Whoops. Shion had meant to keep the farce of his having only come down here this once, since he was supposed to keep Neve informed of anything he learned. At least, that was the implicit agreement. To be fair, he supposes, he hasn't found out anything of use. And he hasn't actually said it's his first time down, so he hasn't been caught in a lie. That's helpful.

"Second," he says with a rueful sigh, unfaltering. "I didn't find anything useful before. I just wanted to find a way out." Too panicked, he implies, to linger and investigate, but sheepish about admitting it. Granted, it really did require a lot of searching to find his way out the last couple times. It takes patience. "I hoped I'd be more productive this time."