Cloud didn't really trust those rings at all, not after what had gone on over the intercoms the night before. What was there to return to, anyway? The second floor? Sure, it had taken them time to get up to that level in the past, and perhaps starting off there would allow them to get further than usual, but where else was there for them to go up there that someone else hadn't already been to? Not to mention that if they wanted to go outside, that would put them even further away from their goal.

At the same time, he felt bad wanting to deny Yuffie the use of the ring when it had been given to her. He picked up his little origami mishap and smiled sheepishly. "Yeah, sure. A flea." With a flick of one finger, he sent it 'hopping' in the girl's direction. It even kind of hopped like one if you didn't count how far short it fell of its target.

He looked thoughtful for a moment. "Outside is probably our best bet as far as finding anything new. Everything else will have been scoured over by other patients hundreds of times before." Maybe not the basement, not completely, but like Yuffie said - Zack already had that covered. Even the outside wasn't going to be a sure bet, seeing how easily they were allowed to get there, but he couldn't think of any routes that would be better.