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Though his new acquaintance replied after a moment, his words were tentative and shaky. His avian companion seemed to have a better grasp on language than him, something Áki found vaguely amusing. At the bird's words, the brute found himself chuckling lightly. He was shy, then? Though he supposed he could understand, he definitely couldn't relate. Áki had always been comfortable in his own skin, and couldn't relate to feeling shy or anxious around new faces. "Ah, not a problem," he dismissed the thought with a shake of his head, not finding it relevant. "No need to be shy around me." Trying to assure him of that likely wouldn't make things easier, but.. ah well. He shrugged his wide shoulders, not too bothered by his bashful personality.

He struggled to introduce himself, and his bird friend helped him along. "It's a pleasure then, Spider, and.. Echo." Though it was strange to him to have a companion who some might consider food -- not that Echo would make a terribly good meal, he was far too small to consider trying to catch -- he would go along with things for now. "I'm Áki Jarvela. You two from around these parts?" He didn't smell of a pack and Áki figured he might be a rogue. A surprising choice for someone who struggled to speak to others; usually the shy ones flourished in group environments, protected by others, though he also figured finding a pack might be hard too in that case.