Erm...maybe if they were a little less...realistic-looking, I'd agree with you. But I...really don't think those were just costumes, Momota-kun.

[In theory, yeah! Sure! It's a possibility! But...yeah, no. The evidence is just a little too strong. The monsters are Too Real and the locals are Genuinely Afraid. Their reactions are just way too well-coordinated to believably be a prank, in Shuichi's opinion.]

[He sighs, finally setting the pamphlet aside.]

I don't like it either. But... [He brings a hand up to his chin, frowning thoughtfully.] maybe there's a way for us to leave before it gets to that point?