[Bull focusing on that part of his response is, well, surprising. Ken almost replies with a "huh?" but his mind catches up with his words fast enough to stop him.

Something wells up in him at that. He can't say he doesn't understand. He never thought he could get this close to his housemates when he first met him. He feels almost guilty, remembering he thought of Nonah, number five, as no more than a convenient hiding place from SEES when he didn't want to see them as often. But now, these people are as irreplaceable as his teammates. There isn't a single person he knows who isn't irreplaceable, and Bull and Charlie had especially been with him since day one.]

There's-- there's a lot of stuff we don't expect. Even I didn't. If you and Charlie hadn't been there... I don't know if I'd be here today.