Aditya, Basma, and Chike are playing a game of hide and seek at Aditya's house. Aditya, being the seeker, has closed his eyes and is counting to 100 while Basma and Chike hide. Basma hides in the attic, and Chike hides in the basement. The house is old and has a quirk where the basement door locks automatically when closed. Unaware of this, Chike closes the door while entering the basement. After a few minutes, Aditya finishes counting and starts seeking. He finds Basma quite easily in the attic. They start searching for Chike together, but they don't know about the quirk of the basement door and Chike's ignorance of it. After searching the rest of the house, they stand perplexed on the landing between the basement and attic. Where do Aditya and Basma think Chike is hiding, and do they think Chike is aware that they are searching for him?
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Aditya and Basma do not know the basement door locks automatically, just as Chike was unaware when he hid there. Since Basma was found in the attic, they assume Chike is not upstairs. They have searched the rest of the house, leaving the basement as the next logical hiding spot. Even though they are unaware of the locked door, they will still assume Chike is hiding in the basement. They likely think Chike believes the game is still ongoing since he has not been found yet. Given this, they should conclude Chike is trying to stay hidden, potentially being very quiet, and thinks Aditya and Basma are still seeking him, unaware how long it has been. Since Chike has not made himself known despite the length of the search, they may also conclude he is particularly good at hiding or has found an effective spot in the basement.