That was probably understandable, being in this place on your own probably sucked, and maybe it was about making friends however you could. Turning it into someone needing you for something, that wasn't really Ruby's kind of cake.
"So long as you remember I'm not some big scary hell beast that's gonna chomp everyone, we'll be good." The stereotypes were mostly bogus, and Ruby was getting to know Derek, and with him being a born wolf like her, it was more and more apparent that all the stories were just tales humans told to scare their kids.
"Well, you're in luck, because I can never have enough friends." She just liked to spend time with them when she didn't have a tail. "So, psychiatrist, right? You work with animals or something in your world?"