It's a strange greeting, and Souji doesn't think he can do the hand gesture right after only seeing it once; instead, he returns a polite bow. Straightening back up, he tilts his head thoughtfully to the side.

"Simba. It's a pleasure to meet you! These are..." He hesitates, glancing at the other man again. Simba's dressed strangely, and then there's the headdress and tail... could he really never have seen a building before? What sort of world is he from?

He shakes his head. The idea of other worlds is still just too confusing. Dealing with the question he's been asked, though, that at least he can do.

"These aren't trees," he explains. "They're buildings -- they're made out of stone and wood, and we live inside them. Do you still have the money pouch the Moogle gave you?