[Their eyes, their eyes - their eyes are not yet red. A deep, ordinary brown. They blink back at the person who's noticed them, the human who's noticed them, and wonder how they're supposed to answer him through the sudden rush in their throat.]
[They haven't forgotten. They haven't forgotten and they haven't forgiven and this might not be the first human they've seen since coming here, but it's certainly one of the few to out-and-out acknowledge them.]
I'm perfectly fine, sir. [Terse, but polite. They don't have any weapons on them, they don't have anything - god, they have nothing at all. Acutely aware of the size and height of him, they edge very slightly back. Keeping their distance is an absolute necessity. They cannot let him get close.]
HI.......
[They haven't forgotten. They haven't forgotten and they haven't forgiven and this might not be the first human they've seen since coming here, but it's certainly one of the few to out-and-out acknowledge them.]
I'm perfectly fine, sir. [Terse, but polite. They don't have any weapons on them, they don't have anything - god, they have nothing at all. Acutely aware of the size and height of him, they edge very slightly back. Keeping their distance is an absolute necessity. They cannot let him get close.]