You look around inside the bathroom and the hallway outside of it, but can find no ventilation system present. Which unfortunately makes sense. Had there been one, the fog likely wouldn’t be as thick as it’s becoming. Also, the claw was wretched from your grasp when you encountered the Electric Shadow. Twist is also completely unarmed, but you at least still have your bow.

The most likely cause for the fog and your outburst are still steam and irritation at the humidity, respectively. But the possibility that something might be in the air sends shivers down your spine. Still, you can’t bring yourself to even approach the sink with the aim of pressing that nasty water to your mouth. It’s just as likely to be physically harmful as the theoretical air.

Upon asking for your friend’s opinions, you find they all diverge.

While they explain their positions, you ask Amy to draw up a quick map.

Princess says they should race back as fast as they can to the front door and outrun the shadow before it gets a chance to box everypony in.

Amy says the group should head further inside, around the hypothetical circle, and find another exit. If there isn’t one, use the building’s theoretically linked hallways to double back and escape out the front, always keeping the shadow behind them. However, her plan hinges on her evidently having knowledge of school buildings and her belief of this being one.

Twist also believes that heading deeper inside is the right answer, but she thinks  they need to outmaneuver the shadow and check the rooms. She says she’s been looking into all the rooms the group has passed already and they’ve all been empty, but believes there must be something left behind. That there has to be a reason to be inside this building. Amy and Princess say that’s wishful thinking, but they are each looking for something, right?

You regrettably can’t even imagine what an awesome vacuum would look like. Amy shakes you back to reality with her doodle of the known layout. Obviously not to scale.

While trying to decide what to do, you imagine a very specific scenario that certainly would be beneficial. However, in the very likely even that doesn’t happen, you decide it’s best to focus on the situation at present.