Tatsumi was slightly taken aback when the girl didn't let go of his hand, but shrugged it off. She was just a kid, and all by herself, it wasn't surprising if she was a little clingy. Plus he could already tell that she would be a big help. She knew [i]a lot[/i] more about this place than he did, if anything it was a stroke of luck that he met her. 

He pondered her words. The villagers almost sounded like actors putting on a play. He had a million questions, but decided to ask the ones that came to his head first, [b][color=Gold]"Why? What's the mayor's purpose? He must have some kind of... reason to be giving them roles? And... are us Hunters a part of his game? Are we 'Actors' too? What about you? And what do you mean you're still in danger? What's dangerous here besides the monsters?"[/color][/b] He was aware that he might be asking a few too many questions, so he cut off his line of inquiry as they approached Macey and Mu.

He realized he probably looked a little odd to the pair holding the little girl's hand, but he got over it. Tatsumi was not the type to let himself be intimidated by other's opinions. Mari asked if they knew him, [b][color=Gold]"No, I'm afraid I haven't met them yet,"[/color][/b] He looked towards the black-haired girl, [color=Gold][b]"But I do remember you from the square... you came with the strange masked man. I... I lost my cool there... Anyways, I'm Tatsumi, pleased to meet you two..."[/b][/color] He suddenly realized he should probably also introduce Mari, [b][color=Gold]"And this is Maribel... she's from here, unlike us."[/color][/b] He said, nodding towards the young white-haired girl.