She'd taken off faster than he had expected, but he'd hurried to catch up with her. Having to run for a few minutes to keep pace didn't upset him, but once he was alongside her again he found himself watching Celes in case she might dash off again.

Looking around the hall, 'just ahead' seemed to cover a lot of possibilities. He hadn't been able to take the stairs during the day, but recognized the balcony that was visible overhead from the first floor. Still carrying flashlight and radio, he nodded at her glance, between looking around and trying to commit the area to memory. The radio was still silent, but she'd said they'd be saving people from experiments. He wondered what kind of experiments were performed here, and how long it would take for them to encounter a monster.