Ranulf sat down again, wrestling with his shoes to pull them off. The nurse had tied them rather tightly. He figured Momo was referring to the "monsters" Tsubaki had mentioned the night before. After finally popping his right shoe off, he started on his left and turned to face her as he did, grunting with effort.

"You're referring... grrnnff... to the "monsters"... mmmnnff... right?" The left shoe flew off, going three feet in the air and landing on the wet grass with a dull "thud". "Oops..." he said, laughing a little.

"I was told about them last night, and was hoping it to be a nightmare." He said as he rolled up his pants to knee-length, once again giving her the same quirky smile. "Heh, a nightmare within a nightmare. Maybe I do belong here."