"If there's a bomb, poking potting soil with your fingers isn't the best way to find it." Erik lifts his hand about waist height, spreading his fingers as he searches the surroundings for anything untoward. "Good way to lose a hand, though."

"If there is a bomb, it doesn't have any metal in it." He announces once he's done with his personal sweep. It's not absolute proof. They have technology he doesn't really understand, but... "I've never come across a bomb design that doesn't use any metal."

He sighs at the mention of the bombing and everything else. "I wouldn't put it past them to try. Dilettantes."