The observations were more for the man's own benefit than for anyone else. It is likely Juno has been here a while, given what little the man knows about the Peninsula so far, with its temporal oddities and particular quirk of transformation in its foreigners. Juno has always been one to betray his emotions rather explosively, but the man in the brown jacket may not have expected him to mirror their first encounter over their latest. Immediately defensive. It's... troubling.

"I am here for the same reason you are. To buy groceries." And also to eventually become a monster for whatever reason, semantic debate on what constitutes a monster notwithstanding.

The man pauses a moment to reassess where he stands with the smaller-than-average-sized apple in his hand, then decides he probably should just pocket it for now.