[Eustace had also tensed when they were approached, but he maintains his cool posture. Seeing that he's "recognized" for his performance instead, he just glances back at Tifa before he tugs her close to him, a hand going around to her waist. But there's another reason for him to bring her up like this—the ends of the whip loosen a bit more, allowing her to break free more easily if needed.]

And? Are you going to get in my way from teaching my "pet" a lesson? You saw what happened to the last guy who tried to touch her and this place has too much shit going on for me to do it right.

Now move.

[There's a hard, cold glare along with a vibe that he really will just kick through this guy if necessary for interrupting him. It's so intense, it might not be all for show, and it will certainly live up to that little "name" he made for himself earlier. He also deliberately brings up what happened on the stage because there's no use trying to get around that—everyone saw what happened. But if he says it like this, it should throw suspicions off their backs and instead give a plausible reason for why they acted that way—he was already showing how "rough" he could be, so him getting pissed and then just getting caught up in the later fight is plausible.



And if the guard doesn't buy it, they're right here. Taking him out will be easy and they can just make a run for it.]