Barnaby's gratitude pulled a goofy grin onto the older man's face. His partner could be so cute sometimes; it was a shame the rest of the world rarely saw this side of him. But that quiet thanks gave way to more troubling matters that the blond seemed conflicted with. His bright smile left him momentarily as he squatted down in front of Barnaby so they would be closer to eye level with each other.

"Yeah, I figured. Seems like the best place to start looking for a cure or... something..." Frankly, Wild Tiger really didn't have anything planned outside of helping his partner. If he got any further than that, he was going to celebrate it as an overchievement. With his partner's mood, though, the older man kind of wanted to stay in tonight and just sit by Barnaby, but they both knew that wasn't going to help anything. The more time they wasted, the more likely one of them would turn and then the other would be lost.

"Here--" Wild Tiger beckoned, placing his hand on top of his partner's. Together they were a stark contrast, but the horrible red of their rashes made them similar. "You're going to be navigator extraordinaire of this mission since I can't even make it to work without getting lost." Which wasn't exactly true, but it sure did seem like that most days when he made detours to help citizens along the way. Taking his folded up maps, the former Hero turned his pale hand over and placed them in his partner's palm.