Being very noisy and hard to catch. [Did. Peach try to pounce on a lot of rats? It's more likely than you think.]
This is a very old house, Akira, and sometimes strange things happen. I can tell you that much. We don't always know what it will be or why, but we try to be as prepared as we can.
[A curious look crosses her features.] All stories come from somewhere else, don't they? It's like that story said. It happened to someone's friend of a friend.
Or well, 99% of the time I do, because I trust my five senses. But I also know that sometimes, they can play tricks on you. Or that sometimes you can hear things wrong when they get to you through a chain of telephone. I guess it just depends.
I think...this house is very old and strange things have happened here before. But I also think that if you look hard enough you'll find answers to the questions you're asking. You seem very smart. I know what erudite means.
[he thinks back to how the rats and the evidence of Nikki's crime had been invisible up until Friday morning. he thinks about how only a few people could see the blood and fur at the top of the stairwell Friday after Haruka's death]
[. . .]
It does, actually.
[but]
It'd be a lot easier if you guys could just tell us, though. Am I right in assuming you can't?
[She doesn't quite answer, but she gives a low hum of consideration.] I wonder what other assumptions you'll come up with, Akira. But I guess it doesn't hurt to compare notes with other people. A lot of you seem kinda nosy.
[It's not really an accusation, it's more like an observation.]
It's because we feel trapped and helpless. We all want to go home, and none of us want anyone else to die, so we're trying our best to gather as much information as we can.
Then if you work together you'll definitely find answers you're looking for, huh? [It's still idle and not as perky as usual, but more like she's just interested in Akira's stance on it.]
Yeah. I've been sharing what you guys have been telling me with other people. The more information we can compile, the better chance we have at solving the mysteries of this place.
It's a nice thing to believe. [And she sounds sincere at least.] Maybe others will believe it, too, if you tell them. I think humans always need something to believe in no matter what it is.
Humans are amazingly persistent sometimes. [Her tail swishes. She doesn't really have an answer right away and she sort of looks like she's thinking it over. Her expression doesn't change beyond that though. ]
They are. [he breathes out that response a bit wistfully, like he's thinking back to his own experiences. mostly because he is] Humans are. . . both incredible and fucking stupid, all at once.
[a huff]
I guess that's a roundabout way of me asking what it is you believe in.
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So you have no idea what's going on with that?
[he was hoping she or the others might have some kind of clue, since they're all animal-people]
[NOT MONSTERS, JUST FURRIES]
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Pumpkin-san said that sometimes rats just "happen." So it's not the first time the mansion has been filled with them, right?
[that implies that this "rat queen" has been around for a while, she just never. . . made an appearance??? he guesses??]
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What were they doing, then?
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This is a very old house, Akira, and sometimes strange things happen. I can tell you that much. We don't always know what it will be or why, but we try to be as prepared as we can.
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Yeah, I've noticed. Between the invisible rats, us losing our senses, the doppelgangers, the strange announcements. . .
[. . . oh, speaking of!!]
That story you guys told to announce Haruka-san's death. Did you come up with it on your own?
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"A friend of a friend of mine."
[he repeats, mirroring Peach's curious look]
But was that friend of a friend really Haruka-san?
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Akira, have you always believed everything you've seen and heard?
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. . . why are you asking?
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[. . .]
No. I suppose I don't.
[hm?]
Or well, 99% of the time I do, because I trust my five senses. But I also know that sometimes, they can play tricks on you. Or that sometimes you can hear things wrong when they get to you through a chain of telephone. I guess it just depends.
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...I hope that makes some sense.
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[he thinks back to how the rats and the evidence of Nikki's crime had been invisible up until Friday morning. he thinks about how only a few people could see the blood and fur at the top of the stairwell Friday after Haruka's death]
[. . .]
It does, actually.
[but]
It'd be a lot easier if you guys could just tell us, though. Am I right in assuming you can't?
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[It's not really an accusation, it's more like an observation.]
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It's because we feel trapped and helpless. We all want to go home, and none of us want anyone else to die, so we're trying our best to gather as much information as we can.
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Yeah. I've been sharing what you guys have been telling me with other people. The more information we can compile, the better chance we have at solving the mysteries of this place.
[. . .]
That's what I believe.
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It's a nice thing to believe. [And she sounds sincere at least.] Maybe others will believe it, too, if you tell them. I think humans always need something to believe in no matter what it is.
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You're not wrong. Humans need something to believe in to keep themselves going. . . especially in circumstances like this one.
What keeps you going, Peach-san?
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What do you mean exactly?
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[a huff]
I guess that's a roundabout way of me asking what it is you believe in.
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I don't know if that's important, y'know? We're just the staff and we value the opinions of our guests more than anything. [Do they though.]
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[tilts his head at her, curious]
Will you answer?
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