( there isn't really a reply at first. actually, there isn't a reply for awhile. rutile shifts their weight to stand on the other leg, leaning again against the wall and finally offering a— )

Is that all?

( as though they don't seem to be surprised in the least. )

Really, I don't see how it's all that different from the other meat-eating lifeforms, ( and then, a little more to themself as they think on it— ) though I suppose you've skipped a few steps in the process, hmm.