As much as it is my impulse to avoid this kind of exposure, I think I can learn more quicker this way.
"Ah, so the human battering ram is one of us, interesting.
And what do you do?" Mitsuru says to the girl.
"So the stump is returns, and even moves from it's roots!" Turning back to the muddy girl, Gai had a sudden realization.
"Wait, the blockhead can see you too? And based on your reaction people can't normally see you..." Gai took a cautious step back from the 'girl' and got in a more combative stance.
"You're one of them aren't you?"
"Ehhhh?" she gasps in disbelief.
"What's with the accusation, son of Rome?"She gets to her feet and raises both fists.
"Hway Providence, Guiding Light of the North Star. Are you new to this, or do we have a problem?" she asks, scanning her eyes around the hall...
"Hey ~ " a girl walks past her while throwing a hi-five. Hway weakly returns the favor.
Get something to eat with Makiko and Miya.
Get another serving as I talk to her
"Bitsy." She mutters, in line for food.
The menu is vast: fish you've never heard before, vegetables you've never seen before, and... not a drop of "monosodium glutamate," whatever that concoction may be.
Some kind of metal arm serves you the food, retrieving it fresh from pots on a nearby stove and on top of the glass counter. It is almost as if this society has replaced humans performing menial tasks with machines. No wonder they place such importance on education.
... sitting at a small table with enough room for 6, but currently only four of you, Miya started explaining the story of "Lilith," the quite docile skeletal dragon which sits quietly at the side of the table. Makiko's centipede is taking refuge underneath the table where the sun's glare cannot reach through the skylights.
"I know this is going to sound strange," Miya says in a hushed voice.
"but I'm actually from, like, a really long time ago. I believe it's some sort of moon-ritual cast by a shaman of this era, but unfortunately my Boogle searches didn't turn up much...""Thanks. Just thought I should mention someone attacked me last night claiming his boss wanted people like us. He was terrible at fighting though and when he lost he melting through the floor to excape. Do you have any idea what on gods green earth he was talking about? After all you seem more on top of this stuff then me.
"That sounds horrible! Maybe he might be related to us..."