Well he sees the monster finally at least. His eyes widen slightly as he sees them raise those hands up like that, but the gesture does nothing to actually calm him. He swallows hard, his eyes darting around before, yes, he does go darting away into the dark.

When he ends up back in the circle of light, he brings himself to a horrified stop before jerking back towards the chair. He doesn't cower behind it this time, but he's definitely hunched down, trying to hide his face with his shoulder.

"What the-- fuck-- where the fuck am I??"