[It's a real bummer, that's for sure. He figures he'll get by on his own just fine, but the boys are his family.]

Make a new gang?

[His voice lilts upwards at the end of that question. Thoma has his interest, but...]

You know, it's not just about finding bodies— the boys can't be replaced so easily! Maybe if it was an extension of the original, though... that might be okay!

[Then nobody's feelings are getting hurt, right?]