It's not like I'm from here. [ Sure, he's...technically Eastern, but not THIS Eastern. ] All these are just a bunch'a strangers, so why's it my business what they wanna think about me?

[ Let them gossip all they want, in his opinion. Maybe if it's get dangerous, but so far, this isn't enough to warrant anything but a shrug off. ]

Maybe I'll listen to them when they can get through here without relying on us to do it for them.