[You know what, sure, she can touch away. He doesn't seem to mind at all. Though he might... move back slightly if she gets too close to the exposed heart he's got there. Not that it's a real heart, technically, but, y'know.]

Turning into... animals? Now that's not something I've ever heard of, but it does sound interesting.

Really, this form is, technically speaking, more me than my human form.