[ Shino blinks, but he nods; it was how, yes, since the cadence and sounds were not from his country, but from one just familiar enough. ]

Yeah, it is. Everything else can be explained by being in this place... but that's the thing.

[ He frowns, glancing sideways at Shi Qingxuan while continuing to play knot holder. ]

Locals have naming patterns like yours. And clothes like yours. You just don't sound like you're from here.

[ More or less, an accent that Shino picks up on because each and every Moonblessed seems to have an accent of some kind, because I'm bullshitting but as a writer you can't tell me they were all given the carbon copy language and don't sound like they originally spoke their own tongues?! Sobs softly... that or everyone sounds like they learned to speak in the same way... ]

Plus, you smell different. Nothing I've run into before exactly, but...

[ Not human. Not demon, either, which leaves other spirits and gods, but he's having a hard time sussing out the scent. He's not lying about it being new to him: so dang much here is, he's becoming overloaded on it all. Shi Qingxuan being closer right now is all that brings him into focus. ]

Not like the Prismals.