"Mmhmm~ That's right," he chirps, bobbing his head in a little nod. "That's my real body." Which is to say, he doesn't look like a person in his true form. "It's easier to talk to people like this, though."

Even in dreams, people are more incredulous when an animal begins to speak to them. Jae figures it's because their unconscious minds know he's not a creation of theirs, so they reject the absurdity of it. Far easier for the mind to accept a stranger in a dream.

"Who else was here?"