[As he starts crawling back out, Oriko sits back down on the floor, the blanket next to her, giving him some room to settle down.]

No one reacts that way to something they're seeing for the first time. [She pauses.] Most people, anyway...I think it's much more normal for shock to set in at first.

[She hesitates, wanting to be delicate while he's still so fragile.] And I believe I heard you say something else...a name?... that none of us would have recognized.