"I still have a pulse," she explains. "The crest stone in my chest belonged to the progenitor god, and her race have crest stones instead of hearts. So, there's no heartbeat, but my blood still circulates."

Because that explanation really clarifies things? It's unusual, though, for her to just explain the nature of her being so casually to people. Maybe it's because she feels an odd sort of kinship with this slightly uncanny man? How odd.

"Does it matter if you're human or not?" she asks.