[ okay, good. she calmed down. he chances a smile that he knows she can't see, while keeping his attention on the chair that's still hissing.

at her question, he looks around, trying to see if there's anything he can see through the darkness… which is an effective "nada" as he can't even see Mio in front of him. ]

Right now? We gotta look for that way out. Stay close, okay? [ he leads her by the shoulder away from the "chair" and closer to the wall as he starts to grope it for a door. ]

We're still in the box, right? So the door has to be around here somewhere.