The earplugs worked, at least somewhat, or else he'd be in a whole lot of screaming pain at the moment. He was just having trouble getting the fine tuning to cooperate. After a bit more of fighting he finally seemed to relax somewhat, antennae finally lifting up to feel through the air.

That was when he finally noticed the strange person. Was that a human? Not that it mattered, he was being stared at and he didn't like it.

"Can I help you?" Despite his harshness, his voice was very soft, like he was forcing a whisper.