He shook his head, but looked away. "...Don't worry about it. Just tellin' you what anybody else would."

He looked up, narrowed his eyes. "I'm gonna be blunt- I almost wanted to walk right past you. Part of me still wants to walk away right now. Something... happened that I don't wanna talk about, but what it boils down to is that you might not be treated all that warmly."

Clapping a hoof to his forehead, he continued, "But, okay, I gotta take this from a route that won't piss me off like this whole thing's been doin' for weeks. What do I even call you? I know when other-universe people show up, they try to find ways to make 'em stand out from the others. Your horn does enough, but... y'know what I mean."