He isn't perturbed by her teeth. After all, he has seen individuals who look much less human than she does.

"A pleasure to make your acquaintance, Naija." He pronounces her name with a faint hint of a Japanese accent - it comes close to how she says it, but not quite. "I am Takakage Kobayakawa. I teach Biology and Chemistry here."

The walk to the gardens isn't very long, but they still have some time to talk before reaching it.