"Christ you're slow on your feet," Elliot shot at the woman, turning away from her and lowering his shoulder, his backpack sliding down into his hand. Elliot flung the backpack up toward the stairs that were still standing some eight or so feet up. "I hope you're not planning on carrying that think up with you." Elliot said to the woman who had a jewelry box held tightly between her arm and her torso. It was bound to make plenty of noise and frankly, Elliot had no intention of making them a more noticeable target than before. Elliot went through the motions, fully aware that a small horde was minutes away from joining them. He pulled the crowbar from his belt loop and tossed it up towards his backpack, it making a distinct clang as it bounced on the concrete. His bat was fortunately tucked into the pack already, so he wouldn't have to waste any more energy throwing things. "You can relax with the hammer, by the way. If I was going to kill you I would've cracked you with my bat while you ran in here headfirst." Elliot spoke casually, the undead noticeably closer now, perhaps on his floor searching for them. Elliot slowly took two steps back, slightly bumping into the woman as he did so, muttering a soft apology as he gathered his resolve. It was only a matter of time now, they had perhaps a minute? Perhaps less. "Your going to grab my arm by the wrist and lift yourself by grabbing the concrete. If you rely on me, you'll pull me down with you. We'll introduce ourselves later." Elliot spoke in almost a whisper, knowing too much noise would draw the unwelcome guests even faster.

His movement was fluid as he stepped forward quickly, his body lurching up into the air as he latched onto the step that withstood the test of time and pulled with all his strength, bringing himself onto the stable platform well out of undead reach. With a harsh quick breath, he brought his legs onto the platform and quickly spun around, dropping his wrist towards the temporary ally. He held his tongue, not wanting to clue her in on the infected that had wandered no more than a few meters near the door.