Well, that was a language he hadn't expected to hear. All the more reason to fear this was some sort of authority, come to capture him again. Even after the Brave Police had backed off. After all he'd said to Shadowmaru...

He stays back, crouched, wary, and keeping far from the human as he can, given the alleyway.

"I was watching the fireworks!" Which sounded like a bad excuse, even to him. But truth was truth. "It's too crowded, elsewhere!"