[Firepaw can smell the fear, too, but he doesn't think it will help anything to point it out. This newcomer does remind him of a cat - no cat ever wants to admit weakness, even when they're clearly in need.]

No, I'm not. [He answers evenly.] Twolegs call themselves 'humans'... I'm still getting used to that. I'm a cat - they look a lot like I do right now, except I used to be ginger. My name's Firepaw.

[He has to add the explanation, because not everyone here has heard of a cat before. The local Pokemon especially seem confused by the idea, even though there are plenty of cat-adjacent Pokemon around.]