You might have.

But they weren't, so you didn't. Anywhere other than Luceti, it would be as simple as that.

[Two images appear over his head. One is a man, evidently possessed, his face twisted and demonic and his flesh mutilated. The other image shows Buffy, although she'll look a bit different than Helios might remember.]

...remember our first proper conversation? I hope I do. I believe we were discussing something very similar to this.