[ Helios flinches a little at the question and shakes his head. The usual dull ache becoming a bit more stronger by the minute. ]

A...good friend of mine. He, um, d-did something a-against his will. But it-it wasn't his fault. I-I don't blame him for it either. His actions were a p-product of the ex-experiment. [ He doesn't mention what happened exactly. But judging from his tone it wasn't anything good. ]