He went crazy trying to find the exist. Even the chillest people can go crazy trying to obtain something impossible that they think is possible and have no way of knowing it's not.
He seems like the kinda guy to get invited to the girls sleepover (he's prolly not even gay) because of how chill he is
Also he went mad trying to find the exit and then lost hope (at least I think that's how people abstract, by losing hope)