The stranger's footsteps are audible, although he is difficult to see in the pitch black. "Curiosity slaughtered the cat, didn't you realize?"

All you desired was a new journalistic article so you wouldn't lose your position as a reporter and get fired by your supervisor, but it appears those plans have blown up in your face.

All at once, the individual emerges, illuminated by the light of the lamp. The mask that covers his mouth shields his smile. "Now you will discover."