Luckily for both of them, the sudden switch wasn't so jarring as to cost Javik the contents of his stomach. The best he could do was grip the couch cushions, eyes wide as his heart hammered up in his throat. That he hadn't been expecting.

"As you say," he finally managed, unconsciously spreading his thighs. His hips were wide, set out further from his torso than a human's, and lined with that same red skin. Whatever else he had to offer was kept safely behind layers of chitin.