[He probably should have spent more time experimenting but there was that sort of stupid, subtle hope that maybe if he got through this doing what the potentially malicious otherworldly force wanted he could get out of it sooner.]

[But, of course that wasn't the case. And plenty of the hero course kids had gotten sick of it much quicker, acting and reacting. He tries not to overthink it but there's so little else to think about.]

"It's getting closer, I think." [He peeks up from behind his barricade, checking to see the end of his vision being much closer than the last time he checked.]

"At some point I'm going to seal the edges entirely with tape that your loud classmate brought me. Then hope for the best, I guess."