[color=92278f][b][h3]Aika Aramachi[/h3][/b][/color]

[color=92278f][b]"Oh, that's fair enough."[/b][/color] She remarked at Yuki's explanation. Her words and face did not betray it, but that was not the reply she had been seeking. She had been hoping to hear a covert confession as to Yuki's true purpose in leading people astray, but apparently she did the only decent thing and explained things to people so as not to lead them on. Could Aika have been wrong in her assumptions...? No, of course not! She was probably just saying that to sound all reasonable while she did the opposite. Of course that was it! Aika had been foolish to expect to be told the truth. She would just have to see the truth of it for herself when the situation inevitably came up.

Before she could probe any deeper, the club president decided to interrupt the socialising to bring people back on topic about the occult. [color=92278f][b]"We'd better hush up for now, huh?"[/b][/color] She whispered to Yuki as the president continued talking. Even though there was plenty Aika still wanted to pick at about Yuki, she was equally interested in hearing more about the intent behind the club. Of course, she would have to guess the intent, because she doubted the president was about to spill the beans about any hidden connections she had to everyone. She started off with the obvious, explaining the purposes of the club, or what she wanted them to think the purposes of the club were. The stuff about rationality sounded all very well and good, but to Aika's ears, it sounded like an excuse to involve them in a drafty debate about the technicalities of the occult; something that would be likely to drive away those that were less enthusiastic about the subject. It was a boring, tedious, yet diabolical means of ensuring people would lose interest in investigating the occult themselves.

However, she then claimed they were going to go on what might just be an authentic ghost hunt. That was something that actually sounded exciting. If it were true, then Aika's initial assumptions about the club would be incorrect. Of course, Aika was sure that even if they did go on a ghost hunt it would turn out to be a crummy fake out designed to deflate their interest further. The president even said it was a particularly weak ghost, so goodness knew it might be just some guy in a sheet going "OOOOO!" at them. Aika was certain she would be proven correct on the night of the Halloween Extravaganza.

She then opened the floor to questions. Aika wondered if that was wise, given she clearly seemed irritated by the chaotic discussion that erupted before. The first question came from Ai, and it was a sensible one, merely asking for a clarification of the terms the president had used. Truth be told, while Aika had looked into the occult plenty herself, she had no idea which of the myriad ideas and theories were even true. If they actually encountered occult phenomena, Aika wouldn't know what to expect until she experienced it for herself. But the next "question" came from Yoshi. Even without knowing what she was about to say, Aika had a feeling it was going to be a whopper. She was swiftly vindicated by her declaration that whatever they were dealing with had to be a demon trying to trick them. While Aika was uncertain what to believe about demons, she was sure that all the words coming out of Yoshi's mouth were just ploys to convert everyone to Christianity. In fact, if all her other theories fell through, she was sure that Yoshi might actually try scaremongering them with a fake demon threat to try and convert the people in the club.

For now, Aika decided she was just going watch events unfold with a vacant expression. She didn't have any questions, or at least none she expected an authentic answer to, and she was more interested to see how people would react to Yoshi's Christian babbling.

[@Polaris North]