AJ had just flipped the page and glanced up for another cursory scan of the room when his eyes fell on Orpington and -- his sister. From his viewpoint it was unfortunately quite clear what was going on. He felt an uncharacteristic blaze of anger and before he even knew what he was doing he was bursting out from behind the counter and striding towards the offending customer, knocking a pile of hard-bound menus down with a clatter behind him.
But even as he barreled toward Orpington, he noticed a few heads swiveling in his direction, and his more rational side kicked in and held him back from creating a scene in the restaurant. Instead he stopped short, clenching one hand in a frustrated fist as he clapped the other on Orpington's shoulder-- rather harder than necessary. "Alright, you're out of here," he said, speaking quietly, but in a tone that didn't invite disagreement. And he couldn't resist grabbing the collar of Orpington's robes and giving them a rather forceful jerk to encourage the offender onto his feet.