Natsume frowns down at the words, eyes flicking up towards the man a couple times, trying to see if he might be exaggerating. No, he seems...well, he seems deathly seriously. The boy swallows hard and nods. "I see. That's...thank you for letting me know. I wasn't aware."

Then he sighs, stuffing his still-bloody hands into his pockets, like that will somehow prevent this...corruption thing. "Since I've got here, generally, but more noticeably lately, I suppose. I've only been here for a couple weeks, so I can't really say what my "normal" is anymore."