At the very least even if he's annoying, Shima's mostly relaxed and friendly toward Strange, when he isn't complaining about something.

"Haha, well normal seems ta be stretching it, but I get what ya mean. Ya really did get a chance ta talk ta him after all, huh? You two getting along?"

He crawls into the piece, the inside of it hollow and spacious enough for a few animals their size to hang out comfortably though it clearly isn't meant to be viewed from the inside. Light filters in through the material it's made of, showing the seams that can't be seen from outside.