[Tanyuu frowns a little at his shock, her tail shifting self-consciously as he looks her over. For a moment she wonders if he's going to accuse her of some level of outlandish freakishness...but it turns out to be rather well the opposite. She smiles, and shakes her head with a soft laugh.]

Oh! It's no problem; I hadn't either before being hired on. This is actually a, ah, rather recent development for me.

[She does look somewhat contrite, admitting that.]

Are you the only one of your kind, where you are from?