"A--n-not you, I meant the dog!" Manabu winces, both at the misunderstanding and the volume of his own voice raising; so much for practicing what he preached... He sighs, rubbing at his face and walking further inside.

It's spookier than usual: candlelight makes shadows dance, and all of the weirder curios stored inside take on a more haunted house look because of it. Manabu thought they looked creepy enough without the lighting effects... That actually prompts him to check his pockets and get his omni out, using it for a flashlight along the way.

"Imagine...trying to read in such a gloomy place...It has to be terrible for your eyes..."