"I see. I did not know you could do that. Fascinating." That little bit cleared up EVE didn't give it a second thought. It wasn't the first time she had encountered a shape shifter and Iremea's appearance made little difference to her. "The jackal said you wish to talk?" 

"You may call me Alika." Akila interjected. "Perhaps we should start with your name." Best to get introductions out of the way so as to make things easier.

Names, a social concept used to identify one another. EVE could not recall her name. She would probably have to use the next best thing. "My designation is EVE."