Belle. I've — ah — seen enough natural disasters to see the upside. How it can bring people together.

[ Sure! Let's go with that! Belle returns his smile, and it's always great to find community after not-great events. However, his tail catches her eye, and his ears, and she bites her lip, because she doesn't want to ask.

But she's gonna ask. ]

I'm not trying to be rude, but recently, I've seen quite a few people with... [ She gestures to her own general head, ear area, not exactly sure how to proceed. ] Well. More than I'm used to, anyway. Is it magic, or...?

[ A long, long pause. ]

Not that it's bad! I just — didn't know if I missed anything.