"Heh." He holds her gaze for a moment longer, noting the way her eyes meet his and the utter refusal to let herself be moved by one of the usual games. He averts his eyes just before it becomes too long, opting to look out at the crowd and something surreal beyond it instead.

"That depends on the circumstances. Most humans who aren't used to it seem to have trouble looking at our faces directly once they know that there's no human features beneath. Too close yet too different, I guess."

He shrugs his shoulders and gestures at the crowd in general. "I scared some of our host's servants before. I'd rather not become the spook of this place right away."