- Can't the protagonist or the woman use something in the house to break down the front door or bust open the chained up grating in the unlocked exit?
- Seeing how Reality Is Out to Lunch to begin with, I wouldn't be surprised if both were wholly unbreakable with any of the tools at your disposal.
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