"This...'family' thing is entirely unsubtle." Walter muttered very lowly, watching the Uncle and Auntie out of the corner of his eye. It helped that he never had a family, so the connotations they were trying to evoke simply weren't there. If anything it only made him mentally distance himself further.

On his shoulder is Darkness the Honchkrow. The Big Boss took in the trembling Junior and turned his gaze towards Auntie Apricorn, jutting his head in a defiant matter and clicking his beak. Walter calmly turned Darkness' head away from her with a finger. "Shhh." Darkness shook himself over, turning his attention onto Anthy herself.
"Hello" he croaked, as smoothly as a bird could speak Human.