James spoke in a buzzing, expressionless monotone. "The Natives are most likely to accept creatures of different physical form. The optimal plan is for me and Kath to visit their encampment, and for me to talk to them Kath talks to the horses. Gabe's explorer skills and heightened perception are best suited for cave exploration, while Curtis as an attractive human female will be best suited to gather information in the town, while her weapons skills and superhuman abilities will protect her from possible violence. I estimate that a division of the party in this fashion would have a 72% chance of success, although there are too many variables to be certain."
"But shouldn't we stick together in case we run into the big boss?" asked Gabe.
"Or we get any more transformations." added Curtis.
"It would take too long to cover the area as a united group." answered James in the same uninflected tones.