[ It's not exactly a brush-off. Well — it is and it isn't, he isn't lying about those long days but it's not just about the move. The long days stretch out beyond that. Even more so it's personal for once, not just long days of paperwork or sleepless nights at the office. That he could handle, but this is draining in different ways.
Brows furrowed he watches as Helix gets up to leave. There's a bit of disappointment here — they had a good time, didn't they? And now he's leaving, because Reid didn't want to elaborate? That feels... wrong. Wrong enough to make him engage again, open up the conversation.]
You saw that? [ Not really a question, but there you go. Want to talk? They can. A little. ]