[He was really quite worried that she'd got to that point before letting him help, but it wasn't an issue for right now, either. Howie took the paper clips off her and knelt down in front of the lock himself, concentrating on getting it open, very carefully twisting them and biting his lip in concentration. Something clicked, just as he was worried he'd break one of the paperclips himself and the door opened.]

"There." [After breathing out in relief, he stepped away from the door. He would have gone and got Peter, in fact, that was his original intention, really, but then he'd seen the state of her and decided it was hardly a good idea to leave her on her own at all.] "You alright? That looked like it hurt.