He was a monster without his beads. She shook her head sadly and stared at her adorable son. He had orange hair, and if that didn't set him apart enough he also had to wear beads or become that creature.
"Kyo, don't take off those beads!" she chastised her son when she saw him start to slip off.
Her young son stopped instantly and glanced at her. "Mom..." he started to whine.
"Go play. But don't take those beads off!"
"If the beads do come off, you'd become an it, a monster, an abomination," she finished so he couldn't hear.