"I think that's the opposite of what I just said." Patrick's uneasy at both that grin and the way this kid seems to want to push his way into a dangerous mess. People who got too 'interested' in the Puppets generally didn't turn out to be friends.

Rick's not to comfortable with this turn of events either. There's no way he's dragging a kid into the kind of things they've faced. Even if he would do that... the eagerness is downright disconcerting. "We're not going back any time soon, if we do at all." They'll probably have to, because of the prophesy, because of that damned cult, but neither he nor Susie are in any condition for it yet. He's meant to rest here before heading back to the hospital, a failed attempt to see if he could get to the Nexus sign area... but he's thinking about leaving now, even if he'll have to PINpoint back instead of try to walk some of it again. He didn't need the stress.