I imagine so, seeing as Riku spent most of the time with him perched on his shoulder. He stood out quite a bit compared to the other villagers because of it.
[The fact that he sounded like a crazy person whenever he spoke about the Malnosso or experiments probably didn't help.]
[Late morning, September 20th]
[The fact that he sounded like a crazy person whenever he spoke about the Malnosso or experiments probably didn't help.]