and now with more phone action
[The second he hears that voice, his back goes rigid. Even before Mika is tugging on his arm, he's turning his head towards that stranger. As he narrows his eyes and opens his mouth, he finds himself being tugged back... which he doesn't outright try and stop. All of his focus is on watching the man closely.
...The last time he saw that hair color, it was stained with blood.
Silently, he lifts a hand to rest it on one of Mika's. In the same moment, he turns so that his body is between Mika and the stranger.] ...What do you know about them?
[In spite of his entire body being tense, there's really no... fear. He's not afraid of this stranger... if only because he knows he will find a way to keep Mika safe. There's absolutely no way he will lose his family a second time, even if it means he has to die trying. The main feeling that is prominent within him right now... is sheer determination.]