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Thinking of himself as Peregrine was very strange. But he needed to get used to it so he could smoothly say his name when he was out and about in his human glamor, in case people decided to talk to him. He spent a lot of his time just human-watching, trying to understand the customs of the area in which he lived and learn more about Earth in general.

Today he was riding the bus for his human research.

Someone came on and sat down next to him, which made him tense briefly but he quickly got over it when he saw the very eye-catching shirt the person wore.

"Ooh! What's your shirt about?" he asked, perking up.

"Oh gosh, I'm sorry!" Peregrine fretted as he watched the man drop his phone, "I, uh, you okay?"

He grinned sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. He'd learned that was a gesture made when people felt awkward, and he certainly felt awkward. It didn't quite come naturally, but learning to speak their body language was just as important as actually saying the right things.

"Game? What kind of game? Is it like chess but with cooler pieces, or like cards but with cooler designs? Or, um, like Monopoly?" he asked eagerly.

Peregrine frowned, brow furrowed both in confusion and concentration. He'd heard of that word, he thought.

"Switch? Sorry, can you remind me of what that is? I think I've heard of it, but..." He paused, searching for the explanation he could give. What was it he could say without saying far too much, or sounding absolutely insane? Ah, yes.

"We're not—I mean, my family—I'm not culturally aware. But this game sounds fun. I didn't know they could come with stories. That poor Oliver..."

Peregrine's eyes widened and he couldn't quite contain his squeal. "Oh, goodness, that looks adorable. What a fat cat!" he exclaimed, watching Laike turn it on.

"I, um. No, I haven't," he answered, flushing from embarrassment. "I haven't got one that can play games. But as for fun, I like to do research! I love nature."

He paused, chewing on his lip slightly. "I like learning about hibernation cycles and all that sort of thing, and why deer don't hibernate even though you'd think they would, and I love going on nature walks so I can see them and such. And also reading fictional books. Like Nancy Drew! She's a delight."

"Yes! Nancy Drew is a wonderful detective. But no, reading the books never made me worry about people lurking in the woods," he said, humming in thought, "I just don't see the point in stressing myself out about such a thing. I'll more than likely be fine. As for bears, just know what you're supposed to do. There's research, after all. Bears aren't too hard to shake, if you're careful. Except for polar bears, of course. They'll actively hunt you, while other types of bears are far more inclined to leave you alone. But we don't live in the arctic, so there's no reason to worry about that, either."

He nodded at the Switch again. "Video games?" he asked a bit tentatively, wondering if he was doing something wrong. He hadn't meant to ask about them and talk all about himself and his interests. He was fascinated by the young man before him and these video games he liked so much.

Peregrine chuckled a bit. "Oh, no, there's no bears in DC," he reassured, "I was just reading about them recently, so the information is fresh, especially after you asked."

He hesitated a bit at the offer, looking at the device, before shaking his head just a bit, biting his lip.

"Could you play something and show me how it works?" he asked instead, "I've never... touched anything like this before, and I don't want to mess it up. Oh! By the way, I'm Peregrine."

Peregrine blinked at the bizarre explanation, then leaned in a bit to watch the system power on and the game screen pop up.

"That sounds... Well... If you're terraforming, you must be replacing some of it, right?" he questioned, watching the character on the screen run around the island. Oh, this looked cool.

"You designed this?" he asked, then squealed a bit when a green koala started running at the human character. "Oh no, he's chasing you!"

"Oh, he gives you gifts? That's so cool," he said, completely enraptured. This was totally wondrous to him. What cute little boots!

He gasped at the revelation of the garden, and fountain, and wow, this all looked so pretty. "You did all this?" he asked in amazement, "This looks so cool. You did awesome with it! And whoa, those roses are so pretty!!"