Percy hates the idea that he might be hurting Vex with his closed off nature, but he was also well aware of how broken he is and how unworthy of her he is. His reaction to Ripley was proof of that. Just the mere sight of the doctor had filled him with a rage that was completely his own now that Orthax had abandoned him, for what else had the demon done, but seek out a pact with someone more willing to fall to the dark. He has no idea how their battle ended as he remembers very little once he went after her. He sighs quietly and sets his tinker's kit and Pepperbox aside to look at her.

"Not as familiar as I think you believe us to be," he replies, trying to keep his tone neutral. He'd quickly figured out time is odd in this place; it would make sense possibly that his friends might not be in sync with him. "I...don't remember much of what happened just before I arrived on the hill here...but I know you and I were not that comfortable with each other yet."