i ended up quitting to title, which is my default when i get stuck somewhere. i threw the bandits offscreen bc they were being kinda annoying but. in hindsight that was a mistake. idk if maybe i'm using the bird summon thing wrong, but i did try that and i don't think it worked (it frequently doesn't, but to be fair, i'm running around with the bird already there, so i've sorta been assuming that that's why). IS there anything down there btw? like where the little dude is walking around? it seems like there would be, but i can't tell.