There's not a lot to know. [ It's deflecting more than it's lying. ]

Like you said. Everyone's been put through the wringer - I'm no different. I wasn't handling it well. Took a lot of really stupid jobs more for the risk than the reward. That sort of thing.

[ He paused for a second, hesitating, and then shifted so he could brace himself up on an elbow, looking down at Rex from above, frowning at him in the dark. ]

I needed my team and didn't even know it. But I found you guys. [ He paused again, wetting his lips, the gears turning in his head so obviously that Rex could probably hear them grinding. ]

... It'd be nice to be able to demonstrate my appreciation properly, sometime.

[ It's casual enough, but there's a deliberate low murmur in his tone when he says 'demonstrate'. ]