That sound had been a quiet snake-like hiss, uttered by 55 upon the door's closing. The hiss had sounded slightly like words. Then there was the sudden hoot of an owl, though owls were normally asleep. This hoot was also 55.

"Whoo?" 55 asked Vaan from the shadows, masked by the trees.
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The guards put Tidus, and the stretcher, into the containment then left, shutting and locking the door. Emerie surfaced as the guards passed her for a second time.

"You finally got me a neighbor!" The girl called to the guards, laughing slightly.

The guards did not respond to her, causing her to sigh sadly. She grew annoyed, and the water of her pool splashed at the edges and overflowed a tiny bit.

"Oh well. I'll meet him when he's ready to talk, won't I? Though for all I know he's a merman who should be slaughtered," The girl's tone had completely changed to irritation.