"That's the spirit." Their own morbid amusement is clear enough; perhaps even more so, with those subtle indications from Tim. A receptive audience is far more appealing than blank silence.

"No more Queen, no more shadows- the only death that awaits you is entirely mysterious in nature!" How pleasant! "Starvation! The great outdoors! A highly territorial beast of some, spiky nature. The potentials are limitless, mister Wright."