"Actually," Pip began, "We kinda got this rule where if we see bigger Shades or other kindsa Aethies, we're spossedta look certain ways. Like, you wouldn't go visit the queen lookin likea dragon. That'd be kinda rude. Mebbe the queen greets you /as/ a dragon if she's inna bad mood, but not the other way round."

There was something distinctly giggly about the end of that sentiment.