"Eee, ee-yess. Noh, ohn-lee Rrr-enne be -- Eeeep!"

English, confusing? He could easily agree to that but shakes his head at her question. Such defects were pinned to only a few hereditary lines, to one of which, he had come from. However, given his status as the last specimen of his kind, well...
Ticklish? Oh, he's quite ticklish; his feet especially so. One of his weak spots, as it were, confirmed by the little 'eep' and the way his prehensile foot curls in on the touch.