It's not so bad once out of the nitrogen - Howard's still in pain, both on his feet and on the back of his neck and hands - but that doesn't mean it's safe. The fire alarm wails and wails and Howard prays and prays that no one comes down to finish them off. He tucks his feet under his rear and his hands to his chest and tries not to cry.

Thankfully, it's Ellie that emerges from the darkness. Howard sees her from behind the fossil display, rushing forward with a bow. He doesn't see the arrows.

When the alarm switches to a beeping instead of a police siren, he yells out to Ellie and Willow (he would whisper but the noise has blotted out his ability to differentiate volume): "I'm okay! That was bullshit!"