Haunted Wood see you on the flip side byers

"Hide and ssseek?" Snake bobbed his head down, looking the boy in the eye. "How fun! But don't you think 100 isss a little long? Perhapsss I can count by tensss?" As the boy started to step backwards, Snake himself inched closer, weaving back and forth and giggling in delight. "Oh, darling, how innocent and cluelesssss you are! You cannot hide from me forever." His tone was lilting, playful, but there was certainly something dangerous underlying it. A threat, perhaps.