Jack decided to get in the elevator and wait, so that's what he did. He walked over and stepped into the elevator, then turned around and waited for everyone else. Whether or not they accepted him back was not his main concern, he just wanted to get into the village, and if that is where they intended to go then they'd just have to take them with him.<br/><br/>(Isn't it a rather bad construction design to place the rope that pulls the elevator OUTSIDE the actual elevator? I mean, you'd think the people would have built it so you can pull yourself up from inside, or at least station somebody to operate it.)