<span style="font-style: italic">'Young faces'...?</span>Nakutaro thought. Would he be one of those then? Probably. His attention shifted as a presence that had merely been 'stalking' a bit ago now drew closer. He hadn't really examined it before, but now he was and the boy wasn't quite sure what to make of what he was sensing. Still feeling confused, he turned to look at the new arrival with his eyes, blinking at the curiosity of what he saw.<br/><br/>She had to be part Elision, right? Given the ears and tail. Though he hadn't known any Neko's to have fur covering more than those parts of their body. Judging by what looked like scales on her hands and around her eyes, perhaps she was part Aquarian? No... she didn't exactly look very... aquatic. Monster then? Surely that was the only other known species that could contribute such interesting DNA.<br/><br/>What was that she was doing, scratching in the ground? Was she writing something? He couldn't read it. Seharians were capable of reading if it were carved into the ground, so they weren't without a written language (which had of course shifted to the common language over time), but he'd never been taught to read it. In fact, Nakutaro hadn't had opportunity for any education whatsoever. So the Graecian-Kai'Lan man reading the name aloud was much appreciated. But if what he said (and Lya agreed on) was true and she couldn't speak, it might be very difficult for him to communicate with her, being unable to read.<br/><br/>---------------------<br/><br/>Ikuto almost jumped when he caught sight of the crossbreed who'd just appeared. It (she, judging by the name, though he hadn't been sure at first) was like nothing he'd ever seen before though, shockingly, it seemed to share a common ancestor with him. Now that was a bit creepy. Still though, for a team effort like this, the more the merrier, right? After he got over the surprise, Ikuto's face relaxed into its usual, nonchalant expression. "Yeah," he nodded, "Nice to meet you, Lya."<br/><br/>Unlike Nakutaro, Ikuto was a wonderful reader, so he shouldn't have much trouble communicating with this new addition to their 'team'. Thought it was uncertain if he'd even want to...<br/><br/>----------------------<br/><br/>Gwendel also was surprised for a moment, and his face even leveled out to neutral, but in a moment he recovered, pushed his glasses back up and put his smile back on. "Yes," he agreed enthusiastically. "It's very nice to meet you." The Graecian Neko could read well enough to sound out the name carved into the dirt, but he really was better with numbers.<br/><br/>-----------------------<br/><br/>After almost everyone else had greeted the girl, Nakutaro thought he might be being rude by not doing the same. "Nice to meet you, Lya," the boy said in his calm, dry voice. Thinking it might be an important thing to share, the Seharian crossbreed turned back to face the Graecian-Kai'Lan man who was shaping up to be their leader. "I can't read," he admitted flatly and simply.