[ doo-do-doo! he will go ahead and fill up the second bottle, too—if it turns out this isn't what he needs, he can just dump it later. then he tucks both bottles back inside his coat.

... now, what to do. he could just fumble around until he (hopefully) finds something, but that seems like such a pain. after considering for a moment, he flicks his hands upwards, attempting to make all the fog and steam rise upwards to the top of the cavern. he has no idea if Verticality can work on things that aren't solid—he's never tried—but hey, it's at least worth a shot. ]