[ something about this man immediately raises the hair on the back of Rudbeckia's neck. is it merely his height, well and truly looming over her petite figure? was she just taken aback by him suddenly slipping out of the shadows towards her? no, there's something about his expression, or the tone of his voice... she knows she's overly sensitive, but she survives as a prey animal. what kind of rat ignores when its instincts are warning it about danger?

despite that, Ruby makes no move to retreat from Douman's approach—she moves towards him, in fact. he's met by her planting herself beside him, so that she can hold the scroll unfurled for him to see. perfectly innocent and trusting. ]

I don't know if it's the same thing, exactly? It just says they were "changed"... like they started behaving differently. But it sounds like it was a bad thing, so I'm worried the people we unfreeze may not respond normally...