Question - do we still possess our fire spark under the stovepipe hat?

Now, a few thoughts:

a) Typical villains like this had extra-ordinary sneaking ability, being able to walk on tip toes very quickly with a silly grin on their faces before disappearing rapidly around corners.

b) Perhaps now that we have some trappings of society on us, Boot-Monsters might be willing to engage us in conversation. We would need to be ready to run away from genre-savvy Boot Monsters though.

c) I think we're pretty much done with the sign and the bell so I suggest continuing along the road. Whether its towards or away from the Boot Monster settlement I leave to a majority vote.