[ Helios huffs and shakes his head. ] I suppose not. Maybe one day it'll be different. Maybe one day someone will figure it out.

[ Helios looks back at Max, grateful and acknowledging of what he's trying to do. ]

I-I know. It's just...hard to, ah, put it out of one's mind when-when it happens so frequently. I-I sometimes wonder if they're trying to tell me something. [ He laughs but it's not as happy as before. He'll run a hand through his hair and look back down at Luminair who will chirp happily. ]