[Alex barely contained her surprise when she spotted the ears next. This was a person..with an actual tail and animal ears. She averts her gaze, at least not to be rude and stare at his..parts..for too long.]

Y..yeah..sort of..I---

[A familiar feeling starts to hit her. The same one she got when she met Temeraire. She cuts herself off, turning from left to right to try and catch a glimpse of him. But it wasn't coming from any other direction. The feeling was coming from right here. Her brow furrowed, confused. Tem was no where in sight. In fact, the only one here was--

Her turning stops when she's facing the young man once again.]

...It's...you..?