The sudden vulgarity catches her off guard, but after taking a moment to adjust Misa can hardly blame him. She had assumed that the humanoid animals she interacted with began as animals, not humans, because that option was simply less horrifying to contemplate.

"I didn't know... I mean, I know they aren't always pleasant, but I had no idea they could change a person to this extent," she says slowly, not wanting to antagonize him further. "Is it permanent? I thought most pulses went away outside of certain zones."