Maybe I don't really NEED a reason

[ Naoki has had better days. Luckily, he's one of the few who, although he is being followed around by that stupid bubble, is not too bothered to switch to audio. All for the better, considering his looks. Besides... he'd really rather not be seen right now. He's pretty miserable. ]

... This place has caused me to wonder why what one person considers a relief another considers hell.

[ A long, drawn out sigh. ]

Back home, I was always in danger, and humanity was scarce.

Here, all it does it hurt people, even if more are around, and it's safe. Fairly normal. And there ARE other demons here--I think. I've sensed them.

[ Naoki is silent for a moment, before... ]

But... that doesn't make it right. They deserve to feel the pain they've caused.

[ ... And then the feed clicks off. He feels like doing something extremely reckless right now. Minato came back, so... he could hope, right? ]

[ The video feed turns on, and it shows a glowing teenager with a bunch of tattoos and yellow eyes. There's a weird pattern of green around the tattoos; that's what's making them glow. He's not wearing a shirt, either. He's quiet for a minute before he works up the courage to speak. Old habits die hard. ]

... Seems like people are acting kind of out of character lately. Is that part of this 'curse' thing?

[ A long pause. Ahh, how should he say this? It feels so awkward. ]

So I was wondering... I know we have a lot of humans here. But how many of you aren't, or know someone who isn't? Not just non-humans, I'm thinking about other creatures or races, too. Whenever I talk to people, I keep hearing how surprised they are by the fact I'm a 'demon'... and that also has me wondering just how many of you know about demons in your worlds.

Call me curious, but I'd like to know the legends and stuff, or whether they're real. I never paid much attention to history or anything in school before, so I think it might be interesting to learn now. [ He hopes he's not stepping on any toes here. Naoki takes a long moment to consider his words, hoping whatever this curse is doesn't affect him. ] ... I hope no one minds me asking, I'm just curious, I guess.

And uh... I guess I hope everyone's alright? This curse thing is supposed to only last a week, right?

[ An awkward pause, and then the feed cuts. ]

[ The video feed switches on. From it, you can see there is a teenager with odd tattoos and green glowing lines following them. The room is only partially lit, so seeing his glowing markings isn't hard. He also has yellow eyes and a long, black horn on his neck. Carefully pausing to eye his dresser, he takes something out.

And stares down at it.

He... seems to have a shirt. Naoki pauses once more, thinking about it. It looks like he hasn't been wearing one much, but after finally cleaning up and realizing he could eat, he'd figured out that yes, he can finally wear real clothes again. Vatheon was practically paradise, really. ]

... A-ah...

[ He... he got it... stuck.

Around his arms and neck.

There is a long pause as he fights with the shirt and it remains stuck on his upper body, mostly because he forgot there was a horn on his neck. ... Whoops. After some struggling and fumbling, the SFC tumbles to the ground off his bed to show him (the shirt still half on) on the floor, flailing a little.

And then the feed cuts. ]