[Calmly, Matoba watches the information pass through Natori, for its implications to sink in, and then the guilt and struggle that inevitably came with it, feeding right back into it. That was the problem; that was why he had not wanted to tell him. But it was worse if Shuichi found out because he was stubborn, and refused to heed advice.]

[Troublesome as always.]

I have not seen it take a personified form, [Thoughtfully,] however- some months ago, Clubs took advantage of another- no? Perhaps the same weakening state of the house in an earlier stage, and took over a few parts of the resort. In those locales, it communicated with notes, with hallucinations, and with a familiar in the form of a bartender.

It is this incident that has informed me somewhat of its goals. Well, it's not too different from most ayakashi. Power.