"Hmn. I'm not sure, honestly, but... there's little doubt that this basement level is important to this place somehow." Klavier had absolutely no basis for this theory outside simple logic. And it was because of that fact he hesitated to jump on the theory with as much conviction as he normally would have. This place thrived on the illogical. But it made too much sense for him to discard.

Thus, despite the small amount of doubt, he spoke with absolute conviction and a small hint of enthusiasm. It was good to have a new clear objective again. "I'm not optimistic enough to think an exit of any kind might be down there, but there's a much better chance of there being something of interest there than in any of the above level rooms. Possibly some hint regarding this place and what's going on. Otherwise, there would be no point in going through the trouble of such a set up. If any area of the institute is worth investigating, it would be this one."

Maybe he didn't have the equipment or the staff or the nagging, food-mongering detective on his heels, but it was one of his personal rules to fully investigate anything he deemed relevant himself. There was always the chance that the answers hidden there may not be anything as direct and obvious as he might prefer. But he was confident he was observant and detail-oriented enough to catch whatever might be hidden there if he had even half the chance. He'd have to consider going there himself at some point.