Why would someone set off explosives illegally inside the city limits if they could just pick up the phone instead?

[He stops too, since she's in the way, and crosses his arms.]

Some things are just implied.

[And he frowns up at the clouds overhead. If they didn't clear out soon, they would probably get in the way. He's quieter now, worried.]

Anyway, he's gone. Nill says its been days. Now you know as much as I do.