I-

[Kazuya stopped. 'Retreat', something said in him, and he did glance briefly over his shoulder, his feet shifting as if he was about to simply turn around and walk out without another word]

You actually saw...?

[He thought he managed to hide them behind his back before Minny got a good look at them, but he supposed that was wishful thinking. Why didn't he say anything, then? Or, well, he did but, he didn't press the issue, so he thought- and, and... humans don't have claws. He should've demanded- well, it's obvious Kazuya isn't- anything like... a human, so...]

I don't want you to know. [He finally said, and very slowly, he was turning slightly, like he was trying to sort of hide himself while staying in the same place. He could feel the words getting crushed up his throat, that stupid dumb ghost curse trying to force them out, but he struggled against it with great difficulty;] When people know, they get that look. [What is he? Will he attack them? Will he ever lose control? Terrifying. You're scary. You're not human, you're not human, you're not human...] I, even my friends, so... I don't want...