[The warding charm wasn't meant to do anything other than be a distraction while she got a better look at him, so his falling came as a surprise. She initially rushed forward to help him up but stopped short when he complained about the tail, and then she took a step back. Her eyes went wide, his attempt to cover ignored.]
I knew it! There's no way that's puppetry or animatronics or... or...
[It was then that she looked at him, really looked. Not only was he blue with a tail, but his hands were... well, short by at least four fingers, and his feet short even more toes, and there was just no way even the most skilled magician would be able to pull off a change like that in the short amount of time he was in that box, without any time to prep ahead, which only really left one, crazy possibility.]
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I knew it! There's no way that's puppetry or animatronics or... or...
[It was then that she looked at him, really looked. Not only was he blue with a tail, but his hands were... well, short by at least four fingers, and his feet short even more toes, and there was just no way even the most skilled magician would be able to pull off a change like that in the short amount of time he was in that box, without any time to prep ahead, which only really left one, crazy possibility.]
...Are you a yokai!?