"Uh..." Whatever response Dib had been expecting, it certainly wasn't that. Momentarily thrown for a loop, Dib blinked several times. "Um, thank you?" He wasn't sure it was a compliment, though. In fact, quite the opposite.

He was beginning to think that perhaps he'd made too quick an assumption in the nature of the being he was addressing. This guy, though kind of a jerk, was too... well, realistic. He lacked the shallowness and flat expression that the woman at the gate had. The way he carried himself, the way he spoke - his entire demeanor was too different. "What... are you, then?" he asked hesitantly.