[Geneva and Ambrosia in NERD TALK]

"There are some tools that are too corrupted to use safely," Geneva insists, her mind briefly flicking to a hideous book bound in hide. "But that's often for fairly concrete reasons. I would prefer to know what a tool IS before I reject its use."

But then, what's this?

Talk of her human form?

She's somewhat... surprised by this.

To say the least.

"Oh! Well, many of the machines in the main lab here interface via keyboards. Using keyboards with talons is tricky so the human shape is helpful. Ah... mostly I remain in human shape in VIGIL unless I have a specific reason not to. Since... there really aren't any other people like me here. It feels kind of, haha, awkward to stand out that much. If you know what I mean."

There aren't any other people from Equestria here.

Just her.

It definitely feels strange being a hippogriff in a world of humanoids.

"But yes! Many of the tools and facilities here at VIGIL were created with people of human size and build in mind. Hippogriffs don't really fit comfortably into many of the spaces here."