[Look, honestly, there's been enough weirdness going around to where he thinks maybe, just maybe, this kid has... seen it to. Seen enough to send them under a table to get away. That's understandable. And that could easily account for the tone of voice, too.]

[So he keeps his own level. Keeps it quiet and steady. Doesn't move close.]

This place can be pretty confusing when you first wake up. [He smiles, very slightly. In what he hopes is a reassuring way.]

I think I saw an exit back this way... if you were trying to figure out how to get out.