There's some laughter and whispering after he mentions his Jeager. Yeah, like the scarring and the blind eye wasn't clue enough. Now it wasn't just ex-pilot. Now they knew who he was- and more importantly what happened. How badly he failed. Shoving that down is second nature by now.

he's got a target. A very pretty- no not like that damnit- target. Hands up, shoulders loose and he's darting forward- down and right and up, snapping in with two jabs before ducking to the left- herding rather than an all out assault.