"Yeah, well, I could use a drink. Piña colada?" It was easy to predict where Vex's mind went, especially after stressful circumstances. Coming down from an adrenaline spike was much easier with booze on hand, but as an alternative he kept Mark's hand in his and squeezed it to reassure himself as well as his lover - the pain had gone numb at that point.

"That's a lot of bloody people," he muttered, mostly to himself. How many worlds came to an end? And was it all at once? What could have possibly caused all that? He tried to shove it out of his mind because, in his opinion, that was way above his pay grade.

He sighed and kissed Mark on the side of his forehead. "I'm gonna go momentarily mushy 'n say I'm really glad I'm here with you."