( fortunately, those are french-isms he can infer well enough, in part because he knows exactly what wataru means. )

You as well? I saw the very same thing . . . It's what startled me, in fact.

( he can admit that much, at least . . . hm, wait. he thought npcs were oblivious to these sorts of things? well . . . he can't check if wataru's on the app even if he wants to, what with names being jumbled up, so it may be a side effect of this month's strange occurrence with that strange building and the like...? )

Mmm . . . I would hope the other rides aren't so altered. The carousel was fine, wasn't it? It feels a little like playing Russian Roulette.

( which rides will give you hallucinations of life-threatening situations? who knows! it's a mystery. )