[ Because of their proximity he flinches at the shouting briefly; it's nothing close to the clamor he'll have to deal with a few weeks later during the Hunt, but it's still pretty loud. He did ask for it though, so the most he does is rub at his ears with an assuaging grin. ]

You know the goats by name, huh. [ That's both ridiculous and logical at once and he huffs out a short laugh. He has no expectations for what the goats will bring, so a surprise is fine. ]

I guess that's true because you probably would have chased me down in the rafters.

[ It's not exactly what he meant, but his true intention is too hard to put into words. His first discussions with most people on the island were him just disengaging as fast as possible, but that wasn't possible with Goat Gate. ]