[Okay, this is something he can do - corroborate Helios' story. He breaks in, his voice wavering even more than usual with anxiety and traumatic stress.]

H-He is... c-correct. We were... just r-recently deployed, and... and were r-returning home...

... N-No harm was meant... and, and w-we were going to... r-report on our safety later... [His hands fidget wildly; this is the worst time to meet someone new.]