His jaw dropped. That sounded terrible! Why would that be familiar at all? Did she think that he would do that? He shook his head; he would never.

This was not the first time someone assumed he was some monstrous killer, only instead of a monster, now he was apparently an alien. Experience did not make any of this easier. His felt his chest tighten and he squeezed his hands. He whined in a high, pitiful voice that seemed to be asking her not to think such things of him.