So, Peter knows about Alec, in ways both general and specific. Everyone, he thinks, has to know of the guy's existence by now, unless they've been living in a cave. Literally. Which some people might actually do. But the point is, you do not miss someone like this, not in a town this small, even if said town is already really freaking weird. You really probably don't miss a guy like this even in a town a lot bigger. He kinda stands out.

But Peter also knows that Alec is an expert on plants (No surprise), and so far has been kind to most everyone, and might have been just a man once, before he got all big and green. (Not unlike another person he knows.)

So he does a double-take, sure, because that can only be expected, but he's polite as he peers through the branches and calls back.

"I'm having a conversation with my new friend," he says. "She's a little worried about the state of acorns at this point in the season. Any words of wisdom for a squirrel looking to stock up?"