[NO, Kaoru will retain whatever lackadaisical pace the game is currently going at. Though the offer is nice, at least, even if it's entirely unnecessary; it would take hours and hours of additional walking before Kaoru might even begin to feel tired enough to stop. Some people get to grow up with human tolerance, but others know how to exercise their inhumanity to its fullest!!]

Thank you... But I wouldn't wish to cause you any more trouble than I already am. It's a very kind offer, regardless. [This said with a fleeting but gentle smile, steeped in gratitude.]

It would be dangerous to travel out here without them, that's certainly true. ...But in a way, doesn't that say that they never expected us to play along? Not easily, at least. Even though their offer might be tempting to a handful, they wouldn't try so hard to coerce us into keeping a fundamental piece of their "game" if they didn't believe that many would readily discard it. I also wish that I could leave mine behind, but the danger isn't worth the risk. [Of course, this is assuming that the masked people are also responsible for the spider things, but... that seems pretty legit.

That aside, Kaoru will shadow Elliot quietly as he makes his way around buildings and through the streets, since it seems like he's got a decent enough idea of where to go. It's only once they reach a very subtle fork that Kaoru will hold a hand out, hesitantly tapping the back of Elliot's arm.]

Ah— I believe we should go this way.

[There's activity in the opposite direction - distant, but they'll surely run into it if they go left.]