[Well at least one person around here is cheerful despite the circumstances. Hope's surprised at the chatter when he finally gets the wall-door open after a while of poking at the suspiciously different section of the wall to see what it does. Though he does recover quickly and stretch his aching limbs because that was a heavy thing to push.

He might have to make sure the boy doesn't get himself hurt with all that enthusiasm though. Excitement is good, but too much can make someone forget that there are dangers around.]

I'm not sure how detectives work where you're from, but I think witty comments can wait till we actually find something good, like a way out of this place.

Not to dampen your enthusiasm or anything, but to be more cautious than anything.