<strong>Natsumi</strong><br/>[The staircase]<br/><hr/>"<em>I</em>was up here cleaning while you were still downstairs lighting things on fire..." Natsumi said cooly, but dropped the argument afterwards. They<em>had</em>managed to make a lot more progress than she had, even if they'd dawdled for a while.<br/><br/>"Unfortunately I imagine he can get around quite handily...He managed to close the doors behind him, and I don't suppose it's difficult to do the opposite. It seems the little creature has been making the ship his home for some time, and he was on the small side. There are probably lots of small vents and passage ways he can scurry through that we don't know about and couldn't get to if we did. I imagine it will take a coordinated effort to track him down and chase him out however, and finishing the preparations for Master's arrival seems to be the most prudent course of action. On the bright side, he fled as soon as I confronted him, so he seems to be a bit craven."