It is not the first comment he has heard on his size, and he doubts it will be the last. He notes the ink, the similarity to 8 in function as well as form, and adjusts the equation accordingly. Looks like he's found a DPS.

"Of course. There are those who would interrupt the evacuation; our mission is to prevent them from doing so."

Like the slavering, dark-furred, horror-movie monster bearing down on them at speed. That will need to be stopped.