[If Helix had known just what kind of people Aidan got stuck with, he might never have felt insulted by it. Kids and carapacians? You get some leeway there. ]
Y-yeah. Somethin' that wasn't just a quick peck. [With a boy at that. There are so many conflicting emotions happening right now that he's starting to lose track, even more so when Helix admitted to losing count.]
That many, huh... I guess you were kinda in th' line of fire. [Uneasy shifting of weight, and he may just be backing off a little from that embrace.]