Whoa! He's really not expecting the hug, and the sudden movement makes him almost lash out to defend himself, but luckily, West gets a grip, remembers: not all humans running at you are out to kill you, and manages to stand there without striking. His body, however, tenses up completely.

"A-- what? Who did? Which inmate?"

He looks down at the worm with urgency. "Alright, forget the tea! Which way do we go?"

With a little chuckle, the worm responds. "Oh! Well, you wanna go thattaway."

"Into the wall."

"Things aren't always what they see--"

"Okay, alright."

"And from there." The worm thinks. "From there you wanna go that way." He nods his head in one direction.