Spence got to the end of the 4 block stretch and decided to duck behind a garbage can and sit for a minute to make sure he did not gather any followers. When he was sure they weren’t following him he moved to the right side of the ‘T’ intersection. He went out one more block. It was just past 10 in the morning so he had plenty of time to find shelter for the night.
When he almost made it around the next corner he heard two sets of voices that made him stop in his tracks. One was an older man and the other sounded like that of a younger boy. He knew that he did not want to scare them by just walking out and saying hi, but he was sure it should be a safe bet they were probably friendly. At least hopefully... He peeked around the corner and saw two figures sitting in a fire escape. Quietly he put all of his weapons and backpack down before he walked around the corner.
“Excuse me, my name is Spence. I am unarmed, please do not shoot.” He said as loud as possible without yelling as he showed himself to the two up on the fire escape.