There was a sharp gasp from Mnemosyne as the youma spoke. Sure, they could speak every now and then, but coherency and even friendliness... that was a little hard to come by in their kind

Mnemosyne looked from the girl to the creature in surprise, realizing that she wasn't all that shocked by his willingness to communicate. She decided, this time, to turn back towards the animal.

"Kyuu...bey? Is that your name?"