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Audio; Day 3

[The sound of a violin playing can be heard for a moment, then it stops.]

So...uh...anyone have any ideas where I can stash a few monster rats from the textile mill?

[Then he can be heard muttering under his breath.]

I really should have planned this bet--oh shit!

[The music starts up again, this time sounding more frantic, then stops again while Roddy hits the device to make it stop recording.]

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Why fiddle while you are under duress?

It keeps them from wandering off. They'll follow me as long as I play.

Why do you want them to follow you?

Well, I don't want them to wander off and attack someone. They won't attack me.

Why remove them from the Mill in the first place?

Well, the one guy said he needed them to be removed, and I figured I'd be great for that. Normally any rat that heard me play would follow me. I didn't expect it to just be a few. And I didn't think ahead enough to remember that I didn't have anywhere to lead them to here.

Direct them into the mist or lake.

Killing them seems kind of cruel.

Sneak them back into the mill.

Right. That makes sense. It's not like I'll be able to clear them out, anyway.

Good luck with the vermin.

I don't really think of them as vermin. But thanks.

What are they then?

Just...animals, I guess.

Why do you have monster rats in the first place?

They were in the textile mill. The guy there said they needed someone to clear out the rats, I figured I'd be perfect for that, so I got my violin and went to work. Didn't expect them to be monster rats. I didn't expect only six rats to follow me, either. Usually playing will get a whole swarm of them following me.

Swarm or not, do you have a plan for them? Something beyond locking them in a room and hoping for the best?

That kind of was the plan. [Roddy pauses.] On the other hand, I guess they could be useful.

I'm guessing that killing them is out of the question then.

[ He's going to assume it's due to the part rat thing. Not wanting to kill a fellow-ish rodent. ]

Yeah. If my dad could have his own pest control business that doesn't kill the rats he catches, then I can manage six rats, mutated or not, without killing them.

[He pauses, considering what to do.]

Maybe I could set up in an abandoned warehouse and use them as extra protection in case something gets in.

You could do that. You still need a way to deal with them while you're asleep though.

One guy suggested I lure them back into the textile mill, and I thought of doing that.

[He pauses.]

Or I could lock them in the warehouse with me.

That's up to you.

If you lead them back, you run the risk of getting caught. If you decide to keep them, you could end up getting attacked.

They won't attack me. Rats never attack me.

[Except Nona did, didn't she? But then she wasn't a rat. Not really. He'd convinced himself of that much.]

If they weren't really rats they wouldn't have followed my playing.

[He was more convincing himself of that last bit than Derek, though.]

You sure about that?

Think about it, they're monster rats. They might follow you now but, what’s going to happen when you stop playing?

Every time I've stopped playing so far, they've just started to wander off.

So far. Think they'll leave you alone when you fall asleep?

[He paused. Then, sounding uncertain,] I don't know. Maybe?

[ A pause and then a short sigh. ]

Go to the abandoned buildings, look for one with a cupboard. Lock the rats in there until you're certain they'll leave you alone.

That's going to have to be a huge cupboard, but okay.

A cupboard, a boiler room, an area under some stairs. You just need a room without windows or holes. Preferably one that you can lock.

Right. Will do.

And thanks.

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