Finally, they are free from stairs for the rest of the evening. Thank you, cozy little inn room.

The silence washes over Shinji as they make their way in, and the relief from securing a place to stay for the night starts to undo the stress that was keeping him from falling apart the whole day. Today has been. a lot. The full scope of this emotional turbulence is in danger of finally catching up with him, even as he tries to busy himself with getting his belongings out of the way - if all of them are going to be comfortable in here, maximizing floorspace is probably for the best.

"Mm," is his quiet, noncommittal answer to Kyoko's question. It sure seems that way, doesn't it? "There... has to be some way out." There can't just be no way to get to Kyoko's world, not after everything. "We can try and figure it out tomorrow."