[Her eyes flash with...curiosity! No malice, no impishness, just genuine respectful interest. Yes, the creature is a little odd looking, but then so is Yusuke. It's not like she's going to judge a book by it's cover. Look who she's close to...and look who she fell in love with...]

I understand, after a fashion. [She looks up and whistles, and from a perch in a corner, a pair of enormous crows flutter down and land on her shoulders. The birds bow to him before settling against Rei in an obviously affectionate way. They have a similar aura as her own, though less heated and more guarded.]

I have animal companions of my own. Not directly linked to me, but closely tied all teh same.

[A pause.]

What's it's name?