[This is why Firo leaves the thinking to other people. He tilts his head as he considers that plan, nodding as the logic of it makes sense to him--that's smart. Smarter than his "plan" of griping and then just ignoring the locals for the rest of their stay.]

That's not a bad idea. I guess they might not be completely useless in the end.

[As long as they can find something to convince them.

A large icicle hangs from a nearby house, and Firo start veering towards there to check out if there's any visible water near it. As he does, he asks:]

Do you do this kind of interrogating often?

[Since that's what it feels like, in a way. He imagines that what they're trying to do might not be that different from when the police trip up a suspect by showing them a piece of evidence that erases their alibi.]