"Where the heck is Phile-del-phia?" In all of her nineteen years of age, and all the education she was given, Rue was ninety-eight percent sure there was no such place as Phil- Phily- whatever he said. Where in the world was she?! This was bad... This was really bad. Maybe it was some small country she never heard of. Maybe it was just overlooked... And how come only rich people had phones? "That's weird...everyone has phones where I'm from. Except, they aren't in post offices. You take them with you normally." Hers just so happened to not be on her at the time. She had left it just in case someone blew her cover by calling her. Did Felix live under a rock or something? He made it seem as though no one knew what technology was. 

She hopped over the stream with his help, and then glanced up at him. Why was he so interested in her tail? It was probably because they took his before he was able to get one. It was a shame they did that to some babies. Her tail was now under her shirt, curled around her waist and hidden from his view. "Uh yeah. We were born with them. Just like we were born with fingers, toes, ears, eyes, etc...duh." If Felix looked closer, he'd notice that Rue's ears were pointy at the tips, and her teeth were abnormally sharp. "I think the real question is, why are you so curious? You spoke of girls with tails before. I would assume you've seen it before. And mostly everyone in Alabass has a tail, unless it's clipped when they're babies. And...yeah I guess. I mean depends on what you mean by "do they look like me." I think you're the one who looks pretty different." 

Rue looked a little weary of the sounds they were approaching. None of it sounded familiar, and some sounded a bit dangerous. So, she moved a little closer to Felix. "Thank you." It was nice to know that in such unfamiliar territory, someone would be helpful. Her thoughts rolled over to her dad's laboratory and she shrugged. "My dad and his colleagues do typical things like invent new technology. But he also does things like finding new chemicals or elements. His work is really cool." She said in awe. "One day, he said he'll let me work with him. It'll be so much fun." She bounced a little as she followed, and sighed. "Of course, I can't do that if I can't get back home."