[Tailgate isn't too hard to notice. While he's not nearly as big as any of his friends, he's fairly sizable compared to a human. Somewhere in the 8-10 feet range, if you want to be more specific. He is sitting, at this moment, with both his arms wrapped around his knees, and he sadly waves Alice over.]

I'm Tailgate, hi. Thanks for... For coming.

[He hadn't doubted that she would, either. Maybe he should start doubting people more often from now on. Trusting others is how he gets into these situations anyway.

He turns away from and stares down at a small bush with pink flowers on it.]

Everyone like me is a lot bigger than I am, so I like to hide in places they can't get me. It's easy on this ship, because there are a lot of places that are too small for them.