Sal ran out of the woods, holding his ukulele in a ready position, as if he had just left something bad. He panted, looking at the others around him. They all looked tough, that was a good thing, then he saw the girl. She was pretty, and she was probably necessary as a meat shield, but he wondered if she could handle herself. "I don't know you guys, but I was wondering if I could run with you for now. I'll get out of your hair as soon as possible." He made sure to shout this out, wanting to be heard as quickly as possible, he ran into the middle of them, even though they weren't in a group he made sure there were walls around him.