"Always a cost," he remarks. Perhaps his initial amusement is a little dampened, but on the whole he accepts how the world ... apparently how the universe works.

"Any advice on which floor is quietest, or least populated?"

Given his choice, he'd stay on the first floor in an end room. But if he has to chose between a secondary escape vs peace and quiet? He'll scale a drain pipe if he has to in order to get the greater privacy.