AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[The screaming stops when Stork realizes that the beast is talking to him -- based on his knowledge of this planet so far, that probably means it's not one of the locals, and that means that it's (probably) not going to eat him. It still takes him a moment to stop running, and he does so by veering off to the side and throwing himself into the sand just to be sure he doesn't get trampled or pounced.]

Ugh... [He lifts his head, shaking sand off, and looks back for his pursuer. This is going to be awkward and strange, isn't it.]