Rich is zoned out for a while, maybe a minute, and then the death grip loosens just a little and his muscle stop tensing and he gasps, surprised to find himself sitting on the ground somewhere in the woods.

"Where... where are we?" He looks around frantically for the flytrap thing but sees they're not at the river anymore. "Did...did you bring me here?"

He's at least with it again, just disoriented, making it clear that he completely blanked out on what just happened.