[ No, Helix hasn't come back yet. Maybe he never will. Maybe they'll meet again back home or maybe they wont but whatever happens, one thing is very clear at the moment: Helix isn't here.
He contemplates asking for a cigarette, briefly, but after all that running from raptors it's probably better if he quits. Something else then. Something more important that he could ask. ]
You, uhm... [ Clearing his throat. ] You recruitin' right now..?