The area was still pretty dark but, the lanterns and the light from the house allowed Fievel to see all of the mouse woman's features. She wore what appeared to Fievel as a dark purple robe with a wide black sash, wore what appear to be sandals, and had a fan that covered her face. But, the most bizarre things to Fievel about her were that she had snow-white hair and purplish-pale fur. "Whoa, you sound pretty." Fievel said to the mouse woman. The mouse woman was amused by Fievel's compliment and replied, "Arigato." Fievel then asked the mouse woman, "What is your name?" "Maiban" the mouse woman answered. "What is yours?" replied Maiban. "Fievel Mousekewitz" Fievel answered. "I usually invite other mice to my home, usually adult mice. I don't get to see any children in this area. So, why did you come here, Fievel-san? This area isn't playland, you know. Did some of your friends dare you to come here?" Maiban asked. "No one dare me. I'm looking for a monster that has been going around sucking blood out of mice and making them sick. I think it lives here." Fievel answered. "Oh, well there isn't a monster here, just me." Maiban replied, "But, that does sound pretty scary. Do you really think a monster like that exists, Fievel-san?" Fievel answers, "There must be. It is the only answer that can explain all of those pairs of marks that appeared on mice's necks. Such a monster had to have done that." said Fievel. "That sounds serious." said Maiban. "It's very serious" Fievel replied.

Then, Fievel asked Maiban some personal questions. "I see you have things hear that are… oriental, I guess. What country did you come from?" asked Fievel. "Japan is where I come from" answered Maiban. "What do you do for a living?" then asked Fievel. "I work as a geisha." answered Maiban. Fievel then asked, "A geisha, what does a geisha do?" Maiban answered, "A geisha entertains people." "Oh, like a clown? They entertain people." asked Fievel. Maiban laughed at answer and answered, "No, that's not even close." "Okay, so what is it you really do to entertain others?" asked Fievel. "Ha, ha, you are quite the nosy one, aren't you? I wish I could tell you but, your ears are too small to hear of such things." replied Maiban. Maiban hoped her last replied would end that part of the conversation but, it just made Fievel the more curious. "Hey! My ears are not too small to hear about what geishas do." Fievel replied thinking that she would give him the answer he wanted to hear. So, Maiban said to him, "Well, do you like kissing?" Fievel then frowned at Maiban's question and said, "It's okay sometimes but, sometimes I think it's so…..eww, yucky." Maiban then said, "Well, you might find the things that geishas do to be yuckier than that and anything else you've ever known." After hearing that, Fievel's eyes widened and said, "Okay….."

Now it was Maiban's turn to ask Fievel some personal questions. "Fievel-san, you look like someone that isn't originally from here, too. I know you didn't just live in America all your life. So, where did you originate?" asked Maiban. "My family and I came from Russia. However, we moved to America and lived New York but, years later we came here to Green River.", replied Fievel. "Oh, that's nice. Now is there anything that you do?" asked Maiban. "Well, I am sort of a hero. I know it's kinda weird with me being small and all but, I have helped others and defeated some very nasty bad guys who want to hurt other mice in places that I lived in." answered Fievel. "Nani?! You're some type hero? Is that the reason you came here, to be the hero once again?" said Maiban. "Most definitely. After everything I have seen earlier, I know that the monster I am looking for has got to be right here." replied Fievel. "Gomennasai Fievel-san, but I am sure that there isn't any creature that lives here like what you described." replied Maiban. "I'm sorry but, I still think there is." said Fievel. Maiban could see that not a word she said was going to persuade Fievel into believing that there was no such creature where she lived. So, she said to him, "You like me, do you?" Fievel answered "Yes, I do!" "Would you like to see my pretty face?" Maiban asked. "Oh, Yes!" Fievel replied with an eager ear-to-ear grin.