[Ha! He actually got through a little! That was pretty smart of me, he thinks, and might even say if an opportunity arises. But blessedly, now isn't the time. He does look pretty happy to have made some progress, though.]

Nah, it's not like that. Usually there's something you can do to get outta here faster, but they don't always tell you what it is. So it's like a play where they don't give you a script, or sometimes the only script they give you is "okay, go slay the dragon" or something. But the thing is, even if you don't do what they want, after a while they just lift the curtain anyway. It just takes longer sometimes if you sit around and wait for it.