Storm Watch Butte [M] First impressions are important, and I'm afraid I might mess this one up

A thin-lipped smile spread over the man's maw, meeting the stranger's eyes briefly before searching again for the pitiful bug.

It was a moment before he spoke, If I'm crazy, what does that make you? He asked, flicking the beetle upright with a clear-pink nail.

He turned his head back to the woman, a glint in his opalescent eyes, Were you heading home? I beg of you to allow me to escort you back. It's the least I can do after such an... awful misunderstanding.