[That's an odd observation, and Ren curls a few fingers under his chin as if thinking on it.] I don't think I've seen any of those myself...but I can be pretty bad at paying attention sometimes. I've heard other people around, but those were just others looking for everyone who's lost.

[Having so many people investigating at once does have its disadvantages. He taps an uncurled finger on one side of his face as if trying to place what they might be waiting for.]

Obviously it's not like a horror story, then, or they would've grabbed you while you were alone. Unless it's a different kind of horror story...

[Psychological, for example, where you keep seeing weird creepy things and getting more paranoid without anyone having to intervene directly.]