[The Andalite fans out the fingers of his hands - there are seven fingers on each, and they're not built quite like human hands - in a gesture that means 'yes, of course'.

That big tail is the one aspect of Alloran that couldn't be described with words like 'slight' and 'dainty'. It's probably at least ten feet long and moves fluidly and with some speed. He mostly keeps it curved in a vaguely scorpion arc.]

<Alloran-Semitur-Corrass. You're permitted to call me 'Alloran', Gaius Baltar. Shall we walk together a while? If nothing else, I don't have to trot into where you started and likewise for you.>