Johnny gets up with him and grabs his arm, maneuvering him awkwardly toward the locked door.

"It's nothing," he says, not even listening to himself, what a stupid and obvious deflection that is. He's just desperate to get Seth out of the room. He presses his hand against the papered wood (oh god, those are the letters from his mother, oh god) and tries to force the door open.

He can't.

"Fuck," he says with increasing panic. He tries to force the handle again with no luck. "My power's not working. Can you get through here?"