Don't do anything.
Anything that you do will stress out the cat.
Cat's abhor being placed in new environments, which is why I pay for a cat sitter to come to my house rather than leave them with friends. Since there is no way to relieve the stress of being in a new environment, you can relieve the stress of some strange human doing strange things.
The cat will eventually start roaming around on its own. Once it is out and about, temptation treats, shoelaces, catnip socks will make the cat happy.
And don't worry too much about the cat being skittish. They are naturally scared animals like rabbits. Whenever I have friends over, my cat hides under the bed. Heck, the cat hides under the bed when the snow plow goes by.
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