Find another "interesting" human to play with.

(chapter originally by doragom333 on writing.com)

Elizabeth was pleased. It had been a most entertaining morning with Yukari. Most of Yukari's behavior she had come to expect, but what was really informative and surprising was her current behavior. Given Yukari's earlier timidity at wandering the dorms with her towel secure, the fact that she was now boldly sprinting toward the fallen fabric while wearing nothing at all despite being surrounded by several strangers was odd. Was the desire for coverage greater than the desire to not be seen?

Elizabeth continued to think on this while Yukari grabbed the towel, hastily wrapped herself up in it, and ran as fast as she could to the mall entrance while holding the towel with one hand, all to the surrounding whoops of several morning shoppers.

Elizabeth hurried along in pursuit just in time to see the towel-clad girl run out the mall entrance and into the city proper, heads turning in her wake. "Oh well, I was hoping to continue our fun, but it was probably about time I moved on for now. But that is strange," Elizabeth said to herself. "Her most likely destination is back to her dorm room, but the train station is the other way. To cross the city on foot is much longer and more arduous than taking a train, meaning that she would be outside and visible in her state for an extended period of time. And there would be a sizable amount of people on either route..." Elizabeth tried to work out this obvious contradiction. "Oh well, I am positive she knows what's best for her," she shrugged, hopping back towards the train station, the dorms being her destination once more.

The day was still young, and there was still so much to do! Namely, there were still Minako's other friends, Mitsuru and Fuuka, that Elizabeth wanted to observe. Replaying the events with Yukari in her head, Elizabeth was brimming with excitement. It may be too late to be able to do something like she did with Yukari, but maybe it wasn't. Either way, she was excited to try something new with the next one.

In a short while, Elizabeth was back at the dorms again. Testing the door, she found it unlocked. Peeking inside, she was delighted to find the lobby empty just like it was earlier. Either everyone was still sleeping or in their rooms, or they had gone out for the day. Either way, this was fine. Everything would be ruined if they knew she was there, and if she had to hypnotize everyone she came across, she would lose the beauty of genuine human reactions, the entire point of her sneaking out of the Velvet Room in the first place.

Creeping up the stairs, Elizabeth decided to make use of the camera control room again, in order to make sure whether the girls were in their rooms or not. With the spectacular success she had with Yukari, she hoped they were, but she could always carry out an 'investigation' if they weren't. Perhaps see the others' interesting choices in attire...

"Oh my!" Elizabeth gasped. Thinking of the other girls' clothes only just now reminded her that Yukari's clothes were still in her bag! Taking them may have been necessary for her observations but keeping them would be outright theft!

Quickly, Elizabeth rushed down the stairs to Yukari's room. Using her key trick to enter once more, Elizabeth brought out her purse-

-and stopped. "Where did each outfit go again?" Elizabeth asked herself, staring at the empty closet and dresser.

It was no use, she was too busy scooping everything up back then to know where everything was supposed to be, and she didn't have much time before Yukari got back. So, with a shrug, Elizabeth did the most logical thing she could think of and just dumped out all of Yukari's clothes into a giant pile in the center of the room. Regarding the giant, crumpled heap with a satisfied smile, Elizabeth turned around to leave. Unfortunately, in her haste, she had made quite a bit of noise in prioritizing speed over stealth, and attracted the attentions of someone nearby. Thus, when she opened the door, Elizabeth was caught slightly off-guard as she found herself face-to-face with-