Masami had never met anyone else from the guild apart from Natsumi Duranndal and Tomoe Tanaka, the guild master. Although there where other guild members, they weren't present for Masami to encounter. So what was that the children were talking about? Some leech, or lich... a lych in the Penumbral Guard? Either they were terrible jokes or Masami was simply ignorant about choices. After all, children are imaginative creatures; they must've mistaken a rumor for the truth. The same children watched Masami from quite afar, but not too far – watching the performer's actions. Because of a sudden urge to tease these children, Masami abruptly stood up and raised his claws like a tiger, roaring with a big smile itched on his face. The two children screeched, running back to their mother whom was sitting upon the station, nearer to Masami. They exclaimed something about the same creature, pointing to Masami as if he was a monster. They referred to the mark upon his face, specifically the Penumbral Guard guild tattoo stamped upon Masami's left cheek. The woman seemed calmer in response towards the children's worries, which slightly intimidated Masami enough to approach them.
Upon reaching the station where the woman was sitting among one of the seats, clean seats, specifically – the two children hid behind their guardian. They appeared to be as young as five to six years old, wherein such age are indeed prone to confusing rumors for the truth. "Is there anything wrong about the guild...?" calmly and naive, Masami didn't want to ask them in the first place, but since he was a rookie in the guild and was told to take care of every guild member, he felt a strong impulse of getting in other peoples' businesses. It was quite insulting, too, to have been stared upon judging eyes, especially regards one's family.