He nods in return. His severe features don't quite make it to what passes for smiling for him, but his tone of voice is light and friendly enough to make up the difference. "Yeah, it does take some practice and getting used to."

At Rachel's handshake offer, Hellboy raises up his own massive stone three-fingered Right Hand demonstratively with a rueful little shake of his head, then extends his left instead. "Sorry, but... yeah. Name's Hellboy. Nice to meet you, Rachel."