Somewhere during Sephiroth's pondering and snapshotting, the faint grinding had faded into a background noise much like the otherwise deafening silence behind the footfalls and dialogue of the party. It's presence noted but not otherwise considered much since it changed neither in pitch nor volume so far; though it did seem odd now that thoughts went in that direction. Everything had been picked clean down here for the most part so why there would be something left running?

True to form, though, Sephiroth will not be the one to lead the way out of the room even if Jennifer did try to indicate for him to by hovering her lantern near to the doorway. At the very least no one might trip up on the rusted sword on the floor.