[The fact that Matt sounds genuinely curious about super-powered people makes him perk somewhat, his slouched posture straightening.] You sound like you're sincerely inquisitive about such beings.
[Which lessens his anxiety, urges him to remove his tri-fingered hands from his pockets and reach for the hood covering his head. He tosses it back, revealing intricately scarred blue skin, lustrous golden eyes, pointed ears, and overly sharp canine teeth. Then, in a tentative manner, the tail he's got secured around his torso loosens and slithers free from beneath his shirt, absently twitching back and forth near his shoulder blades.]
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[Which lessens his anxiety, urges him to remove his tri-fingered hands from his pockets and reach for the hood covering his head. He tosses it back, revealing intricately scarred blue skin, lustrous golden eyes, pointed ears, and overly sharp canine teeth. Then, in a tentative manner, the tail he's got secured around his torso loosens and slithers free from beneath his shirt, absently twitching back and forth near his shoulder blades.]
That's one way to put it.