"Razi?" Tessa repeated as she moved even closer, hoping she'd heard him correctly. His cat-voice was sort of funny, and some of his words were difficult to understand. "Razi. That's a really nice name!"
She was watching his tail move as she spoke, and now that he was no longer dangerous in her eyes, she found herself growing more and more enthralled. He was a gorgeous animal, like nothing she'd ever seen before--even with his bloodied mouth--and his fur looked really soft and smooth...
Wait. He didn't know her name, either, did he? "Oh! Sorry, I'm Tessa. Tessa Sommer, but just Tessa works. Or Tess. Or...really anything you wanna call me, as long as it's not rude. It's wonderful to meet you!" She held her hand out before she realized that wasn't actually going to work, started to draw it back, and then remembered...no, it actually might! Animals sniffed each other in greeting, right?
After a moment's hesitation, she held her hand out again, near his nose, like he was a dog.