[Padparadscha's lingering amusement remains, though that's pretty much a normal state of being for them. It's hard to take anything much too seriously once you've lived as long as they have.]

I don't hear people talking about similar things from their worlds that often, so I've been taking the chance where I find it. It's certainly something to know there might be more things like me out there.

[They flick at their shirt, which has been hanging mostly closed despite being unbuttoned - when their torso is revealed, it also reveals several tunnels through it filled by pink-orange gemstones, the same colour as Padparadscha's hair and nails.]

I am Padparadscha. It's good to meet you in person.