Catch the kid (or don't).

Jelly seems to be having fun making chase. Whether or not she actually wants to catch the boy is up in the air. Eva, however, seems to be trying, though Rahu is far too quick, and he knows the building well. It doesn't help that none of the girls are used to these costumes, and Eva's situation is worse than the rest. Though as for you, Amara, and Niki, you purposely hang back behind them, and simply follow the path they're taking. You keep your ears peeled for the sound of anyone coming, though Rahu seems incredibly good at avoiding detection by himself. It's likely he's had to learn. So he takes you around multiple turns before you're suddenly ascending up a flight of stairs.

On the second floor, the hallway continues. You watch him come to a screeching halt. With eyes widened, he turns his back to the corner, but spies you all approaching. Swiftly, he slides beneath Eva's legs, causing her to gasp in panic with beneath her being likely quite the view, before he takes off down a different path. As he does, he holds one bottom garment in each hand like flags trailing behind him.

At last, you lose.

Master Rahu, youngest son of House Vraelion, comes to a baseball finish as he slides across the polished floor to collide the bottoms of his shoes directly against a door near the end of the hall. He falls limp, cackling to himself, which likely means he's reached his destination of victory. With a big grin, he turns his eyes back to the group now approaching. After he stands, he holds his prizes high above his head in triumph. "I did it!" he cheers, perhaps too loudly. "I did it, I did it, I did it," he repeats in a chant to himself, hopping around in celebration.

"No, no. Give them back," Eva demands

"Hey. I won the game fair and square," says the boy. "This is my big sister's room, and you never caught me. That means I get to keep these."

You approach. "That's right. You're just too fast for us. Oh well. Anyway, you might as well run off now. That butler of yours is probably going to be looking for you, right?"

"That's true, but what are you doing next?"

"Well, we're going to help cheer up your sister." You smile and place a hand atop his head, between his horns. "So don't worry."

He smiles and nods. "... Thank you." Then, he runs off.

After he's out of sight, Eva grumbles to herself, but Jelly pats her on the head.

"It's okay. Now we match," Jelly says.

Eva's legs wobble. Despite no longer running, her breathing is still quick. "Th-That doesn't help."

"And you still have this!" She grabs Eva's curtain and wiggles it about, giggling.

"Noo! Let go of that!" she shouts in panic.

The door then slowly opens. Everyone stops as a figure appears. It's Malakae Vraelion.