Except then he did, and was all cagey about why. I think he's hiding something.

[the tone is more frustrated than irritated, but hopefully Calhoun didn't notice since something close to worrying is probably not the type of show that'll get them out, more the type that'll just leave them in water up to their knees for some irritating amount of time until they die of trench foot]

...He really did enjoy that shrine. It was possibly the happiest he's ever been, he said. [more importantly, as the water seems not to be rising anymore, she looks around for some way to get out? a door? a trap door? a key to drop into a drain?]