Oh. It's just a kid. After looking at them up and down, Shay takes note that there's still certainly no guarantee of them not being a threat, the most he can expect is a battle his Hawlucha alone can't win. He whistles and the bird returns to stand at his side.

Not that Shay is putting the duel disk away anytime soon, but at least lowers his arm. "Didn't your parents ever tell you it's rude to sneak up on people?" he asks, his tone exceedingly dry.

... That would be a solid no on him buying the kid's frantic excuse.