[The hand that was resting on her back, moves slightly as the other joins them for a moment. He wanted to tell Maria not to put that much faith in him everytime she insisted he could be trusted. He hardly knows himself, what he can do. The fear of unintentionally hurting her with his powers, looming in the back of his mind. But he already knows she wouldn't hear any of it. And it would only get the other going again. So he keeps quiet, ears falling back as any indication he felt some discomfort at the idea.

The other moves to sit before them. They were more willing to communicate, start getting somewhere. So he chances to observe them while they figure out how to proced.]

To participate in the Gamerunner's Stratagem. That was all she said, and then an exit would eventually show itself. [When and how is not clarified. He tilts his head as the other starts to say something about shortening their time here. Unsure of what they're referring to, he just thinks on their words and how openly vague Aurora was about their mission.] There could be multiple ways to get an exit to appear. [Their options would broaden if true, if they had an idea of how to meet those requirements. Only two obvious ones he could think of are becoming a Paragon, or get that flash drive he's been hearing about.]