[Carl hesitates in his retreat and Kurt breathes an almost silent sigh of relief, quickly letting a smile overtake his features to mask his small slip-up. He lowers the hand from his face, turns to motion toward the mess of cups and broken electronics he'd been going through earlier.]

You see, uhm ... [His features wilt at the sudden realization that his earlier idea probably wouldn't be much for either of them to work with; he had originally thought about them scrounging for useful gear together, but from what he could tell, it didn't look like many of the things were salvageable. Kurt can see that Carl is obviously bewildered by his offer and that means he needs to come up with something quickly before the lingering silence gets too awkward.

Well, he hadn't gotten to the room opposite of this one look for anything there yet.] The room across from this one hasn't been checked for any practical equipment that we can take with us. Would you like to search with me?