[Literally biting his lip to keep from snarling out at him. He knows there are other people nearby, well within earshot - best not say anything he doesn't want overheard. Play it cool, man, don't let anybody know you're freaked out...

He lets out that held breath in a gust and tries to steel his voice not to sound all twitchy.]

Dunno. I can't even see my hand in front of my face - or your stupid face - so don't do anything stupid.

[distracting himself by thinking about the aura of haki he can feel. So that's the cook. Got it. Not bad, he's way above the local average here.]

It's gotta be some kind of cave. You can hear it, the echoes...