Andy paled and clasped his hands over his newly useful ears as the man named Grey spun his tale. A man getting his ears cut off?! Now he had something else to fear! He didn't want to lose this new ability of hearing so soon. He would have to be more careful now. Just like with the blind-deaf room, he couldn't be sure that every injury that happened to him would be magically healed.

Both Grey and Camilla seemed to be under the impression that he was still deaf, but Andy didn't have the chance to correct the young girl. Well, they could figure it out soon enough, assuming they stuck together. He wasn't looking forwards to being on his own again, not in this strange world. However, before he could write down anything further, Camilla dashed off into the darkness, closely followed by Ricardo and Grey. 

He eyed the tunnel warily, not eager to return to such darkness. He supposed it would be better now that he could hear, but... Just the sight of that pitch black abyss, that great unknown void, it filled him with a primal terror, deep in the unevolved and reptilian part of his brain. He swallowed, taking a deep breath. He could do this. He would be brave. It was just another test. He took one shaky step towards the door, when he remembered the presence of the last person in the room.

He turned back to her, still sitting on the ground. Her face was flushed with color, and he wondered if she was nervous as well. The hallway and the uncertainties that lay ahead of him... He would be lying if the very thought of what lay down that hall didn't terrify him as well. But... Maybe it would be less frightening for them both together?

With that thought in mind, he knelt down in front of her, scribbling down on his pad of paper.
[i]"You know, I'm scared of the dark. Pretty silly, I know, but... Well, I'm not used to not being able to rely on my eyes. I know it's pretty cowardly to ask this, but-"[/i] He tore out the sheet of paper, crumpling it and tossing it on the ground. Too many mistakes, he had to start afresh.
[i]"We can walk together, if you'd like? I'm pretty damn scared out of my mind about that hallway. I'm not a fan of dark places."[/i] 

Satisfied with what he had written, he turned the pad around, offering her an abashed smile. He had never told anyone about his fear of the dark, not even Simon. After everything that had happened in that god-awful torture room, his fear had probably gotten worse. Having someone by him might help him get his spinelessness back in order, and maybe he could help her out as well.