"No, no, that makes sense. I mean, I can tell you're not a Terran, but you're not like some of the other alien types, either. I can't say I've met any, until I came here, but. Put you and a human next to each other and I can smell the differences, for example." And it's not like Rhiow and Nita hadn't told her about some of the alien species from her own reality. Their tales were enough to put her fur on end.

Just like the Flerkens.

"But I do know what to do if I see a cat that doesn't smell like a cat, now. Run like hell! I just hope one doesn't show up here," the tortoiseshell says, quite fervently.