woken just as confused, though he had sense enough to duck as some of the inhabitants moved by. The three short ones...he couldn’t tell if they were children or something more sinister but he didn’t like it at all. As they moved out of sight, he stood, one hand rising to scratch his head.
“Yeah, this isn’t weird at all...” But there had to be a way out of this. Turning, he ran right into a young woman. “I am so sorry,” the apology had left his lips before he’d even reached out to steady her. “Are you okay?’