[ It had a bit to do with her inherent curiosity about literally everything too, really. Her kind is a quizzical bunch, accredited with some of her world's greatest inventions, so even watered down it's second nature for her to stick her nose in everything. She just happens to be really rude about it. Apparently she's inherently responsive too - even though his step forward doesn't appear particularly threatening, instinct forces her back a bit straighter and her chin a bit higher. Subtle, but alert. ]

It's how you show affection. [ Was he shitting her? It sounded like such bullshit, but she was finding it impossible to read his face or his voice right now. He's just so... serious, so after a little bit of deliberation she ultimately just laughs and falls for it. ] D'you guys have rhinoceros skin then or d'you tell who's the most popular by lookin' at all their little dents and holes?