[ Success! Sylar does his best not to grin about 'winning' this particular fight as he reaches out to pick Al up, rather carefully. If requested, he'll move from carrying Al in his arms to putting Al on his back. As it stands now, though, it doesn't seem at all difficult for him to carry the kid. Al's about the most literal definition of skin-and-bones he's ever seen. ]

I'll put you down as soon as I get tired, promise. We're going to need breaks, anyway.

[ As for the rest of it... ]

Yeah, might as well give it a shot. I was trying to mark the walls with my rations earlier, but the marks would disappear or reappear as something else. I wouldn't be surprised if these halls change over time.