[The Tepig is relishing the attention, letting out content little grunts! Hijikata thinks the Snivy is an elegant little creature, and it's only because of the subject matter than his expression darkens.]

...

You know, I did discover some disturbing shit in the big casino. Apparently the assheads running it sometimes take people into the backrooms to inject them with god-knows-what. I've been assuming that it was drugs, but...

[Are they turning people into monsters down here?! He doesn't like that prospect at all!]

It's good of you to investigate this, Rider. You didn't need to go this far, but I understand why you're doing it.

[He does, after all, know her story. Of course it wouldn't sit right with her to hear that people are being made into monsters against their will! And if anyone had cyberbullied her for it, he'd have torn them a new one.]