John doesn't know what triggers are. He doesn't know what PTSD is. But some part of him remembers the King in Yellow diving at him, the fight in the Dreamlands.

Losing.

And what happened after.

So while he's tried to be kind, tried to act remembering who Yellow is now and not who he was then, there isnt even a thought.

There's just a reaction, one clawed arm striking out fast and hard to swat the bird away with a snarl.

"Fuck you! And stay the fuck away from me or you won't like the fucking consequences."