[Of course Gladio isn't off-put by Dylas' scar - he has two of his own plainly visible on his own face plus the much larger and uglier one on his torso (that's currently hidden by the shirt he still has on). And his initial reaction to fight or kill the creature as it approached faded once he noticed the human-like behavior and the speaking. No monster or daemon he knew actually spoke (much).

So whatever this guy is, he's just another dude to Gladio. A dude with the lower half of a snake, to be sure, but still just a dude.]

My Moogle's nickname is Noodle. She likes it and it suits her, considering her name is Farfalline. [Curious eyes watch as the other Moogle does exactly what he just said was probably a bad idea, and Gladio's about to open his mouth when the stray Moogle takes cover behind him and Noodle pops up onto his shoulder.]

K-kupo, you're kind of s-scary... kupo. You're big and have a, kupo, snake body and sometimes big snake monsters attack - kupo.

[Gladio grins a bit.] What she said. Maybe he likes me because I got down to Noodle's level and tried to show her I wasn't dangerous. Granted that'll be a little difficult if a certain someone won't at least try to get to know his companion.

[He pointedly looks over his free shoulder at the Moogle in question. This feels so much like talking to Iris when she was small.] C'mon, at least tell him your name and maybe promise to stop tugging his hair?