hotel: kazunari

[shaft]

here we go

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[shaft]

[ what is... a "gumball"? ]

I did turn back to a human after Dimitri kissed me, but I'm pretty sure it was part of the joke.

[ aikawa ]

Why were you turned into a frog?

[dms]

Well, that is how the story goes! Although it's usually a princess doing it. [ wait ] Was that really Dimi?! He looks nothing like he does now!

[ some people really don't take the years well, do they?! ]

Oh, but that was just so I wouldn't kill anyone or be killed. So, like, preventative measures.

[shaft]

[ hello? ]

Were you likely to kill someone?

[dms]

No, I wasn't planning to, but it's not like he would have known that. It was a "better safe than sorry" kind of thing, you know?

[shaft]

... I suppose? But you may as well turn everyone into frogs, why would they specifically choose you?

[dms]

[ his smile never falters, but it does grow tight at this question. ]

Because... I was refracting. You could say it was a little like how the shadows work here.

[shaft]

[ he nods slowly ]

Well then, that's a clever trick. It's a good thing they were able to spot it before Thursday night to stop you. I hope those shadows will eventually be as easy to predict...

[dms]

[ ...well, there's more to it than that, but if that's all claude thinks of it, then kazunari isn't going to tell him otherwise. ]

Yeah, it def helped! I was back to normal the next day, too, so no worries there.

[shaft]

And you stopped "refracting" after that?

[dms]

Yep. I don't think that was related, though? Someone else used a gumball that should've nullified the refraction thing earlier that week, it just took a while to kick in.

[shaft]

It seems like it was quite easy to prevent murders where you were? If you could spot whoever was "refracting" and take action.

[dms]

...I wouldn't say that. [ he's clearly hesitant to continue. ] Refraction only started after they woke up on Thursday nights.