It was worth a shot. Short of actually being hit by lightning (which he has no control over), what else can he do to prove he's safe? Ah, well. It'll be a bit of a trek, since the corridors keep shifting... but he'll find another way out and watch the weather there. Because the nagging up here is a bit much.

He turns to glide back inside, with a parting shrug. Almost as an afterthought, he tosses the ruined book over the edge. Note to self: find something to write on--a notebook, if nothing else--and try not to ruin that too. This must not happen again because he's too distracted to be properly prepared.

Later on, he'll be roaming the halls with a Convenient Portable Mini Chalkboard, looking for more useful things, one room at a time. (Of course, he avoids all bedrooms.)