"Ladies and Gentlemen, if I might have a moment of your time to ask a few questions about your stay in our city?" Yeah, I'm in my robes, let's go for formal and hope it helps get answers.
"Greetings Your Highness, these most humble followers are glorified to be in your presence." Nevermind, my status alone is overkill. But on the bright side, they're definitely not looking like they'd lie to me if they had ulterior motives.
"First, let me welcome you to Arcana. The church has noticed how many demi humans are flocking to our new city, and thought it might be wise to hear more of your stories." They're still face down on the ground, 6 Bunnies, all mottled blacks and browns in their fur and hair, and 2 young girls that look like squirrels, with big bushy tails.
I look over at Lala, obviously I've scared them too much to answer.