Some of what Taiki says simply ... doesn't apply to anything Erichthonios has experienced, and he tilts slowly to the side in puzzlement. "I can only assume you're used to moving in circles I do not, for I have never heard of anyone being ridiculed for being short, or a bit mussed."

This applies only to people of course, not creations, and especially not familiars. Not every familiar counted as a person and even those that almost did ... well, they're still not quite on the same level! They are after all made the way they are, and it's their creator that should be frowned at not the creation.

Leave it to one of Azem's to think nonconformity is the best way to go. He shakes his head slightly. "I can tell you're designed to be appealing to the eye, so perhaps for you it is welcome to be watched. I'm not similarly fond of it." Not when his entire life he was constantly watched, weighed, and found unworthy. Taiki, a familiar made to be looked at at the very least (and likely much more than that if Azem is involved..) might even find being watched something to actively pursue. Erichthonios would rather avoid it.