[ That brand of ribbing is familiar and actually preferred to a blanket reassurance. It reminds him of doing things sorta like this back home, and while he had never had quite this much of a Tomb Raider experience before, he's definitely more at ease with a little teasing going around.

So. Pressing forward, ever careful as he prods the stones and continues to suss out the safest path. Hopefully they're not on a timer, here... ]

Not my first time in a creepo cave, buuuut the ones we went into usually weren't so...booby-trapped. [ Somewhat, but not to this extent. He ain't from no action-adventure game! ]

Maybe your sneaking will come in handy, if we gotta get past a sleeping temple guard, or something.