[He watches the other as he speaks, picking up on that clear guilt and nodding some once he's finished. He gets it. Well, sort of, he can't wrap his head around why Helix of all people would feel bad about not telling him this earlier (even if it really can't be any earlier than this right here). It wasn't his fault, right? He'd gone off to finish things so they could set out and do whatever they wanted without worry. That was a good thing, wasn't it?
Sure, it'd hurt at the time. Waking up alone, abandoned, nothing but a note... but he got it and he'd been prepared to wait as long as he needed to. As long as it took.]
's okay. You couldn't help it, right? It ain't your fault, you did what you had to do.
[And there is that smile, so warm and trusting - he doesn't have a reason not to believe him. No reason to think there's anything more to the story. Maybe it'll hit him later, once the novelty of this new place has died down, but for now he trusts Helix and even more so he trusts his word. Why would he lie, here? ]
I still think you're gonna come back to me. Your clone, I mean... I guess? Except it wouldn't be me anymore, it'd be another clone... would that still count..? [Distracted! This is so confusing, sorry. ] Either way... we're back together now, aren't we? That's all that matters.