I've heard rumors that Fukuda has gone about making - disconcerting remarks. But he strikes me as almost too obvious - the subtler predators are of a bigger concern to me.

[Still.]

What do you make of Ashiya Douman? They were. . . extraordinarily interested in learning the details of our journey. They seemed convinced we were carrying that bear for the sake of an extra person, and were eager to learn who.

[So. Gross. She's still mad about it.]

But what sticks out is that Beauregard believed her staff went missing while she was at a party with only a few others present, Douman included.