"Unless this elevator starts moving, I guess we're gonna have to," said Heiji, frowning. He switched on his flashlight and described what he could see of the room.

"Whatever's in this pool looks pretty gross... how about this? I'll try and see if I can get across. If the liquid's shallow enough, maybe I can get someone over on my shoulders."

He wasn't actually a big fan of the idea, but he didn't want to see what that gunk would do to Snake's arm, either.